How many tropical cities in the world are first world? (houses, standard of living)

[RudyOD]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

I'd hardly call Dubai first world. First world is more than just economics.

If you are going to get technical, 'first world' is not even a relevant term, as it meant the western bloc of countries allied with the U.S. and Britain (NATO) during the cold war. The 2nd world included the USSR and its allies. The 3rd world was made up by everyone else, whether they chose to stay neutral or weren't even on the radar.

All those terms are now passé as, obviously, we are no longer in the Cold War. Plus alliances and relationships between countries are now more complex.

[SpringSnow]

Originally Posted by cBach

It has never snowed in Riyadh and they can grow coconut palm trees with irrigation. Average *winter* high is in the mid 80's. Average summer high is insanely hot.

I think you mean Jeddah, not Riyadh. Riyadh's average high in January is 68F. Even if it got rain fall, it would not be a tropical climate officially.

[other99]

Dubai as after all it has its own tropical rainforest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HghCEv99PQ

[Winterfall8324]

Tinochtitland

[Oraculo]

Miami, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brisbane.

Florida in the us and Queensland in Australia make up a big share of tropical developed world

[Greysholic]

Originally Posted by Oraculo

Miami, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brisbane.

Florida in the us and Queensland in Australia make up a big share of tropical developed world

Apart from Singapore none of these places are tropical.

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by Greysholic

Apart from Singapore none of these places are tropical.

Miami most definitely is tropical. I agree Hong Kong and Brisbane are not.

[Greysholic]

Originally Posted by deneb78

Miami most definitely is tropical. I agree Hong Kong and Brisbane are not.

Miami lies on a higher latitude than Hong Kong does. It's definitely not tropical.

[deneb78]

Originally Posted by Greysholic

Miami lies on a higher latitude than Hong Kong does. It's definitely not tropical.

Yes but Miami has a tropical climate despite lying outside the geographic tropics. Some places outside the tropics have a tropical climate like Miami and some inside the tropics like Hong Kong and Lima do not due to various reasons.

[Bakery Hill]

Originally Posted by Greysholic

Miami lies on a higher latitude than Hong Kong does. It's definitely not tropical.

Agreed. And its cool winters make it's climate more subtropical, not tropical.