Notes:
- Earth's population was 7.05 billion people in 2012- It was crowded!
- If the world were a village of 100 people, 60 of them would be from Asia
- 15 would be from Africa
- 11 would be from Europe
- 8 would be from South/Central America
- 5 would be from the U.S. and Canada combined
- Most common languages:
- 21 people speak some form of Chinese (16 Mandarin)
- 9 speak Hindi
- 9 speak English
- 7 speak Spanish
- 4 speak Portuguese
- Ages:
- 9 under 5
- 10 between 5 and 9
- 18 between 10 and 19
- 17 between 20 and 29
- 15 between 30 and 39
- 12 between 40 and 49
- 9 between 50 and 59
- 6 between 60 and 69
- 3 between 70 and 79
- 1 older than 79
- Religions:
- 33 Christians
- 27 Muslims
- 15 non-religious
- 14 Hindu
- 9 practice Shamanism
- 5 Buddhists
- 2 other religions
- Food sources:
- 37 sheep and goats
- 23 cows, bulls, and oxen
- 13 pigs
- 3 camels
- 2 horses
- 700 chickens (7 times as many chickens as people)
- 30 people do not have a reliable source of food, and are hungry
- 17 people are severely undernourished and are always hungry
- Air and Water:
- 87 have access to clean water
- 13 don't have access to clean water
- School/Work:
- 36 school-aged
- 30 of 36 go to school
- The other 6 are working instead
- 3 work at home or just for family farms
- Other 3 are soldiers or work at markets
- 14 people can't read out of everybody
- 63 people can have jobs
- Only 37 do work out of the 63
- Money and Possession:
- The richest 10 people have 85% of the money
- The other 90 people share the other 15% of the money
- The poorest 10 people have less than $2 every day.
- The other 80 people have something in between rich and poor
- The average cost of food, shelter, and possessions is $5000
- Many people don't have enough for food, shelter, and unnecessary possessions
- Energy
- 76 have access to electricity
- 24 do not have any electricity at all
- 73% of energy comes from fossil fuels
- 17% of energy comes from nuclear power
- 10% of energy comes from wind and water
- Health
- 41 people live in an area where Malaria is spread
- 6 people get Malaria each year
- About 80 people have gotten vaccines against viruses
- Village past, present and future
- In 1000 B.C .E., 1 person lived in the village
- In 500 B.C.E., 2 people lived in the village
- 1 C.E.: 3 people
- 1000: 5 people
- 1500: 8 people
- 1650: 10 people
- Message
- 250 people is about the most people the village can hold while supplies for survival last
The statistics of the world we are living in really surprised me, because I had no clue that there were this many people around the world that are in need of serious help. I feel very lucky to live the life I am living, because I realized that so many people are nowhere near as fortunate as I am. It really upset me that the majority of people are unable to live a life as successful as most people in my area. I wish that everyone could have a life full of opportunity, because the most capable person to ever live may not even have enough money or even survival essentials to support their family. I hope that other people, including myself, can find more ways to help these people in need, so that they can live the life they deserve.