Globally, the average income for an adult is $23,380 (when adjusted for purchasing power parity, or PPP). Sounds pretty good, right?
However, this figure conceals wide disparities between and within countries. The richest 10% of the world's population currently take home 52% of the income, while the poorest half earn just 8% — an individual from the top 10% will earn $122,100, but an individual from the bottom half will earn just $3,920.
From the food we eat and the clothes we wear to the education and healthcare we get and the home we live in, money plays a huge part in shaping our lives.
