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Here's what today's world would look like if the population were just 100 people

Florence FuAug 12, 2016, 19:41 IST

There are approximately 7 billion people on Earth today. At such a large scale, it's hard to visualize how we compare to one another, but it's much easier if we imagine there were only 100 people.

If this were the total population, 22 of those 100 people wouldn't have electricity and 17 people wouldn't be able to read or write. We created a gif that breaks down these stats to give perspective on how people live around the world.

Keep scrolling to see more.

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