Matters of Scale - Spending Priorities

Amount of money needed each year (in addition to current expenditures) to provide reproductive health care for all women in developing countries

Amount of money spent annually on perfumes in Europe and the United States

Amount of money needed each year (in addition to current expenditures) to provide water and sanitation for all people in developing nations

Amount of money spent annually on cosmetics in the United States

Amount of money needed each year (in addition to current expenditures) to provide basic health an nutrition needs universally in the developing world

Amount of money spent each year on pet food in Europe and the United States

Amount of money needed each year (in addition to current expenditures) to provide basic education for all people in developing nations

Amount of money spent each year on militaries worldwide

Combined wealth of the world's richest 225 people

Combined annual income of the world's poorest 2.5 billion people