Index-Year  /  Group          Type of country     Infant mortality (<1-yr x 1000 live-births) [rate]  mean±s.d.               Life expectancy at birth  [yr]    mean±s.d.               Total adult literacy (over 14-yr)     [%]  mean±s.d.  Urban population                                     [%]                             mean±s.d.  GDP per capita      [1990 US$  converted GK PPP]                                 mean±s.d.                       Inhabitants per physician [ratio]            mean±s.d.  GP monthly wage [US$] mean±s.d.  Professionals R&D [x mill inh]   mean±s.d.   Phone-lines [x1000 inh]              mean±s.d.   Mobile-cell [x1000 inh]         mean±s.d.   Internet users [x1000 inh]       mean±s.d.   Pol/civ rigt/lib [rating 2-14]        mean±s.d.   Econ freedom [rank 157-1]          mean±s.d.       
Group Type of country 1900 1957 2005 1900 1957 2005 1900 1957 2004 1900 1957 2005 1900 1957 2005 1957 2004 1994-2004 1990-2003 1957 2004 2004 2005 2005
1 Most closed socialist in transition & in development 257 99 21 29 54 70 26 62 96 12 33 56 956 1695 3800 7288 638 67 1104 7 169 52 13 138
± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±
41 60 13 2 10 6 15 25 5 12 18 21 358 1264 2547 9297 709 50 1240 9 220 39 1 19
2 Most opened capitalist in development 216 51 4 31 62 79 33 61 96 33 55 84 840 2035 20851 2488 520 4456 2312 17 920 535 5 17
± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±
36 24 2 3 5 2 5 9 2 35 35 13 152 731 5115 850 136 624 1656 7 172 111 3 15
3 Much opened capitalist already developed 194 43 4 41 68 81 73 94 99 33 57 75 2122 4693 20251 852 309 6334 3036 45 863 468 2 43
± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±
36 8 0.5 4 1.3 1 20 6 1 18 13 9 779 1619 1830 128 119 3131 1515 8 150 96 0.5 24
4 Most opened capitalist already developed 142 24 5 49 71 80 93 99 100 55 70 87 3501 8391 25180 992 388 7223 4253 179 785 660 2 8
± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±
29 5 1.5 4 2 1.3 3 0.5 0 16 7 6 1024 1655 3098 235 165 4290 1560 70 240 63 0 6
4-Group ANOVA  significance p ≤ .05 0.001 0.014 0.002 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.033 NS NS 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 NS NS 0.003 0.03 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Post hoc Bonferroni p ≤ .05 t pair-groups1 versus 2,3,4 4 4   2,3,4 3, 4 3, 4 2,3,4 3, 4 3, 4 NS NS NS 2, 4 4 3, 4 2,3,4 NS NS 3, 4 4 4 2,3,4 2,3,4 2,3,4 2,3,4