If 100 People Lived on Earth
If the earth's population was shrunk to exactly 100 people, and all proportions were kept the same, there would be:
58 Asians
10 East and West Europeans
14 North and South Americans, and
12 Africans
About 1/3 would have access to clean, safe drinking water
1/3 of the population would be children, only half of which would be vaccinated against preventable infectious diseases such as measles and polio
Of the 67 adults, 1/3 would be illiterate
20 people would receive 75% of the entire world's available income
Only 7 people would own an automobile
One person would have control over nuclear weapons
1/3 of the available land would be desert, tundra, pavement, and other wasteland; about 1/8 would be suitable for crops.
Source: Sustainability Institute
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