[RetroTechie]

> The hallmark of developed countries is that they're even, mostly egalitarian and developed everywhere.

Nope:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_we...

Developed-but-very-unequal, and less-developed-but-more-equal are a thing.

[oblio]

Wealth is a lagging indicator.

Also, I have my own standard (https://xkcd.com/927/):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient

[argentinian]

Many underdeveloped African countries have low Gini.

Do you prefer perfect equality in poverty, or some inequality and some wealth, a mixture of coexisting inequality and wealth.