The Wealth of the Nations

            Throughout the world, there is a dramatic difference in the wealth of nations. Twenty eight percent of the entire worlds population controls eighty percent of the worlds wealth, leaving the remaining twenty percent of wealth to be divided among the remaining seventy two percent of the population. Since the wealth of a nation is comprised of several different aspects, it can be determined why certain nations in the world have larger amounts of wealth than other nations. The amount of wealth of a country differs diversely along with birthrate, life expectancy as well as income. Each of the factors greatly contributes to the gross national product per capita and the wealth of the nation in general.

             Per capita wealth is a measure of the gross national product of a country divided amongst all of the population, those who do not work included. Countries with high populations, but with low gross national product have smaller per capita wealth than a country with the same gross national product, but a lower population would have. Unfortunately, it is most often the countries known as "third world" who have some of the lowest per capita wealth in the world. Population increases and a standstill in gross national product would lead to a lower per capita wealth, while a zero population growth and increase, or even a standstill in gross national product would lead to a higher per capita wealth, which in many of the developing countries, would be a great thing, allowing some hopefully to leave the constant threat of extreme poverty, in which they constantly face life. .

             The birth rate of countries is another factor which influences the wealth of a nation. Countries with higher birth rate are most often countries that have limited medical care, and high populations. When a country has limited medical care, more people die from diseases that are easily cured in richer nations. Epidemics spread rapidly, knocking out families as well as entire villages.

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