In regions where groups of central countries (rich or developed) are located, especially in Europe, there are nations with major social and economic problems at levels similar to those of peripheral states (poor or underdeveloped).
In this context, we can mention some Eastern European countries such as Albania, Bulgaria and Romania, which are considered to belong to the developed world, however, they are not recognized for their respective levels of industrial and economic development and simply for the location in which they are located.
This process can happen inversely, as there are countries established in the underdeveloped world, but that present large shares in the world market, these are known as emerging or developing nations, in this case we can cite several, among the main ones are: China, India and South Korea in the Asian continent, in Latin America, Brazil, the Argentina and Mexico.
Although these countries enjoy reasonable industrial and economic growth rates, they do not lose the
Eduardo de Freitas
Graduated in Geography
Brazil School Team
General geography - geography - Brazil School
Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/geografia/mundo-desenvolvido-com-paises-subdesenvolvidos.htm