D.3. Comparative measures of inequality:

•GNP Per Capita Life Expectancy

•a. Core (US$) Males/Females

•U.S. 30,600 74/80

•Japan 32,230 77/84

•b. Semi-periphery

•Brazil 4,420 63/71

•Thailand 1,960 70/75

•c. Periphery

•Congo 670 46/51

•Rwanda 250 40/42

•World Average 4,890 65/69

•Source: World Bank World Development Report 2000/2001: www.worldbank.org