A Look at the Wealth of our World

Pretend that

  1. the area of the world is 100
  2. the population is 100 people
  3. the total number of dollar bills in the world is 100     

Please fill out the following chart with your group members:

Region  Area    Population  Number of Dollar Bills Number of $ per person

Northern Europe

       
Eastern Europe         
Western Europe        

The Former Soviet Union

       

Africa

       

Middle East

       

South Asia

       

South/South East Asia

       

Oceania

       

North America

       

South/Central America and the Caribbean 

       

Japan

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

The correct answers (The data is as of 2001)

Region  Area    Population  Number of Dollar Bills Number of $ per person
Northern Europe  1 0.4 2 5.8
Eastern Europe  1 2 1 0.6
Western Europe   2 6 28 4.6
The Former Soviet Union   17 5 2 0.3
Africa   23 13 2 0.1
Middle East    5 4 2 0.5
South Asia    3 22 2 0.1
South/South East Asia 12 34 20 0.6
Oceania   6 0.5 2 3.2
North America  15 5 32 6.4
South/Central America and the Caribbean   15 8.4 6 0.8
Japan 0.3 2 14 6.5

Source of data :世界の国一覧表 2001年版(財団法人 世界の動き社

Translated from the following webpage: http://www.joca.or.jp/ob-kai/krk/world100/world100.htm