Even 500 dollars a year ($1.45 for one person) income puts you in the "top 80%" of the world, which means there's a billion people that make LESS than that. $1

Even 500 dollars a year ($1.45 for one person) income puts you in the "top 80%" of the world, which means there's a billion people that make LESS than that. $1,000 a year puts you in the 50% of the world per income. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ http://www.globalrichlist.com/ (It seemed too small to me too, until I visited places were people earn $1 a day, like Cambodia -- that is, less than $500 per year).