1. A Look at the World as it is Today If the World Were a Village of 100 PEople

2. If the World Were a Village of 100 People If we could reduce the world’s population of nearly 6.5 billion people to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios of goods, food, water, etc., remaining the same, the world would look something like this...

3. The village would have: 60 Asians 13 Africans 12 Europeans 9 Latin Americans (Central and South America, Mexico) 5 from USA and Canada 1 from the Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Islands)

4. Gender Ratio 51 would be male 49 would be female

5. Language 14 would speak Mandarin (Chinese) 8 would speak Hindu/Urdu 8 would speak English 7 would speak Spanish 4 would speak Russian 4 would speak Arabic

6. Religion 33 would be Christian 20 would be Muslims 13 would be Hindus 6 would be Budduists 14 would be members of other religions 12 would be non-religious

7. Age 27 would be under 15 years of age 7 would be over 64 years old

8. Homes 65 would live in an adequate home 35 would be living in substandard housing

9. Literacy 84 would be able to read and write at some level 16 would be unable to read or write at all

10. Daily Sustenance 67 would have various levels of food supplies deemed adequate 33 would be malnourished

11. Clean Drinking Water 67 would have access to clean water while 33 would be without access to a safe water supply

12. Running Water 61 would have running water 39 would lack access to running water

13. Electricity 24 would not have electricity Of the 76 that do have electricity, most would only be able to use it for light at night

14. Modern Conveniences There would be: 42 radios, 24 TVs 14 telephones 7 computers 7 would own a car 7 would have access to the internet

15. Education 10 would have a college education

16. Wealth 5 would control 32% of the entire world’s wealth 33 would be receiving (and struggling to live on) just 3% of the world’s income 53 would live on less than $2.00 a day

17. Parting Thoughts If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep... you are more comfortable than 75% of the people in this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace... you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy. If you can read this, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

18. Source Family Care Foundation www.familycare.org