Band 7+: The chart below gives information about global population percentages and distribution of wealth by region.

The bar chart provides data about the proportions of the global population and the allocation of wealth among various regions in the world.

Overall, it is evident that regions with low populations owned high global wealth. In contrast, the rest of the regions had high population figures that accounted for a lower share of wealth.

To be specific, North America made up only approximately 7% of the global population; it held nearly 35% of the global wealth. Europe followed a similar pattern, representing 15% of the world’s population but 30% of the total wealth. Likewise, the rich Asia-Pacific comprised only 5% of the population yet controlled 25% of the wealth.

On the contrary, the remaining regions showed a reverse trend, where their populations were far higher than their wealth. The most notable feature is China, which had the highest percentage of the population, nearly 25%, but owned less than 5% of the wealth. India and the other Asia-Pacific regions shared 16% of the population, yet possessed just 1% and 4% of the wealth, respectively. Similarly, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean ranked lowest in terms of population, with 10% and 7%, respectively, and accounted for marginally below 5% of the wealth.