1st/2nd/3rd world have little to do with wealth, although we associate them with that now they're to do with alliances during the cold war. I'll assume you're referring to being a developed country and the answer is no.

Although it's hard to determine what was developed in those days I'll just note countries that had high standards of living and were highly productive.

The first would be the Dutch Republic, or so I believe; I'm sure someone will come along to correct that if I'm wrong. Anyway, the Dutch Republic was a head of its time in the financial area and had the highest living standards on the planet during its existence. It led the way in manufacturing, ship building and banking until the British/English overtook them in that ability.

After them came the grand British Empire, which followed the Dutch example but with more resources at their disposal they achieved fairly high living standards and was responsible for the industrial revolution. Although many farming labourers were displaced and forced into the cities for work it was fairly prosperous. The North American colonies achieved high living standards due to abundance of land for new comers while the land in England was spoken for.

However as the population boomed in England and since no one really understood the whole concept of germs and appreciated the need for sophisticated waste disposal these somewhat prosperous cities started turning into squalor. Heavy taxes(very little of which went to Britain itself, more into funding the Empire) made life even harder as Britain went on wards.

Then there is the United States of America, who achieved good standards of living thanks to the abundance of land, so not everyone was forced into the cities as they were in Britain. But besides the Eastern and Northern states it was largely agricultural. After the Civil war this changed with the reconstruction which put the US on the fast track to becoming an industrial power. Also important to note is the Market Revolution which helped with transportation and manufacturing in the US of A.

The US beat Britain industrially and in development around 1870, though it is important to note it beat Britain and not the Empire economically. Britain remained the 2nd most productive country after(Surprise, surprise) after Australia per capita until the 1900s.

Germany also began catching up around this time after being unified by Bismarck, it was the first country if I remember correctly that instituted unemployment benefits and living standards rose quickly.

It wasn't until after WW2 that the US was accepted as the leader of the Western World, mostly because every other Western Power was broke and was a wreckage after two World Wars while the US and Canada remained largely unscathed so they continued building while Europe rebuilt.

If anyone has anything to add feel free to do so.