Chapter 6.1, Problem 29E

In Problems 27–30, base your answers on the Gini index of income concentration (see Table 2, page 395).

29. In which of Indonesia, Russia, or the United States is income most equally distributed? Most unequally distributed?

Table 2

Country	Gini Index	Per Capita Gross Domestic Product
Brazil	0.52	$15,800
Canada	0.32	45,900
China	0.47	14,300
Germany	0.27	47,400
India	0.34	6,300
Indonesia	0.37	11,300
Iran	0.45	17,800
Japan	0.38	38,200
Mexico	0.48	18,500
Russia	0.42	23,700
South Africa	0.63	13,400
United Stales	0.45	56,300

Source: The World Factbook, CIA