The bar chart below illustrates global population percentages and the distribution of wealth in the regions of North America, China, other Asia Pacific, India, Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and rich Asia Pacific.
A trend can be observed where the population percentage and global wealth are inversely proportional, except for Europe.
North America has the second smallest population, 7%, but the largest global wealth of 34%. China, on the other hand, has the biggest population (26%); however, its global wealth is very low at 3%. A similar pattern can be seen in other regions, such as other Asia Pacific, which has a 16% population and only 3% global wealth. Next comes India with the same population as other Asia Pacific countries, but a mere 1% global wealth. Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean have populations of 10% and 7%, while their global wealth is 1% and 4%, respectively. With 5% of the population, rich Asia Pacific has 24% global wealth. Although Europe has the same population as India, its global wealth is far greater at 30%.
Overall, North America has the largest global wealth, and India has the lowest. China is the most populated, and rich Asia Pacific is the least.