An underdeveloped country or region does not have modern industries and usually has a low standard of living. Some people dislike this term and prefer to use developing. Underdeveloped countries should be assisted by allowing them access to modern technology. public-health problems in the underdeveloped world. = developing developed
relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
{i} country in which the average standard of living is significantly lower than it is in countries with widespread industrial production and development, developing nation
(photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast state of inadequate development; "much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry