DEVELOPED OR UNDEVELOPED

Countries are classifies as either ‘developed’ or ‘undeveloped’. Developed is the term used to describes the countries that have already been urbanized (aka- world powers), whereas undeveloped is the term used to describe the countries that have yet to be urbanized. There are a total of 131 developed countries, which means that 61 countries are undeveloped. About 16 million people migrate each year to urban areas from rural areas in developing countries which accounts for about one half of recent urban growth.