If all the wealth in the world were distributed evenly, how much money would each person have? How would this affect the everyday lives of westerners?

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Thanks for your help. Any references would be appreciated.

Answer 1

I couldn't find any estimate of the amount of money in the world. Considering there are so many currencies -- and their value changes daily -- that seems to be an impossible task.

If the wealth of the world were distributed evenly, westerners would be impoverished by our standards. But houses wouldn't cost a half million dollars if everybody was living on a few hundred dollars a year.