Band 8+: The chart below gives information about global population percentages and distribution of wealth by region.

The bar chart compares eight regions of the world by their population and wealth shares.

In general, three areas have a positive population-to-wealth ratio, meaning people in these regions have more money distributed amongst them, while five other areas of the world have a larger percentage of the planet’s population but only a small proportion of its wealth.

North America is home to around 6% of the world’s population but has just under 35% of its wealth, showing the most impressive gap in the chart. The Rich Asia Pacific region is one more area with significantly more wealth (about 24%) relative to its population (5%). Another and the last region with a larger wealth share is Europe. This continent has 15% of the Earth’s population but almost 30% of the world’s wealth.

As for territories with a negative population-to-wealth ratio, Africa, China, and India report the worst gaps. China, for example, has the largest proportion of the global population, with approximately 23%, but with regard to wealth, it accounts for just around 3%. Africa and India each have 1% of the world’s wealth but 10% and just over 15% of the planet’s population, respectively. The remaining regions where there are more residents than wealth are Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Other Asia Pacific. However, the differences in these areas are not as enormous as in Africa, China and India.