The Global Village • The world is a crowded place. As of today the world’s population is 6,871,895,700. • 24 countries have more that 50 million people. • 11 countries have more than 100 million people.
The Global Village The world is a crowded place. As of today the world’s population is 6,871,895,700. 24 countries have more that 50 million people. 11.
Jan 17, 2016
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The Global Village
•The world is a crowded place. As of today the world’s
population is 6,871,895,700.
•24 countries have more that 50 million
people.•11 countries have
more than 100 million people.
The Global Village •Imagine the world
as a village of just 100 people.
•Each person in the village would represent about 68 million people
from the real world
Lets’ meet the people of the Global Village
If the world were a village of 100 People
50 would be females
50 would be males
If the world were a village of 100 People
61 are from Asia12 are from Europe
8 are from Latin America (including Mexico)
13 are from Africa 5 are from North America (excluding
Mexico) 1 is from Oceania
If the world were a village of 100 People
More than ½ are under 30 years oldThe ages of the villagers are:10 are children under 5 years old
10 are between ages 5 and 919 are between ages 10 and 1916 are between ages 20 and 2915 are between ages 30 and 3911 are between ages 40 and 49 9 are between ages 50 and 59 6 are between ages 60 and 69 3 are between ages 70 and 79
1 is over 79
If the world were a village of 100 People
More than ½ the people in the village come from the 10 most populated
countries:21 are from China17 are from India
5 are from the United States 4 are from Indonesia
3 are from Brazil 3 are from Pakistan
2 are from Bangladesh 2 are from Russia 2 are from Japan
2 are from Nigeria
If the world were a village of 100 People
70 would be people of color
30 would be white
If the world were a village of 100 People
32 would be Christian
20 would be Muslims
13 Hindus15 are non-
religious
11 would be “other”6 would be Buddhist1 would be Jewish
If the world were a village of 100 People
1 would have a college education
1 would own a computer
If the world were a village of 100 People
80 will live in sub standard housing
14 will be unable to read
If the world were a village of 100 People
50 would suffer from malnutrition
15 would be over weight
1 would be dying of starvation
If the world were a village of 100 People
75 of the villagers have some supply of food & a place to shelter them from
wind & rain.
25 villagers do not.
If the world were a village of 100 People
82 villagers have access to a source of safe water either in their homes or
within a short distance. The other 18 spend a large part of
the day getting safe water.Most of the water collection is done
by women and girls.
If the world were a village of 100 People
60 villagers have access to adequate sanitation – they have public or
household sewage disposal.
The other 40 do not.
If the world were a village of 100 People
68 villagers breathe clean air.
The other 32 breathe air that is unhealthy because of pollution.
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