14. The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth according to a study released today by the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER). The most comprehensive study of personal wealth ever undertaken also reports that the richest 1% of adults alone owned 40% of global assets in the year 2000 , and that the richest 10% of adults accounted for 85% of the world total. In contrast, the bottom half of the world adult population owned barely 1% of global wealth .
15. Wealth is heavily concentrated in North America, Europe, and high income Asia-Pacific countries . People in these countries collectively hold almost 90% of total world wealth. Although North America has only 6% of the world adult population, it accounts for 34% of household wealth.
16. According to the study, almost all of the world’s richest individuals live in North America, Europe, and rich Asia-Pacific countries. Each of these groups of countries contribute about one third of the members of the world’s wealthiest 10%. Japan and USA feature even more strongly among the richest 1% of individuals in the world, with 37% residing in the USA and 27% in Japan.
35. 6. Un món desigual: Els índex de desenvolupament. El índex de desenvolupament mesura l’evolució d’un país d’acord amb uns determinats indicadors. Així alguns països poden fer l’efecte d’estar desenvolupats segons uns índex, però no segons un altres. Country Development indicators Vietnam and Pakistan Both countries have a similar per capita GDP . However, life expectancy and literacy are considerably higher in Vietnam than they are in Pakistan. Saudi Arabia and Croatia Saudi Arabia has a per capita GDP comparable to that of Croatia. However, in Saudi Arabia there is greater inequality between men and women when considering access to education and political power. So, although they are equal on an economic development index - is less developed on a human development index.