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| 100 People: A World Portrait |
Picture this complex world simply - the world as 100 people.
6.7 billion of us share this planet.
Who are we?
What do we look like?
What can we learn from others?
If the World were 100 PEOPLE: |
| Gender |
50 would be female
50 would be male |
| Age |
20 would be 0-14
67 would be 15-64
14 would be 65 and older |
| Geography |
5 would be from North America
9 would be from Latin America & the Caribbean
12 would be from Europe
61 would be from Asia
13 would be from Africa |
| Religion |
31 would be Christian
21 would be Muslim
14 would be Hindu
6 would be Buddhist
12 would believe in other religions
16 would not be religious or identify themselves
as being aligned with a particular faith |
| First Language |
17 would speak Chinese
8 would speak Hindustani
8 would speak English
7 would speak Spanish
4 would speak Arabic
4 would speak Russian
3 would speak Bengali
2 would speak Malay-Indonesian
2 would speak French
45 would speak other languages |
| Overall Literacy |
82 would be able to read and write
18 would not |
| Literacy by Gender |
87 males would be able to read and write
13 males would not be able to read and write
77 females would be able to read and write
23 females would not be able to read and write |
| Education |
87 males would be able to read and write
13 males would not be able to read and write
77 females would be able to read and write
23 females would not be able to read and write |
| Urban/Rural |
47 would be urban dwellers
53 would be rural dwellers |
| Drinking Water |
83 would have access to safe drinking water
17 would use unimproved water |
| Food |
17 would be undernourished |
| Infectious Disease |
<1% would have HIV/AIDS
<1%would have tuberculosis |
| Poverty |
53 would live on less than 2USD per day
50 would live in poverty |
| Electricity |
76 would have electricity
24 would not |
| Technology |
34 would be cell phone subscribers
17 would be active internet users
1 would own a computer |
The 100 People Foundation helps students to better understand the complex issues facing our planet and the resources we share.
By framing the global population as 100 people, our media makes education more engaging and effective, and improves students' abilities to remember and relate to what they learn.
Source information for each of the categories is available at the 100 People Foundation website.
100 People Foundation
www.100people.org
Video by: Artist Allysson Lucca's Miniature Earth project explores the concept of 100 people with powerful still images set to music. |
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