| If the world were reduced to 100 people.
* 57 would be Asian
* 21 would be Europeans
* 14 would be from the western hemisphere
* 52 would female
* 48 would be male
* 30 would be white
* 70 would be non-white
* 70 would be christian
* 30 would be non-christian
* 89 would be heterosexual
* 11 would be homosexual
+ 6 people would have 59% of the worlds wealth and they would all be from the United States.
+ 80 people would live in substandard housing.
+ 70 would be unable to read.
+ 50 would suffer from malnutrition
+ 1 would be near death, and 1 would be near birth
+ 1 would have a college education
+ 1 would have a computer
If you:
Have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of the this world.
Have money in your wallet or spare change somewhere, you are among the 8% of the worlds wealthiest people.
Woke up this morning with no illnesses, you are not one of the one million people worldwide who will die this week.
Never fought a battle, been imprisoned, endured toture, or starved, you are better off than 500 million people.
makes you think, huh. |