If the World Were 100 People

¿If the world were 100 people, how many of them would have a college degree?

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London-based designer Jack Hagley has created an infographic based on the simple premise of: what the world would like if it were represented by 100 people. The statistics cover a broad range, including: gender, age, race and religion. You can find the original source of the data used here.

Hagley specializes in infographics. To see more be sure to check out his website for more interestingness. Prints of the above infographic are also available here.

1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What is the big story this chart tells?

3. What about this chart was most surprising?

4. What's the best news from this chart?

5. What's the worst news from this chart?

6. What question do you have about this chart?

7. In the comments section, based on the information from the chart, compare your life to that of the average person in the world:

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Action Extension

48% of the world lives on less than $2 US a day. Calculate how much money it costs for you to live each day (include housing, food, clothing, transportation, medical care, etc.). List the things you would have to give up to live on only $2 a day.