The concept of the 1st world countries began during the cold war in 1947 which set the benchmark criteria of being stable political regimes, democracy, robust economy, rule of law and order, and ...

MEGA MILLIONS Inside world’s first megalopolis – a 1,000km-long city spanning 5 countries to house half a billion people by 2100 ...

High income: First-world countries tend to have a high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The World Bank currently considers countries with a GDP per capita above $13,205 as high-income.

But it didn’t always mean that. During World War I, First World was used to refer to the Allied powers, while Second World described the Axis powers, and Third World was the name assigned to remaining ...

High income: First-world countries tend to have a high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. The World Bank currently considers countries with a GDP per capita above $13,205 as high-income.