Global Development: Gapminder misconceptions

What share of the population fof high income countries live in extreme poverty (with less than 2$ per day)?

• Less than 1%

• Around 11%

• Around 21%

• Around 40%

What share of the world's population don't have enough food to meet their daily needs?

• Around 11%

• Around 23%

• Around 37%

• Around 48%

In low income countries across the world, what share of girls went to school until at least the age of 11 (before the pandemic)?

• Around 20%

• Around 40%

• Around 60%

• Around 80%

How many companies in the world have a woman as top manager or CEO?

• Around 2%

• Around 12%

• Around 18%

• Around 24%

How many people around the world have access to safe drinking water in their home or close by?

• Around 30%

• Around 50%

• Around 70%

• Around 90%

In 1990, 58% of the World's population lived in low income countries. What is the share today?

• Around 9%

• Around 37%

• Around 49%

• Around 61%

How much of the world's economy comes from agriculture, forestry and fishing?

• Around 4%

• Around 24%

• Around 44%

• Around 54%

What share of the world's population live in megacities (cities with at least 10 million people)?

• Around 8%

• Around 28%

• Around 48%

• Around 68%

After water, which raw material is most used in the world in terms of volume?

• Oil

• Sand

• Wood

• Coal

What share of the world's population are refugees?

• Around 0.4%

• Around 4.4%

• Around 14.4%

• Around 24%