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Nobody mentioned Panama. It seems to be doing well.
Panama I would say is prosperous but lacking somewhat in development.
It's like the UAE (i.e. Dubai) it's far more prosperous than much of Europe but countries like Spain are still more developed when it comes to infrastructure, equality, basic services and general quality of life.
Some countries in Latin America have it better than others, but living condition in Chile or any other Latin American country overall falls fairly far behind what is considered standard in Portugal and Greece, even at the worst of the crisis.
To answer your question, what Latin American country has the potential to be a first World country? Quite frankly all and none. Many have large territories, generous natural resources, but terrible organization, violence etc etc. A few Latin American countries have a small part of their population enjoying living condition comparable to upper class Europeans or Americans, while the bulk of the populace have daily difficulties no different to that of an African.
unaccurate. Compare the life expectancy, access to public services, infraestructure, etc, of both places. Quite different.
unaccurate. Compare the life expectancy, access to public services, infraestructure, etc, of both places. Quite different.
Yes I agree. People on here keep saying Latin America is comparable to Africa, but if we compare the GDP and HDI of Latin American countries to those of Africa, we can see that LATAM is actually much better off.
Best chance to join first world IMO: Chile, Uruguay, Panamá, Costa Rica
Moderate chance: Argentina
(However, none of them are really "close" to 1st world)
Then, all the rest in the region, realistically impossible unless you think on a very long terms.
Its important to make clear that 1st world doesn't mean "major power". If we talk about to became a world power, then the obvious choices would be Brazil and Mexico.
And if we talk only about pure potential, then i think Argentina and Brazil are the ones wich have and always will have that potential to be great. In fact, because they history and so on, you might see them as a failed US alike projects of countries.
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unaccurate. Compare the life expectancy, access to public services, infraestructure, etc, of both places. Quite different.
Yeah, true. Latin America is above Africa the same way Europe is above Latin America.
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If you think Uruguay has 1st world potential then you have to also say Argentina has 1st world potential. Argentina will always be a "better" Uruguay.
Remember, 1st world is not equal to world power or regional power. The are two separate concepts. Argentina is more important in the world than Uruguay, but in the other hand is easier to be more developed with less population. Its the same history of USA-Canadá comparison.
Panama I would say is prosperous but lacking somewhat in development.
It's like the UAE (i.e. Dubai) it's far more prosperous than much of Europe but countries like Spain are still more developed when it comes to infrastructure, equality, basic services and general quality of life.
Ngabe-Bugle is not a province, it is a comarca and Colon is being rebuilt. I have been to Recife and Cali and believe me, they are not more developed than Panama City.
Ngabe-Bugle is not a province, it is a comarca and Colon is being rebuilt. I have been to Recife and Cali and believe me, they are not more developed than Panama City.
Definitely not, but there are elements such as education, healthcare, transportation where cities like Cali and Recife supersede Panama city.
Although a substantial amount of investment has been plugged into Colon recently it's not even to the level of cities like Manta or Santa Marta. Still has a long way to go.
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