Sunday, February 1, 2015

If the world were 100 people

If the world were 100 people

Gender
50 would be female
50 would be male

Age

26 would be 0-14
66 would be 15-64
8 would be 65 and older

Geography

60 would be from Asia
15 would be from Africa
11 would be from Europe
9 would be from Latin America & the Caribbean
5 would be from North America

Religion

33 would be Christian
22 would be Muslim
14 would be Hindu
7 would be Buddhist
12 would believe in other religions
12 would not be religious or identify themselves as being aligned with a particular faith

First Language

12 would speak Chinese
5 would speak Spanish
5 would speak English
3 would speak Arabic
3 would speak Hindi
3 would speak Bengali
3 would speak Portuguese
2 would speak Russian
2 would speak Japanese
62 would speak other languages

Overall Literacy

83 would be able to read and write
17 would not

Literacy by Gender

88% of males would be able to read and write
12% of males would not be able to read and write
79% of females would be able to read and write
21% of females would not be able to read and write

Education

76% of eligible males would have a primary school education
72% of eligible females would have a primary school education
66% of eligible males would have a secondary school education
63% of eligible females would have a secondary school education
7 would have a college degree

Urban/Rural

51 would be urban dwellers
49 would be rural dwellers

Drinking Water

87 would have access to safe drinking water
13 would use unimproved water

Food

15 would be undernourished

Poverty

48 would live on less than $2 USD per day
1 out of 2 children would live in poverty

Electricity

78 would have electricity
22 would not

Technology

75 would be cell phone users
30 would be active internet users
22 would own or share a computer

Sanitation

65 would have improved sanitation
16 would have no toilets
19 would have unimproved toilets

Source:
Stats:  http://www.100people.org/statistics_detailed_statistics.php?section=statistics