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clickity click · 01-02-2015, 03:39 PM

Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.
The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income.
Number of children in the world
2.2 billion
Number in poverty
1 billion (every second child)
1.6 billion people — a quarter of humanity — live without electricity:
The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the 41 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (567 million people) is less than the wealth of the world’s 7 richest people combined.
The world’s billionaires — just 497 people (approximately 0.000008% of the world’s population) — were worth $3.5 trillion (over 7% of world GDP).
The total wealth of the top 8.3 million people around the world “rose 8.2 percent to $30.8 trillion in 2004, giving them control of nearly a quarter of the world’s financial assets.”

In other words, about 0.13% of the world’s population controlled 25% of the world’s financial assets in 2004.
For every $1 in aid a developing country receives, over $25 is spent on debt repayment.
A mere 12 percent of the world’s population uses 85 percent of its water, and these 12 percent do not live in the Third World.

01-02-2015, 03:39 PM
clickity click So Fecking Bummed Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,682	A Billion Facts Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income. Number of children in the world 2.2 billion Number in poverty 1 billion (every second child) 1.6 billion people — a quarter of humanity — live without electricity: The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the 41 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (567 million people) is less than the wealth of the world’s 7 richest people combined. The world’s billionaires — just 497 people (approximately 0.000008% of the world’s population) — were worth $3.5 trillion (over 7% of world GDP). The total wealth of the top 8.3 million people around the world “rose 8.2 percent to $30.8 trillion in 2004, giving them control of nearly a quarter of the world’s financial assets.” In other words, about 0.13% of the world’s population controlled 25% of the world’s financial assets in 2004. For every $1 in aid a developing country receives, over $25 is spent on debt repayment. A mere 12 percent of the world’s population uses 85 percent of its water, and these 12 percent do not live in the Third World. Poverty Facts and Stats ? Global Issues