Transcript If the World Were a Village of 100 PEople

If the World Were
a Village of 100 People
A Look at the World as it is Today
If the World Were a Village of 100
People
If we could reduce the world’s population of nearly 6.5
billion people to a village of precisely 100 people, with
all the existing human ratios of goods, food, water,
etc., remaining the same, the world would look
something like this...
The village would have:
60 Asians
13 Africans
12 Europeans
9 Latin Americans (Central and South America,
Mexico)
5 from USA and Canada
1 from the Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, South
Pacific Islands)
Gender Ratio
51 would be male
49 would be female
Language
14 would speak Mandarin (Chinese)
8 would speak Hindu/Urdu
8 would speak English
7 would speak Spanish
4 would speak Russian
4 would speak Arabic
Religion
33 would be Christian
20 would be Muslims
13 would be Hindus
6 would be Budduists
14 would be members of other religions
12 would be non-religious
Age
27 would be under 15 years of age
7 would be over 64 years old
Homes
65 would live in an adequate home
35 would be living in substandard housing
Literacy
84 would be able to read and write at some level
16 would be unable to read or write at all
Daily Sustenance
67 would have various levels of food supplies deemed
adequate
33 would be malnourished
Clean Drinking Water
67 would have access to clean water while
33 would be without access to a safe water supply
Running Water
61 would have running water
39 would lack access to running water
Electricity
24 would not have electricity
Of the 76 that do have electricity, most would only be
able to use it for light at night
Modern Conveniences
There would be:
42 radios,
24 TVs
14 telephones
7 computers
7 would own a car
8 would have access to the internet
Education
10 would have a college education
Wealth
5 would control 32% of the entire world’s wealth
33 would be receiving (and struggling to live on) just
3% of the world’s income
53 would live on less than $2.00 a day
Parting Thoughts
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your
back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep ... you are
more comfortable than 75% of the people in this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and
spare change in a dish someplace ... you are among
the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If you can read this, you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.
Source
Family Care Foundation
http://www.familycare.org/special-interest/if-the-worldwere-a-village-of-100-people/
CIA Factbook
www.nationmaster.com