Global North and Global South

Metaphor for interstate inequality and a

product of Western imagination

• Global North

• Global South

• Globalization

One can say that this terms

and Third World are conceptually the same.

• Global North

• Global South

• Globalization

Home of all members of the Group of Eight

– Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,

United Kingdom, Russia, and the United

• Global North

• Global South

• Globalization

abode of the four powerful permanent

members of the United Nations Security

Council

• Global North

• Global South

• Globalization

Low to middle-income countries

Developing economies

Reliance on agriculture and raw materials

Limited access to technology and infrastructure

Lower standards of living

Struggles with political influence in global affairs

Challenges in healthcare and education access

High-income countries

Developed economies

Industrialized nations

Advanced technology and infrastructure

Higher standards of living

Strong political influence on the global stage

Access to advanced healthcare and education

All belongs to Global South except:

Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, China, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, Japan

• Thailand

• China

• Ecuador

• Japan

All belongs to Global North except:

Japan, Russia, UK, Germany, Russia, China

• Japan

• Germany

• Russia

• China

Singapore is

• Global South

• Global North

• 1st World

• 2nd World

Philippines is

• GN

• GS

• 1st

• 3rd