The graph below shows the distribution of medals and wealth of the different regions
The graph below shows the distribution of medals and wealth of the different regions 8aRJk
The chart compares population shares in various regions of the world with the distribution of wealth in these same regions. It can be seen that wealth is heavily concentrated in North America, Europe, and high income Asia-Pacific countries which together account for almost 90% of global wealth.
Even though North America has only approximately 6% of the world's population, it boasts nearly 34% of global wealth. A similar situation can be seen in Europe, which has 15% of the global population but 30% of global wealth, and high income Asia-Pacific countries with 5% of the world's population but 24% of its wealth.
In contrast, the overall share of wealth owned by people in Africa, China, India, and other lower income countries in Asia is considerably less than their population share, sometimes by a factor of more than ten. This is most striking in India, where 16% of the world's population own only 1% of the world's wealth and in China, which has the highest percentage of global population (24%) but only 3% of the world's wealth.
The chart compares
population
shares in various regions of the world with the distribution of
wealth
in these same regions. It can be
seen
that
wealth
is
heavily
concentrated in North America, Europe, and high income Asia-Pacific countries which together account for almost 90% of
global
wealth.
Even though
North America has
only
approximately 6% of the
world's
population
, it boasts
nearly
34% of
global
wealth
. A similar situation can be
seen
in Europe, which has 15% of the
global
population
but
30% of
global
wealth
, and high income Asia-Pacific countries with 5% of the
world's
population
but
24% of its wealth.
In contrast
, the
overall
share of
wealth
owned
by
people
in Africa, China, India, and other lower income countries in Asia is
considerably
less than their
population
share,
sometimes
by a factor of more than ten. This is most striking in India, where 16% of the
world's
population
own
only
1% of the
world's
wealth
and in China, which has the highest percentage of
global
population
(24%)
but
only
3% of the
world's
wealth
.