Factfulness

1. In all low-income countries across the world today, how many girls finish primary school? 

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

2. Where does the majority of the world 

population live? 

• Low Income Countries

  A country where a person earns $1,043/year or less.

• Middle Income Countries

• High Income Countries

  A country where a person earns $12,746/year or more.

3. In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has: 

• Almost doubled

• Remained more or less the same

• Almost halved

4. What is the life expectancy of the world today? 

Life expectancy means the average age someone will live to

• 50 years

• 60 years

• 70 years

5. There are 2 billion children in the world today aged 0-15 years old. How many children will there be in the year 2100?

• 4 billion

• 3 billion

• 2 billion

6. The United Nations (UN) predicts that by 2100 the world population will have increased by another 4 billion people. What is the main reason?  

• There will be more children (age below 15)

• There will be more adults (age 15-74)

• There will be more very old people (age 75+)

7. How did the number of deaths per year from natural disasters change over the last 100 years?

• More than doubled

• Remained about the same

• Decreased to less than half

8. There are roughly 7 billion people in the world today. Which map best shows where they live? (Each figure represents 1 billion people) 

• A

• B

• C

9. How many of the world’s 1-year-old children today have been vaccinated against some disease?

• 20%

• 50%

• 80%

10. Worldwide, 30-year-old men have spent 10 years in school, on average. How many years have women of the same age spent in school? 

• 9 years

• 6 years

• 3 years