The table uses four economic indicators to show the standard of living in five selected countries in 1982. Overall, it can be seen that the quality of life in the USA was far higher than the other four countries.
To begin, the USA, which is a developed country, had the highest GNP at 13,160 dollars per head. It also had a much higher daily calorie intake and life expectancy, and the lowest rate of infant mortality, at only 12 per 1000 live births.
Quality of life was much lower for the other four countries. The indicators for Egypt, Indonesia and Bolivia were fairly similar, with their GNP ranging from 570 to 690 and daily calories in the 2000s. Life expectancy was also almost the same, although Bolivia had much worse infant mortality at 124 per 1000.
Bangladesh had by far the lowest quality of life in all the indicators. Its GNP per head was approximately one percent of the USA’s. Its calorie intake and life expectancy were about half those of the USA, and its infant mortality rate was 11 times greater.
