In Art

The World As 100 People

June 5, 2014

A fantastic thought experiment from the Jack Hagley, and a great way to put the size and diversity of the human world into perspective.

Take the whole world (of humans), and boil them down to just 100 people. What is their makeup? Their upbringing, education level, religion and standard of living? Click on the image snippets to see and explore the full size version.

Author Ben VanderVeen

Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.