4 Worlds

4 worlds

Since my motto "One MAN, One VISION, One WORLD" did not take off, and we feel the need to divide the Earth in Worlds, I will redefine the concept, for the sake of the World. Until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the World was divided in 3:

1st World: US + Western Europe + Allies (Australia, Canada, etc).

2st World: Soviet Bloc + Allies

3rd World: all the rest.

As explained in my article "Developed or Not", this definition was later twisted to include a notion of the 3rd World as underdeveloped countries, 1st World as developed and the 2nd world disappearing with the fall of the Soviet Union. But this was a long time ago. TODAY, in the year 2016, I propose dividing the World in 4, taking as a base the Human Development Index (HDI):

1st World: US, Canada, Australia, Western and Central Europe, Greece, Saudia Arabia, South Korea, Japan, Argentina, Chile, amongst others.

Notice that not only the previous 1st World countries are included, but now there are countries from other regions. In South America, Argentina and Chile are developed countries, part of the 1st World "Club". In Asia, South Korea appears as a surprise.

2nd World: South America (except for Bolivia and Paraguay), Panama, Mexico, Eastern Europe, Northern Asia, and some countries from South East Asia (the biggest China), Middle East and Northern Africa.

3rd World: Bolivia, Paraguay, Central America, India, South East Asia, South Africa and other countries in Africa. Notice how South Africa, overrated, is actually a Third World country.

4th World: Rest of Africa.

We can now clearly SEE the World divided in 4 by a much more reasonable division than political blocs. Within these Nations, people have different situations. Living in an European community in some countries in Africa might not be as bad as it seems, regardless of the country's situation (you can ask Elon Musk, he was surely not poor in South Africa). Living in the US might not be so good... if you live in the Bronx.

The HDI Index also seems to explain the number. Sweden, previously number 13, has now ranked down to number 14. Very good, I would say. Argentina takes place number 40 and Chile number 42. Still inside the queue, so they get a place in the Developed World but they have to wait. I consider this is no coincidence, the number that you get will be based on the country you come from, and on the trust that country inspires. But it can also be that you come from a community within that country. If so, you will surely get the number (trust) from that community. This should bring some clearance, as I take you into the NeXT chapter... a Nobel Prize chapter!!!

Cristian Bøhnsdalen

CMO/CFO and Co-Founder @ITRevolusjonen