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    (noting the rough distribution of consumption power thru-out the world)
     
    (stats of people living under 2$ and 1$ per day)
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    * 12% of the worlds population lives in North America and Western Europe, but 60% of the Worlds private consumption is done by these people as almost opposite to South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa where a third of the worlds population lives but only 3,2% of consumption is done by these people
    * 12% of the worlds population lives in North America and Western Europe, but 60% of the Worlds private consumption is done by these people as almost opposite to South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa where a third of the worlds population lives but only 3,2% of consumption is done by these people
    * In 1999 2,8 billion which is two fifths of the world population had to live on under 2$/day. 2$/day is considered a minimum income by the [[UN]] and the World Bank. Of these 1,2 billion lived in '''extreme poverty''' meaning having to survive on under a dollar a day