The origin of the terms 1st, 2nd, and 3rd world countries came out of the Cold War.

A "1st world" country was any country who was allied with the United States.

"2nd world" countries were allied with Russia.

"3rd world" countries were ones who weren& #39;t on either side.

It just so happened that when you divided the map that way it also usually correlated with the poverty/quality of life levels in those countries.

Over time, the meaning of the terms started to shift in popular culture to describe how developed or underdeveloped a country was.

"The term 1st world referred to a country that was aligned with the United States and other western nations in opposition to the former-Soviet Union and its allies. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, this use of the term has largely evolved" https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/first-world.asp">https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/f...

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