Something Worth Thinking About...

My History professor brought up something very interesting that I thought I'd share.

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If the world was condensed to 100 people, and all the ratios were kept the same. This is what the world would look like:

60 Asians
12 Europeans
14 Americans (North and South)
13 Africans
1 Australian

50 women
50 men
10 are homosexuals
33 are Christian (Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox)
18 are Muslim
16 are Hindu
16 are non-religious
6 are Buddhists

41 live without basic sanitation
16 live without an improved water source

6 people own 59% of the entire wealth of the community
13 are hungry or malnourished
14 can't read
7 are educated at a secondary level
8 have a computer
4 have an internet connection

The village's total annual expenditures are just over US$3,000,000 per year
US$181,000 is spent on weapons and warfare
US$159,000 is spent on education
US$132,000 is spent on health care

If you keep your food in a refrigerator,
Have clothes in your closet,
Have a roof over your head,
Have a bed to sleep in every night,

Then you are richer than 75% of the entire world population.

If you have a bank account,
You are one of the 30 wealthiest people in the world
25 struggle to live on US$1.00 per day or less
47 struggle to live on US$2.00 per day or less

People have made all the difference in the world - for good and for bad.