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ELI5: Why are most third world countries in warmer areas of the world?

Geographically, a majority of sophisticated first world countries tend to be in colder (maybe milder is a better word) areas of the world. Why is this?
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There was a scientific trend in the past called Material Determinism that attempted to explain that the tropical regions were not as developed for reasons such as being warmer and thus making people lazy. This theory has been discredited a long time ago. There is no causation, even if there is some correlation.