If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
48 persons would be men. 52 of them would be women.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
30 persons would be white. 70 of them would be non-white.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
12 people would be European. 61 people would be Asian. 13 people would be African. 13 of them would be North/South American. One person would be Oceanian.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
One person would have HIV. 99 people wouldn’t.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
86 people would be able to read. 14 would not.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
48 people can’t speak in order to defend their freedom. 52 can.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
One person would have college education. 99 wouldn’t.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
Seven people would have computers. 93 wouldn’t.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
15 would be overweight. 30 would always have enough to eat. 50 wouldn’t have a reliable source of food. 20 would be undernourished. One would be dying of starvation.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
68 people would breath clean air. 32 people would breathe polluted air.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
20 people would consume 80% of energy. 80 people would consume 20% of energy.
If the world were a village of 100 people . . .
Two people would be born each year. One person would die.
Count your blessings.