Food for Thought: Village of 100 People

This was interesting when I saw it. And as u kno, I aspire to either entertain or enlighten with each blog. I hope this one will enlighten you and help us become more tolerant of other cultures. It's a study if the world's population were reduced to 100 people with the same proportions as the current population.

If the World were 100 PEOPLE:

50 would be female
50 would be male

30 would be children
There would be 70 adults,
14 of whom would be 65 and older

There would be:
30 Whites
70 Non-whites

There would be:
61 Asians
12 Europeans
14 Africans
8 Latin Americans (Central & South Americans combined)
5 Americans & Canadians combined

There would be:
31 Christians
21 Muslims
14 Hindus
6 Buddhists
12 people who believe in other religions
16 people who not be aligned with a religion

17 would speak Chinese
8 would speak Hindustani
8 would speak English
7 would speak Spanish
4 would speak Arabic
4 would speak Russian
52 would speak other languages

82 would be able to read and write; 18 would not
However, only 7 are educated above an 8th grade level

1 would have a college education
24 don't have any electricity
1 would OWN a computer
12 have computer access, only 3 of which have Internet access

75 people would have some supply of food and a place to
shelter them from the wind and the rain, but 25 would not
56 have no sanitation
9 are disabled
1 has AIDS

1 would be dying of starvation
20would be undernourished
15 would be overweight

83 would have access to safe drinking water
17 people would have no clean, safe water to drink

6 of them (all from the US) control 60% of the village's wealth
16 live on $1 a day or less
33 live on $2 a day or less
20 use 80% of the village's energy

only 25 have a refrigerator, clothes, a bed and a roof over their head

Google "Village of 100 people" or go to miniature-earth.com to see the video and stats

Remember how fortunate how are and how much of the world is different from you. Take care of yourself but never forget others.