Which Countries Are Advanced?

Why is it that the countries with advanced weapons are often seen as being more developed than those without those things but have developed spiritually and/or artistically? Governments do not think that the people o Tibet have anything to contribute to society, so their plight is ignored. This is tragic. The level of the civilization should be measured by help the poor and the foreigners are treated. Countries that want to control other peoples are barbaric. Those who want to live in peace with others are advanced.