If the World Were a Village David J. Smith

Planet Earth – The Global Village Earth population - 7 billions – 196 countries 32 countries with 40 millions + 11 countries with 100 millions + China 1.3 billions India 1.1 billions Canada 34 millions 7 billions = 100 people 1 person = 70 million people

6 most populated countries Nationalities 61 from Asia 14 from Africa 11 from Europe 8 from Latin America 5 from Canada & USA 1 from Oceania 20 from China 17 from India 5 from USA 4 from Indonesia 3 from Brazil 3 from Pakistan By continents 6 most populated countries

Languages 6000 languages 21 Chinese (16 Mandarin) Ni hao ma? Hello! Zdraz-vooy-teh. ;Hola! Ahlan. Selamat pagi. 50% + speak 8 languages 21 Chinese (16 Mandarin) 9 English 9 Hindi 7 Spanish 4 Arabic 4 Bengali 3 Portuguese 3 Russian

Ages 1/5 under 9 years old 50% + under 30 9 under age 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 over 79 1 person dies – 2 babies are born every year Village average age 66

Religions 33 Christians 21 Muslims 13 Hindus 9 shamanism, animism, folk religions 6 Buddhists 2 Confucianism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Jainism 1 Jewish 15 non-religious

Food 31 sheep & goats 23 cows, bulls, oxen 15 pigs 3 camels 2 horses 250 chickens (twice as many as people) No shortage of food But food isn’t divided equally 50 do not have a reliable source of food, are hungry some or all of the time 13 are severely undernourished 37 always have enough to eat

Air & Water 83 access to safe water 64 access to adequate sanitation 68 breathe clean air 17 do not and must spend part of each day to get safe water 36 do not have public or household sewage 32 breathe unhealthy air because of pollution

Schooling & Literacy 36 school-aged villagers (ages 5 to 24 ) 30 attend school 1 teacher 72 people over age 15 59 can read at least a little 13 cannot read at all 2/3 of illiterate are women

Money & possessions If equally divided each person would have $10 000 US dollars per year 10 richest own 50% + Each has $25 000 + 10 poorest each has $1/day 75 people average $4/day Average cost of food, shelter, other necessities $5000 per year

Electricity 76 have electricity 24 do not 42 radios 28 televisions (7 with cable) 61 telephones (40 have cell phones) 15 computers

The village Growing rate of 1.15 people per year By 2100 - 200 people 1000 BCE = 1 person 500 BCE = 2 people 1 CE = 3 people In 1000 = 5 people In 1500 = 8 people In 1650 = 10 people In 1800 = 17 people In 1900 = 32 people In 2011 = 100 people In the past In the future

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