The main features of characteristics or underdeveloped or less developed countries are as follows:
- Low income per head.
- Low level of technology.
- High birth and death rate.
- High degree of illiteracy
- Low level of savings and investments.
- Low rate of agricultural productivity
- High level of unemployment.
- Inadequate provision of basic entities
- High rate of population growth
- Political Instability
- Limited market or low demand for goods.
- Low level of standard of living
- Shortage of capital