If we were a 100 people village...

This text is an updated version of Donella Meadows article published in 1990. And it was extracted from the "The Miniature Earth Blog":

http://blog.miniature-earth.com/

Check out the video as well (available in Portuguese):

http://www.miniature-earth.com/

The Miniature Earth text: If we could turn the population of the earth into a small community of 100 people, keeping the same proportions we have today, it would be something like this:

61 Asians 12 Europeans 08 North Americans 05 South America and the Caribbean 13 Africans 01 Oceania

50 women 50 men 47 lives in urban area 9 are disable

33 are Christian (Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, Anglicans and other Christians) 18 are Muslims 14 are Hindus 16 are non-religious 6 are Buddhists 13 practice other religions

43 live without basic sanitation 18 live without an improved water source

6 people own 59% of the entire wealth of the community

13 are hungry or malnourished 14 can’t read only 7 are educated at a secondary level only 12 have a computer only 3 have an internet connection

1 adult, aged 15-49, has HIV/AIDS.

The village spend more than US$1.12 trillion on military expenditures UN and only US$ 100 billion on development aid If you keep your food in a refrigerator And your clothes in a closet If you have a roof over your head And have a bed to sleep in You are richer than 75% of the entire world population.

If you have a bank account You’re one of the 30 wealthiest people in the world.

18 struggle to live on US$ 1.00 per day or less… 53 struggle to live on US$ 2.00 per day or less. Appreciate what you have And do your best for a better world.