The chart below gives information about global population percentages and distribution of wealth by region

The bar chart compares the percentage of the global

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with the proportion of global

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held in eight different regions.

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,

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is unevenly distributed across the world.

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North America, Europe and rich Asia-Pacific account for the vast majority of global

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, regions

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as India, Africa and China hold much less despite having much larger populations. North America is the wealthiest region, possessing around 35% of global

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, despite having only about 6% of the

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population

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. Europe and rich Asia-Pacific

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show a similar pattern

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Europe has approximately 15% of the

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but almost 30% of global

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rich Asia-Pacific holds about 24% of the

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wealth

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with only 5% of the

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.

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, poorer countries show the opposite trend. China represents almost 25% of the global

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but holds only around 3% of the

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wealth

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. India and Africa follow a similar pattern, each accounting for about 15% and 10% of the

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, respectively, yet possessing less than 2% of global

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. Latin America only shows a slight imbalance, with around 8% of the

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and roughly 4% of global

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. In summary, the chart highlights a significant global inequality, with

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heavily concentrated in a few regions

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the majority of the

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population

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holds only a small share.