If we could turn the population of the earth into a small community of 100 people, keeping the same proportions we have today, it would be something like this:
6 people own 59% wealth of the entire community. Only 12 have a computer and only 3 have an Internet connection. The video is very informative and an eye-opener.
The Miniature Earth | Thanks Amber.
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/internet/video/world-population-reduced-to-100-people/1880/
web: http://www.labnol.org/ email: amit@labnol.org
Reader Comments
this remains me on this Project, link
a little bit like “yours”
Written by Pierro on 12.04.07
There is a Snopes.com article on a similar study at link - Please read through before swallowing this whole.
Written by Ashley on 12.04.07
So, Ashley, are you saying everything in this world is fine and dandy? Still the wealth is concentrated on a few hands, while many are dying in large numbers.
Written by Chris on 12.04.07
Actually, the Snopes article only makes slight changes to most of the figures and contains several errors, such as assuming that the world average for graduation rates is the same as that of the U.S.
In general, the numbers given are very close to more current ones, as the former may have come from earlier studies (this view of seeing the world as a village of one hundred people was passed around via e-mail several years ago), which might explain the slight differences.
Written by Pumpy on 12.08.07
@Ashley: It looks to me as if the figures in this video are more accurate than the figures on the page you listed.
Written by Jake on 12.08.07