How rich are you?

www.globalrichlist.com

puts things in perspective. there are 5,315,756,791 people poorer than me.

although i wonder how many hours they think i'm working, because i'm not getting paid as much as that per hour...

'You are in the top 14.18% richest people in the world.
There are 5,149,029,754 people poorer than you'

Wow! i dont believe that!
i dont think ive ever felt so rich.

its kinda sad that over 5 bilion people live on less than my crummy pay.

You are in the top 13.47% richest people in the world.
There are 5,191,539,456 people poorer than you.

That may be so, but are these people earning less than $2 an hour paying $100 per week in rent, and all those other factors such as cost of living?

Maybe they should go by disposable income?

You are in the top 4.65% richest people in the world.
There are 5,720,956,521 people poorer than you.

Now i feel a little better about the offer ive been made from work to stay on perminant, kinda puts things in perspective doesnt it!

NOn yeah the hourly rate does look a little over optimistic hehe

Motley

You are in the top 10.4% richest people in the world.
There are 5,375,963,777 people poorer than you.

Wow!

You are in the top 10.78% richest people in the world.
There are 5,352,807,244 people poorer than you.

Well... I guess I could now figure out how much you guys own. But seriously, if I got the 8.33 per hour that they say I do, I'd work 28 hours a week given what I actually work, 4.33 per hour is more like it! I suppose they do something with the tax?

Whatever it is, MiG is right and they should take cost of living into account. but I still think all us 1st Worlders will be pretty much better off than a couple of billion people

"You are in the top 0.895% richest people in the world.
There are 5,946,256,449 people poorer than you."

Wow that really is humbling though as stated by peeps previously the 'hourly' figure is somewhat generous. I wonder if they wanted you to enter your net or gross annual figure though.....

EDIT: After fiddling with the income figure till it nearly matched my 'hourly' rate I got -

"You are in the top 4.62% richest people in the world.
There are 5,722,513,043 people poorer than you. "

You are in the top 10.78% richest people in the world.
There are 5,352,807,244 people poorer than you.

I'm not that rich at all top ten % I'm sure thats not right

You are in the top 2.05% richest people in the world.
There are 5,876,608,695 people poorer than me

If they balanced it out with my debt's too I'm sure I'd be way further down. If this is based purely on income and doesn't take into account the actual cost of living in various places in the world would owing more than you have make you poorer than someone who has nothing?

Very cool site. I always try and explain that to my students when they say they're 'poor' because they can't upgrade their ipods to the ones with video.

14.38% with what i typhically make in a year. Allow me to note that anyone who makes what I typhically make in a year qualifies for welfare, food stamps, etc, and thus would make more.

With what I'm making *this* year, 12.39%

Debts and cost of living not withstanding, thats still pretty impressive. It also makes it obvious to me how much it takes to move between percentiles....

I am in the top 1% of the richest people in the world cos I have wonderful, wonderful friends who give me a permenant feeling of warm fuzzies!

oh wait, that's not what this is about

mmmm strange. As I currently have no income, I put in how much I have been spending this year which works out at UKP 4 a day. (lets not factor in debt cause it'll just depress me).

And on this figure it says that my hourly wage is UKP 1.04 an hour! Which is 27 hours a week - jesus, where do these guys work? And can I work there also - I'm sure they pay better than UKP 1.04 an hour!

Still got asked if I want to consider donating some money though.

Is richness only measured in dollars?????

Doc

excellent site but there's other things to consider.

unbelieveably £1000 a year is still top 20%

I've not earnt a penny yet this year and i'm totally skint.

That puts me in the 'if you earn less than £100 we cannot calculate.....' category

woops,

m

Something to consider..

We are all comparatively rich.

We don't have to walk an hour to get fresh water every day.

We get to eat more than a cupful of rice every day.

*is thankful*

Many people in the West live with no community, no social support above a giro to pay for GM food, alcohol to drown their sorrows and cigs to calm their nerves, and they feel scared everyday.

Richness has many attributes above and beyond how much cash you have in your back pocket. Richness of community, richness of culture, richness of opportunity.

(thinks this thread should be moved to social discussion)

if i'm this rich why am i always skint?

top 2.57% and there are 5,845,478,260 people poorer than me.

"You are in the top 0.877% richest people in the world.
There are 5,947,370,735 people poorer than you."

Damn man - my round then ?