All the World’s Wealth in One Visual

This graphic shows the wealth of the entire world, proportionally broken down into the countries that hold it. While the US makes up less than 5% of the world's population, Americans control almost 30% of the world's wealth. In second place is China, which makes up 18.59% of the world's population and controls 17.7% of its wealth. That sounds more equitable on the surface, but neither nation is known for sharing the wealth with its citizens. Meanwhile, India looks fairly wealthy on this graphic, until you remember it contains 17.7% of the world's population. See a larger version of this chart and get the details at How Much. -via Digg

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Russia is at the top, with less than one percent of the world's wealth.

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Russia must be part of "other" with 3% of their population owning 90% of their wealth. They are 15th in GDP, far behind CA with a far less diverse economy. Putin's wealth is estimated at $50-200 billion or as much or as little as he wants it to be, but you still can't take it with you.What would you do with great wealth? Seriously? It's not as easy as it might seem. I fantasize about it before falling asleep and realize I have pretty much everything I need and want for nothing, but with more money I'd probably do foolish things or give most of it away. But to whom or for what cause? Who an I to meddle in the lives of others? What about unforeseen negative consequences and depriving people of the challenge of solving their own problems and pursuing their own destiny? The needs might seem endless and overwhelming and harm my own well-being. How do you give it away without throwing it away?

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