7. Na%ons in Poverty (Par%al List)
Per Capita GDP Gini Inequality
Country $/Person (2015) Measure
Qatar 140,649$ 41.1%
Singapore 82,763$ 46.4%
Norway 64,856$ 26.8%
Hong Kong 55,084$ 53.7%
United States 54,629$ 45.0%
Germany 45,802$ 27.0%
Canada 44,057$ 32.1%
Taiwan 43,600$ 33.8%
United Kingdom 39,762$ 32.4%
Malaysia 25,639$ 46.2%
Russia 25,636$ 42.0%
South Africa 13,387$ 62.5%
China 13,217$ 46.9%
Dominican Republic 12,678$ 45.7%
Jordan 12,259$ 39.7%
Sri Lanka 10,131$ 49.0%
Indonesia 9,947$ 41.0%
Mongolia 9,816$ 36.5%
El Salvador 8,078$ 46.9%
Fiji 8,063$ 42.8%
Guatemala 7,592$ 55.1%
Morocco 7,489$ 40.9%
Swaziland 6,955$ 50.4%
Guyana 6,810$ 44.6%
Philippines 6,800$ 46.0%
India 5,637$ 33.6%
Vietnam 5,508$ 37.6%
Laos 5,017$ 36.7%
Pakistan 4,788$ 29.6%
Honduras 4,779$ 57.7%
Cambodia 3,164$ 37.9%
Papua New Guinea 2,750$ 50.9%
Afghanistan 2,025$ 27.8%
Haiti 1,772$ 59.2%
Guinea 1,304$ 39.4%
Niger 953$ 34.0%
Central African Republic 628$ 61.3%
Income, Socioeconomic Status, and Health: Exploring the Rela9onships; J.A. Auerbach & B.K.
Krimgold; Na9onal Policy Associa9on; 2001, Washington, DC. {Page30}.
$7,500 (1990) = $13,619 (2015)
8. Na%ons in Poverty with Economic Inequality
Per Capita GDP Gini Inequality
Country $/Person (2015) Measure
Qatar 140,649$ 41.1%
Singapore 82,763$ 46.4%
Norway 64,856$ 26.8%
Hong Kong 55,084$ 53.7%
United States 54,629$ 45.0%
Germany 45,802$ 27.0%
Canada 44,057$ 32.1%
Taiwan 43,600$ 33.8%
United Kingdom 39,762$ 32.4%
Malaysia 25,639$ 46.2%
Russia 25,636$ 42.0%
South Africa 13,387$ 62.5%
China 13,217$ 46.9%
Dominican Republic 12,678$ 45.7%
Jordan 12,259$ 39.7%
Sri Lanka 10,131$ 49.0%
Indonesia 9,947$ 41.0%
Mongolia 9,816$ 36.5%
El Salvador 8,078$ 46.9%
Fiji 8,063$ 42.8%
Guatemala 7,592$ 55.1%
Morocco 7,489$ 40.9%
Swaziland 6,955$ 50.4%
Guyana 6,810$ 44.6%
Philippines 6,800$ 46.0%
India 5,637$ 33.6%
Vietnam 5,508$ 37.6%
Laos 5,017$ 36.7%
Pakistan 4,788$ 29.6%
Honduras 4,779$ 57.7%
Cambodia 3,164$ 37.9%
Papua New Guinea 2,750$ 50.9%
Afghanistan 2,025$ 27.8%
Haiti 1,772$ 59.2%
Guinea 1,304$ 39.4%
Niger 953$ 34.0%
Central African Republic 628$ 61.3%
Lorentz Curve
Gini > 40% generally relates to:
• Poor Health outcomes
• Social Instability
• Poten%al Poli%cal Instability
Gini>40% + Poverty = Cri%cal Mass
9. Na%ons with Economic Inequality
Lorentz Curve
Gini > 40% generally relates to:
• Poor Health outcomes
• Social Instability
• Poten%al Poli%cal Instability
Gini>40% Implies Need for Jobs and Tax Reform
Per Capita GDP Gini
Norway 64,856$ 26.8%
Germany 45,802$ 27.0%
Afghanistan 2,025$ 27.8%
Pakistan 4,788$ 29.6%
Canada 44,057$ 32.1%
United Kingdom 39,762$ 32.4%
India 5,637$ 33.6%
Taiwan 43,600$ 33.8%
Niger 953$ 34.0%
Mongolia 9,816$ 36.5%
Laos 5,017$ 36.7%
Vietnam 5,508$ 37.6%
Cambodia 3,164$ 37.9%
Guinea 1,304$ 39.4%
Jordan 12,259$ 39.7%
Morocco 7,489$ 40.9%
Indonesia 9,947$ 41.0%
Qatar 140,649$ 41.1%
Russia 25,636$ 42.0%
Fiji 8,063$ 42.8%
Guyana 6,810$ 44.6%
United States 54,629$ 45.0%
Dominican Republic 12,678$ 45.7%
Philippines 6,800$ 46.0%
Malaysia 25,639$ 46.2%
Singapore 82,763$ 46.4%
China 13,217$ 46.9%
El Salvador 8,078$ 46.9%
Sri Lanka 10,131$ 49.0%
Swaziland 6,955$ 50.4%
Papua New Guinea 2,750$ 50.9%
Hong Kong 55,084$ 53.7%
Guatemala 7,592$ 55.1%
Honduras 4,779$ 57.7%
Haiti 1,772$ 59.2%
Central African Republic 628$ 61.3%
South Africa 13,387$ 62.5%
10. Analy%c Hierarchic Process (AHP)
Electricity Water Waste Mgt.
Food
Produc9on
Transporta9on Housing
Per Capita
GDP
Health
Outcomes
Socioeconomic
Status
Poli9cal
Stability
Poverty &
Inequality
Poverty Inequality Country Status, Requires
Different Measures of Success
Measures Impacted
Differently By Different
Projects
Projects Tailored to
the Characteris9cs
of the Country
Country Specific Priori9zed Projects
11. Conclusion
• The Approach Presented Incorporates Proven Methodologies
• Lorenz Curve Since the Early 1900’s
• Analy%c Hierarchy Process (AHP), T. Saaty – 1970’s
• Dr. Riggs has Several Published Ar%cles Regarding AHP
• Dr. Riggs Taught AHP at The University of Alabama in Huntsville
• Drs. Riggs and Oleynik used AHP to Priori%ze US DoD Projects
• Moving Forward
• Systemic Aboriginal Economic Inequali%es
• Expand Research of Drs. Dennis and Riggs
• Incorporate in Project Priori%za%on Process
• Involve Country Experts to Assign AHP Scores
• Priori%ze Energy Deployments in PI, Taiwan, and Singapore
• Priori%ze Non-Energy Projects in PI, Taiwan, and Singapore