Band 8+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart below gives information about global population percentages and distribution of wealth by region. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the distribution of global population and global wealth across eight regions of the world.

Overall, it is clear that wealth is unevenly distributed when compared to population. Regions such as North America, Europe, and Rich Asia-Pacific possess the majority of the world’s wealth, despite having a relatively small share of the global population. In contrast, regions like China, India, Africa, and Latin America have large populations but minimal wealth.

North America holds the highest proportion of global wealth at approximately 34%, while its population is only around 6%. Similarly, Europe accounts for about 30% of the world’s wealth with just 15% of the population. Rich Asia-Pacific shows a similar pattern with 24% of global wealth and only 5% of the population.

On the other hand, China has the largest share of the global population at roughly 24%, but only around 3% of global wealth. India, Africa, and Latin America & the Caribbean each have high population figures but control just 2% or less of global wealth.