Preface
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the last century, the number of socialist countries began to decrease sharply, and today there are only five socialist countries left, including China.
As a socialist country, China's development in recent years has been quite good, so how have the other four countries developed in recent years?
Capitalism and socialism
When it comes to capitalism and socialism, everyone must know it, but many people don't know what the specific difference is.
In fact, the most obvious difference is that in capitalist countries, it is the bourgeois people who speak, and the vast majority of wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few, and it is very difficult for ordinary people to turn over.
It can be said that in capitalist countries, as long as you have enough assets, you can control the right to speak, while in socialist countries, the people are the masters of the country.
As for the businessman, no matter how big and strong he is, he has no way to grasp the absolute right to speak, and the country will come forward to balance the gap between the rich and the poor.
Some large-scale infrastructure construction, the state will also come forward to build, even if the project as a whole, it is not profitable, as long as it can bring convenience to the people, then the country is building.
However, many of the original socialism became capitalist countries, as a Chinese, we still have a relatively good understanding of the development of our country, let's learn about the development of other countries today!
North Korea
North and South Korea used to be one country, but because of the hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union in the last century, North Korea was divided into two, with the southern half becoming South Korea and pursuing capitalism, and the northern half becoming North Korea today, pursuing socialism.
The people of the DPRK that we usually see in the photos are very similar to the life of our country in the last century, which also indirectly proves that the economic development of the DPRK is relatively lacking.
However, North Korea's military strength is very good, because North Korea is a country that focuses on developing its own military industry, and North Korea is also one of the few countries in the world that has nuclear weapons.
At present, the DPRK is still practicing a policy of closing the country to the outside world, and everyone knows that our country has also had a policy of closing the country to the outside world for a long time, so closing the country to the outside world is harmful to a certain extent.
The domestic economic development is very slow, and some technologies cannot be updated rapidly, and because their country needs a lot of money to develop its own military industry, their country has borrowed a lot of foreign debt.
In 2023, the GDP of the entire North Korea will be 28.5 billion US dollars, which is almost more than 1,000 US dollars when distributed to everyone.
South Korea, which is next door to him, has already become a developed country, with a GDP of about $30,000 per capita.
Vietnam
At the beginning of the 19th century, Vietnam was colonized by the French, and the arrival of colonizers made the already underdeveloped country even more turbulent.
In the midst of the long period of oppression, the Vietnamese people rose up to resist, and on the day of the end of World War II, the Vietnamese Social Democratic Republic officially became independent.
However, after Vietnam's independence, the Vietnamese people did not live a relatively good life, and Vietnam had a lot of military power in the country, and these forces began to fight constantly, and eventually, the war broke out between South Vietnam and North Vietnam.
After this war, Vietnam finally achieved complete reunification, and then Vietnam began to usher in a period of development, and Vietnam promulgated many policies to promote the development of the country's economy.
For example, attracting external capital to drive the development of its own economy, technology, and other aspects of Vietnam's development.
The people of Vietnam also have certain rights, and up to now, the development of the whole of Vietnam is still quite good, and the development of tourism in their country is also quite good.
Today, Vietnam's GDP has reached $4,000 per capita, which is much better than India's per capita.
Cuba
Cuba is not a big country, but people almost all know this place, because when the United States and the Soviet Union were vying for hegemony, there was a crisis, called the "Cuban Missile Crisis".
The region was colonized by Spain until 1898, when the country officially gained independence, but the system in Cuba at that time was still autocratic and dictatorial.
Economically and politically, Cuba was also not free, because it was too close to the United States, so Cuba was constrained by the United States, and eventually, the Cuban people began to rise up and resist.
In May 1961, Cuba began to declare itself a socialist state, and since then Cuba has maintained a socialist state system.
Cuba is also the only socialist country that is not in Asia, because the Cuban social system is different from that of the United States, and because of some historical reasons, the United States has imposed sanctions on Cuba.
Under the sanctions imposed by the United States, Cuba's development has actually been restricted, but under these constraints, Cuba is still developing slowly.
As of last year, Cuba's GDP per capita was around $9,000, and its social welfare system was quite good.
Laos
Laos is not a very large country, and it is a landlocked country, and from a geographical point of view, Laos' development is very limited.
Therefore, if Vietnam wants to seek development, it must rely on the east wind, and this east wind is the country it is adjacent to, and at the beginning of this century, Laos was riding on Vietnam's "car".
However, this also means that Laos' trade, to a certain extent, is seriously restricted by Vietnam, and after a long time, Laos has found itself developing, which is indeed like standing still.
However, Laos also has agriculture to guarantee the bottom line, because it is backed by Vietnam, so when Vietnam was fighting, Laos supported Vietnam, but this support made the Lao people miserable.
Today, the relationship between Laos and our country is very friendly, and the cooperation between the two sides is also very pleasant.
Today, Laos' per capita GDP is about 1,000 US dollars to 2,000 US dollars, and Laos' development prospects are also quite good.
Information sources:
How the Five Socialist Countries Move Forward: Sichuan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development