“If the World Were 100 People” Answer Key

If the world were 100 people there would be:

57 Asians

21 Europeans

14 North and South Americans

8 Africans

52 females

48 males

70 nonwhite, 30 white

59 percent of the entire world’s wealth would belong to only 6 people and all 6 would be citizens of the United States

80 would live in substandard housing

70 would be unable to read

50 would suffer from malnutrition

1 would be near death

1 would be near birth

1 would have a college education

1 would have a computer