Costa Rica ranking - We Love Costa Rica

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May 25, 2007 at 12:00 am #183951

sprite
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Just a further point on the use of the term Third World;
This term is still used but I agree with other posters here that there are better sounding terms. Here is a Wickopedia site regarding the matter. Note the map indicating Costa Rica as Third World. Also note that Cuba is listed on the second map as sitting higher than Costa Rica in Human Development status, yet is listed as 4th world status on the first map…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World

May 25, 2007 at 3:39 pm #183952

Andrew
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I think you’ll find that today’s politically correct term is ‘LDC or Less Developed Country”

Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.com

May 25, 2007 at 3:48 pm #183953

hennalounge
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Generally, if you are interested in factual information, wikipedia might not be your best source. I love my little facts and figures book that comes free with my Economist subscription every year. 🙂

June 2, 2007 at 4:47 pm #183954

taghia
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I am looking at a map published by the United Nations and It shows Costa Rica as highly developed. The only two other countries with such a designation in the Americas are Canada and the USA.

June 2, 2007 at 4:48 pm #183955

taghia
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I am looking at a map published by the United Nations and It shows Costa Rica as highly developed. The only two other countries with such a designation in the Americas are Canada and the USA.

June 2, 2007 at 8:12 pm #183956

Peg
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Costa Rica is ranked above the United States for Health Care. Go fogure!

June 2, 2007 at 10:00 pm #183957

DavidCMurray
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It figures because far more of the population is covered by the health care system, infant mortality is lower, and longevity is greater (in Costa Rica, that is).
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