If we
could shrink the Earth's population to a village of precisely 100
people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look
like this:
- There would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Western
Hemisphere,
including North and South America, and 8 from Africa.
- 51 would be female, and 49 would be male.
- 70 would be non-white,
while
30 would be white.
- 66
would be non-Christian and 33 Christian.
- 80 would live in substandard
housing.
- 70 would be unable to read.
- Half of the entire village's
wealth would be in the hands of only 6 people, and all 6 would be citizens
of the United States.
- Half would suffer from malnutrition.
- 1 would be
near death, and 1 would be near birth.
- Only 1 would have a college
education.
- Only 1 would own a computer.
When one considers our world from such an incredibly compressed
perspective, the need for both tolerance and understanding becomes
glaringly apparent.
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