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02/11/2006 10:12:48 PM · #1 |
I just read this in an Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, so take it with a grain of salt, but I found it fascinating all the same. ;)
If you could shrink the world down to 100 people - keeping the same ratios - there would be:
51 females, 49 males
57 Asians, 21 Europeans (14 from the Americas), and 8 Africans
70 nonwhites, 30 whites
70 non-Christians, 30 Christians
50% of the wealth would be in the hands of 6 people - all in the US
80 living in substandard housing
70 would be illiterate
50 would be suffering from malnutrition
1 person near death, one near birth
1 with a college education
Not one with a computer
Any thoughts? |
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02/11/2006 10:16:33 PM · #2 |
Wow. Looks like I'm doing better than most people. |
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02/11/2006 10:16:59 PM · #3 |
Interesting and thought-provoking for sure. ;^)
No computer? I wonder how many of the 100 would have a TV?
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02/11/2006 10:17:57 PM · #4 |
I'm very surprised that it is 6 people holding 50% of the wealth.
I would have thought it was a much lower figure.
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02/11/2006 10:20:28 PM · #5 |
these days .. i'd bet 10 would have cell phones ...
and depending when the snapshot was done -- (how old is the stat ?)
more computers are avaiable every year ... |
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02/11/2006 10:26:03 PM · #6 |
This particular edition was published in 2004, so like I said, grain of salt. ;)
If you're not familiar with the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader line, I HIGHLY recommend them all for interesting bits of trivia and all kinds of knowledge you never learned in school. :)
//www.bathroomreader.com |
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02/11/2006 10:36:20 PM · #7 |
Yes, but this might balance things out a bit in favour of living somewhere other than America/Europe... //neweconomist.blogs.com/new_economist/2006/01/happiness_the_h.html
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02/11/2006 10:37:12 PM · #8 |
As of 1998, the top 5% in the USA had 59% of the wealth.
And that amount has only risen in the last few years.
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02/11/2006 10:39:19 PM · #9 |
| Very interesting stats. Had to laugh at "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader". Never heard of it. Is that something found in Texas only? ;) |
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02/11/2006 10:50:46 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Marjo:
Very interesting stats. Had to laugh at "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader". Never heard of it. Is that something found in Texas only? ;) |
No, you can find them at most bookstores I believe...or on their website at //www.bathroomreader.com
They do sound rather southern, though. ;) |
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