These pictures of toys around the world show how much we have in common
In an Indian home living on $29/month per adult, the favorite toy is a plastic bottle.
In a Burundian home living on $29/month per adult, the favorite toy is dried maize.
In a Zimbabwean home living on $34/month per adult, the favorite toy is a home-made ball.
In a Haitian home living on $39/month per adult, the favorite toy is a tennis ball.
In a Zimbabwean home living on $41/month per adult, the favorite toy is an old toy car.
In a Burkinabe home living on $45/month per adult, the favorite toy is a broken plastic doll.
In a Burkinabe home living on $54/month per adult, the favorite toy is a tire.
In an Indian home living on $65/month per adult, the favorite toy is a home-made cricket bat.
In an Indian home living on $80/month per adult, the favorite toy is a broken plastic doll.
In a Filipino home living on $98/month per adult, the favorite toys are action figures.
In a Palestinian home living on $112/month per adult, the favorite toy is a plastic bottle.
In a Colombian home living on $123/month per adult, the favorite toy is a soccer ball.
In a Nigerian home living on $124/month per adult, the favorite toys are wooden poles.
In a Colombian home living on $145/month per adult, the favorite toy is a plastic ball.
In a Colombian home living on $163/month per adult, the favorite toy is a cat.
In a Filipino home living on $170/month per adult, the favorite toy is a plastic doll.
In a Tunisian home living on $176/month per adult, the favorite toy is a teddy bear.
In a Tunisian home living on $218/month per adult, the favorite toy is a scooter.
In an Indian home living on $245/month per adult, the favorite toy is a toy truck.
In a Jordanian home living on $249/month per adult, the favorite toy is a stuffed animal.
In a Rwandan home living on $251/month per adult, the favorite toy is a stick.
In a Bolivian home living on $254/month per adult, the favorite toy is a soccer ball.
In a Bolivian home living on $265/month per adult, the favorite toy is a toy truck.
In a Cambodian home living on $463/month per adult, the favorite toy is a puppy.
In a Ukrainian home living on $476/month per adult, the favorite toy is a cell phone.
In a Latvian home living on $480/month per adult, the favorite toy is a stuffed animal.
In a Jordanian home living on $583/month per adult, the favorite toy is a table computer.
In a Ukrainian home living on $694/month per adult, the favorite toy is a Lego figurine.
In a Mexican home living on $1,093/month per adult, the favorite toy is an electric guitar.
In a Swedish home living on $2,223/month per adult, the favorite toys are plastic dolls
In a Chinese home living on $2,235/month per adult, the favorite toy is a military tank model.
In a Kenyan home living on $3,268/month per adult, the favorite toy is a tablet computer.
In a Nepalese home living on $3,829/month per adult, the favorite toy is a teddy bear.
In an American home living on $4,650/month per adult, the favorite toy is baseball gear.
In a Swedish home living on $4,883/month per adult, the favorite toy is a Lego set.
In a Jordanian home living on $7,433/month per adult, the favorite toy is a large stuffed animal.
In a Latvian home living on $11,381/month per adult, the favorite toy is a stuffed animal.
In case you were wondering, here's a look at world population by income. It's a continuous scale — not a clear divide between the haves and the have-nots — with most people in the middle.
Income is rising everywhere and has been for the past 200 years. Here's Hans Rosling's famous presentation on that trend.
Inequality is a problem, but progress is real.
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