Understanding Global Demographics in Perspective
If we could reduce the world’s population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, the demographics would look something like this:
Geographic Distribution
60
Asians
14
Africans
12
Europeans
8
Latin Americans
5
USA/Canada
1
South Pacific
Gender
51
Male
49
Female
Ethnicity
82
Non-white
18
White
Religion
67
Non-Christian
33
Christian
Living Conditions
80
Would live in substandard housing
67
Would be unable to read
50
Would be malnourished
33
Would lack access to safe water
39
Would lack access to improved sanitation
24
Would not have electricity
Connection & Education
7
people
Internet Access
1
person
College Education
1
person
Has HIV
Life Cycle
2
people
Would be near birth
1
person
Would be near death
Wealth Distribution
32% of wealth
68% of wealth
5 people
(all US citizens)
(all US citizens)
95 people
(rest of the village)
(rest of the village)
Just 5 people (all US citizens) would control 32% of the entire world’s wealth.