If the World were a Village… …of 100 people: Source: “Who lives in the Global Village?”, by Donella Meadows, 1990; statistics updated 2005

60 would be Asian 13 would be American (N, S, & Central) 14 would be African 12 would be European 1 would be from the South Pacific

51 would be women, 49 would be men 30 would be children, 70 would be adults 82 would be non-white, 18 would be white 90 would be heterosexual, 10 would be homosexual

33 would be Christians 21 would be Muslim 15 would be Hindu 6 would be Buddhist 5 would be Animists 6 would be believe in other religions 15 would be without religion (or athiest)

15 would speak Chinese (Mandarin) 7 would speak English 6 would speak Hindi 6 would speak Spanish 5 would speak Russian 4 would speak Arabic 3 would speak Bengali 3 would speak Portuguese The rest would speak Indonesian, Japanese, German, French, or other languages

50 would be undernourished 1 would be dying of starvation while 15 were overweight 1 would have HIV/AIDS 6 people would possess 59% of the wealth (all from the United States) 74 people would own 39%, and 20 people would share the remaining 2%

Of the energy in this village, 20 people consume 80% and 80 people share the remaining 20% 33 have no clean, safe drinking water 39 have no access to proper sanitation 15 adults are illiterate 1 adult has a university degree 7 have access to the Internet

In 1 year, 1 person would die, but 2 would be born If you have money in the village bank, money in your wallet, and spare change around the house somewhere, then you would be among the richest 8