If the world were a village
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If the World were 100 PEOPLE:
50 would be female
50 would be male20 would be children
There would be 80 adults,
14 of whom would be 65 and olderThere would be:
61 Asians
12 Europeans
13 Africans
14 people from the Western HemisphereThere would be:
31 Christians
21 Muslims
14 Hindus
6 Buddhists
12 people who believe in other religions
16 people who not be aligned with a religion17 would speak Chinese
8 would speak Hindustani
8 would speak English
7 would speak Spanish
4 would speak Arabic
4 would speak Russian
52 would speak other languages82 would be able to read and write; 18 would not
1 would have a college education
1 would own a computer75 people would have some supply of food and a place to
shelter them from the wind and the rain, but 25 would not1 would be dying of starvation
17 would be undernourished
15 would be overweight83 would have access to safe drinking water
17 people would have no clean, safe water to drink