5 ms·That definition also makes Ireland, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland 3rd world countries.by phire 9y agoThat definition also makes Ireland, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland 3rd world countries.Morizero 9y agoCorrect. The term they should have used is "developing country".int_19h 9y agoLanguage evolves over time. The definition based on Cold War alignment hasn't been relevant for a very long time, and it's not what people have in mind when they say or hear the term "third world".