If the World were 100 People: Global Statistics Simplified

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Gender 50 would be female
50 would be male

Age 26 would be 0-14
66 would be 15-64
8 would be 65 and older

Geography 60 would be from Asia
15 would be from Africa
11 would be from Europe
9 would be from Latin America & the Caribbean
5 would be from North America

Religion 33 would be Christian
22 would be Muslim
14 would be Hindu
7 would be Buddhist
12 would believe in other religions
12 would not be religious or identify themselves
as being aligned with a particular faith

First Language 12 would speak Chinese
5 would speak Spanish
5 would speak English
3 would speak Arabic
3 would speak Hindi
3 would speak Bengali
3 would speak Portuguese
2 would speak Russian
2 would speak Japanese
62 would speak other languages

Overall Literacy 83 would be able to read and write
17 would not

Literacy by Gender 88 males would be able to read and write
12 males would not be able to read and write
79 females would be able to read and write
21 females would not be able to read and write

Education 76 eligible males would have a primary school education
72 eligible females would have a primary school education

66 eligible males would have a secondary school education
63 eligible females would have a secondary school education

7 would have a college degree

Urban/Rural 51 would be urban dwellers
49 would be rural dwellers

Drinking Water 87 would have access to safe drinking water
13 would use unimproved water

Food 15 would be undernourished
Infectious Disease

Poverty 48 would live on less than $2 USD per day
1 out of 2 children would live in poverty

Electricity 78 would have electricity
22 would not

Technology 75 would be cell phone users
30 would be active internet users
22 would own or share a computer

Sanitation 65 would have improved sanitation
16 would have no toilets
19 would have unimproved toilets