Lists of Countries in the South: A developing country/Countries, often referred to as a sovereign state with a less advanced industrial base and a lower Human Development Index compared to other countries, does not have a universally agreed-upon definition. The classification of countries as developing or developed varies, and there is no definitive list that encompasses all developing countries.
In this article, we will provide a compilation of countries commonly recognized as developing countries in the southern region. Please note that this list is not exhaustive and may vary depending on different perspectives and criteria used to assess a country’s development status.
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Rep.
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Taiwan, China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Congo, Rep.
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Rep.
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Kingdom of
Ethiopia - Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Equatorial
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran, Isl. Rep.
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao PDR
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia,
- Federated States of
Mongolia - Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine (West Bank and Gaza Strip)
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Rwanda
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Republic of Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
SEE: Countries With The Most Immigrants
The countries mentioned above are commonly referred to as developing countries.
