1. The Global Village
The world is a crowded place. As of today the world’s population is 6,600,000,000.
24 countries have more that 50 million people.
11 countries have more than 100 million people.

2. Imagine the world as a village of just 100 people.
The Global Village
Imagine the world as a village of just 100 people.
Each person in the village would represent about 64 million people from the real world
Lets’ meet the people of the Global Village

3. If the World were a village of 100 People
50 would be females
50 would be males

4. If the World were a village of 100 People
61 are from Asia
12 are from Europe
8 are from Latin America (including Mexico)
13 are from Africa
5 are from North America (excluding Mexico)
1 is from Oceania

5. If the World were a village of 100 People
More than ½ are under 30 years old
The ages of the villagers are:
10 are children under 5 years old
10 are between ages 5 and 9
19 are between ages 10 and 19
16 are between ages 20 and 29
15 are between ages 30 and 39
11 are between ages 40 and 49
9 are between ages 50 and 59
6 are between ages 60 and 69
3 are between ages 70 and 79
1 is over 79

6. If the World were a village of 100 People
More than ½ the people in the village come from the 10 most populated countries:
21 are from China
17 are from India
5 are from the United States
4 are from Indonesia
3 are from Brazil
3 are from Pakistan
2 are from Bangladesh
2 are from Russia
2 are from Japan
2 are from Nigeria

7. If the World were a village of 100 People
70 would be people of color
30 would be white

8. If the World were a village of 100 People
11 would be “other”
6 would be Buddhist
1 would be Jewish
32 would be Christian
20 would be Muslims
13 Hindus
15 are non-religious

9. If the World were a village of 100 People
1 would have a college education
1 would own a computer

10. If the World were a village of 100 People
80 will live in sub standard housing
14 will be unable to read

11. If the World were a village of 100 People
50 would suffer from malnutrition
15 would be over weight
1 would be dying of starvation

12. If the World were a village of 100 People
75 of the villagers have some supply of food and a place to shelter them from wind and rain.
25 villagers do not.

13. If the World were a village of 100 People
82 villagers have access to a source of safe water either in their homes or within a short distance.
The other 18 spend a large part of the day getting safe water.
Most of the water collection is done by women and girls.

14. If the World were a village of 100 People
60 villagers have access to adequate sanitation – they have public or household sewage disposal.
The other 40 do not.

15. If the World were a village of 100 People
68 villagers breathe clean air.
The other 32 breathe air the is unhealthy because of pollution.