>>17681176Third world has nothing to do with economic status, it's a term that came out of the Cold War.
First World = Allied with United States (ie NATO, Japan, Australia, etc).
Second World = Allied with Soviet Union (Warsaw Block)
Third World = Non-aligned countries
Third world countries were traditionally poor because they didn't have US or Soviet resources being poured into them.
Point is, Western European nations are by definition First World countries and countries that were non-aligned are by definition Third World. It doesn't have to reflect economic status.
