Third World nations get defined on a set of criteria:
'Third World' (aka LDC - Least Developed Countries) And The Year They Joined The UN list.
Click below to find out more information. Resources I used are: UN list denoting the date they joined their LDC list and the BBC).
A
Afghanistan 1971 | Angola 1994 |
B
Bangladesh 1975 | Benin 1971 | Bhutan 1971 | Burkina Faso 1971 | Myanmar 1987 | Burundi 1971 |
C
Cambodia 1991 | Central African Republic 1975 | Chad 1971 34 | Comoros 1977 35 Senegal 2000 | Dem. Rep of the Congo
D
Djibouti 1982
E
Equatorial Guinea 1982 | Eritrea 1994 | Ethiopia 1971
G
Gambia1975 | Guinea-Bissau 1971 |
H
Haiti 1971
K
Kiribati 1986
L
Lao People' Democratic Republic 1971 | Lesotho 1971 | Liberia 1990 |
M
Madagascar 1991 | Malawi 1971 | Mali 1971 | Mauritania 1986 | Mozambique 1988 | Myanmar (formerly Burma) 1987
N
Nepal 1971 | Niger 1971
R
Rwanda 1971
S
Sao Tome Principe 1982 | Solomon Islands 1991 | Somalia 1971 | South Sudan 2012 | Sudan 1971 | Sudan 1971
T
Timor Leste 2003 | Togo | Tuvalu 1986
U
Uganda 1971 | Uganda 1971 | United Republic Of Tanzania 1971
V
Vanuatu 1985
Y
Yemen 1971
Z
Zambia 1991
Regions
Gaza | Palestine | Kashmir | Ukraine