Friday, January 21, 2011

World's Smallest Economy vs. The World's Richest Man

Tuvalu is economically one of the smallest nation in the world, while Carlos Slim Helu is the richest man. I compared the statistics of the two below:


Population

  • Tuvalu : approximately 10,000
  • CSH: 1 person


GDP vs Net Worth

  • Tuvalu GDP: $12.0 million
  • CHS Net Worth: $53.5 billion


Ethnic group:

  • Tuvalu: Polynesian: 96%
  • CSH: Lebanese, 100%


Sources:

www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Tuvalu.aspx

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