Other lists of developed countries

Only three institutions have produced lists of "developed countries". The three institutions and their lists are the UN list (shown above), the CIA list and the FTSE Group's list, whose list is not included because its association of developed countries with countries with both high incomes and developed markets is not deemed as directly relevant here. However many institutions have created lists which are sometimes referred to when people are discussing developed countries. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) identifies 36 "advanced economies", The OECD, also widely known as the "developed countries club" has 34 members. The World Bank identifies 74 "high income countries". The EIU's Quality-of-life survey and a list of countries with welfare states are also included here. The criteria for using all these lists and for countries' inclusion on these lists are often not properly spelt out, and several of these lists are based on old data.

According to the International Monetary Fund the following 36 economies are classified as "advanced economies":

·                     Australia

·                     Austria

·                     Belgium

·                     Canada

·                     Cyprus

·                     Czech Republic

·                     Denmark

·                     Estonia

·                     Finland

·                     France

·                     Germany

·                     Greece

·                     Hong Kong

·                     Iceland

·                     Ireland

·                     Israel

·                     Italy

·                     Japan

·                     Latvia

·                     Luxembourg

·                     Malta

·                     Netherlands

·                     New Zealand

·                     Norway

·                     Portugal

·                     San Marino

·                     Singapore

·                     Slovakia

·                     Slovenia

·                     South Korea

·                     Spain

·                     Sweden

·                     Switzerland

·                     Taiwan

·                     United Kingdom

·                     United States

The CIA has modified an older version of the IMF's list of Advanced Economies, noting that the IMF's Advanced Economies list "would presumably also cover" some smaller countries. These include:

·                     Andorra

·                     Bermuda

·                     Faroe Islands

·                     Guernsey

·                     Holy See

·                     Jersey

·                     Liechtenstein

·                     Monaco

High-income OECD members

There are 31 members in the High-income OECD category, as determined by the World Bank. The High-income OECD membership is as follows:

23 countries in Europe:

·                     Austria

·                     Belgium

·                     Czech Republic

·                     Denmark

·                     Estonia

·                     Finland

·                     France

·                     Germany

·                     Greece

·                     Iceland

·                     Ireland

·                     Italy

·                     Luxembourg

·                     Netherlands

·                     Norway

·                     Poland

·                     Portugal

·                     Slovakia

·                     Slovenia

·                     Spain

·                     Sweden

·                     Switzerland

·                     United Kingdom

 

3 countries in Asia:

·                     Israel

·                     Japan

·                     South Korea

 

3 countries in the Americas:

·                     Canada

·                     Chile

·                     United States

 

2 countries in Oceania:

·                     Australia

·                     New Zealand