The graph compares the proportion of the population in different regions of the world with the distribution of wealth in these regions. You can see that wealth is highly concentrated in North America, Europe, and the high-income countries of Asia and the Pacific, which together make up nearly 90% of the world's population. can.
Although North America has only about 6% of the world's population, it owns nearly 34% of the world's wealth. A similar situation can be observed in Europe, where 15% of the world's population but 30% of the world's wealth live, and in high-income countries in the Asia-Pacific region with 5% of the world's population but almost a quarter of their wealth.
In contrast, the total wealth share of people in Africa, China, India, and other lower-income countries in Asia is significantly less than their share of the population, sometimes ten times as much. Most surprisingly this is in India, where 16% of the world population owns only 1% of world wealth, and in China, which has the highest proportion of the world population (24%) but only 3% of world wealth.
The graph compares the proportion of the
population
in
different
regions of the
world
with the distribution of
wealth
in these regions. You can
see
that
wealth
is
highly
concentrated in North America, Europe, and the high-income countries of Asia and the Pacific, which together
make
up
nearly
90% of the
world's
population
.
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.
Although North America has
only
about 6% of the
world's
population
, it
owns
nearly
34% of the
world's
wealth
. A similar situation can
be observed
in Europe, where 15% of the
world's
population
but
30% of the
world's
wealth
live
, and in high-income countries in the Asia-Pacific region with 5% of the
world's
population
but
almost a quarter of their wealth.
In contrast
, the total
wealth
share of
people
in Africa, China, India, and other lower-income countries in Asia is
significantly
less than their share of the
population
,
sometimes
ten times as much. Most
surprisingly
this is in India, where 16% of the
world
population
owns
only
1% of
world
wealth
, and in China, which has the highest proportion of the
world
population
(24%)
but
only
3% of
world
wealth
.