The World as 100 People

Came across this idea, not sure where it started: The World as 100 people, blog post by Jim Estill, the author suggest we need to be more understanding ... 100 People a World Portrait

I know I lead a fortunate (although busy) life. Actually, I prefer to think
of it as a full life. I read the following in a newsletter recently. Thought it
was interesting

The World As 100 People...If we could shrink the earths population to a village of 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would like this:

60 Asians, 14 Africans, 12 Europeans, 7 Latin Americans, 5 from USA & Canada and 1 from South Pacific

49 would be female and 51 would be male

82 would be non-white, 18 white

67 would be non-Christian, 33 would be Christian

32% of the worlds wealth would be in the hands of only 5 people and all 5 would be US citizens

80 would live in substandard housing, 24 would not have electricity, 33 would not have access to safe water

67 would be unable to read, 50 would suffer from malnutrition

One would be near death, 2 would be near birth

Only one would have a college education but 7 would have internet access

When you consider our world from such a perspective, the need for both acceptance and understanding becomes glaringly apparent.