misdeveloped

adjective

mis·​de·​vel·​op·​ed ˌmis-di-ˈve-ləpt 

-dē-

: developed wrongly

specifically : having a relatively high level of industrialization but a relatively low standard of living as a result of an inefficient economy or corrupt governance

They inherited from corrupt Communist rulers a ravaged ecology and a misdeveloped, hypermilitarized economy plundered of its natural resources.

—The Washington Post

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above