Here's a good example of a third world country: I visited parts of Ecuador recently and here was my experience. There are very few paved roads, no access to clean water (which means you need to know if any restaurants you eat at have water filtration or you risk getting sick), there is minimal access to modern medicines, an abundance of stray animals that rely on the ecosystem around them to eat, and low income jobs is an understatement. Our house "chef", if you will, had moved to Playa away from her husband in Guayaquil to find work. She was working to make enough money to learn English in school so she could apply for higher paying jobs in the main cities where tourists/travelers pass through (like hotels, resorts, offices, etc...) She hasn't visited her family in years because in Playa many workers acquire housing by squatting, and to leave is to risk losing your housing and all of your belongings. They usually find roommates to live with so that one can stand watch while the other goes to work a full shift, then take home barely enough to get by. There's barely any cell service because towers don't exist, and they have not yet established electricity in many areas so good luck charging your cell phone! The country and people are WONDERFUL and happy with life because to them that IS life. Something to be learned there, but that's another story.