Collective Terms
There are many collective terms, and some of them are surprising. This is a list of them for fauna only, simply as a reference source. You can find many more here.
Aerie. An aerie of Eagles.
Bob. A bob of seals.
Gaggle. A gaggle of geese. (On land only. In the air see skein, team or wedge.)
Herd. A herd of cattle. (Cattle, Seals)
Harem. A harem of seals. (Female seal mates of a dominant male.)
Harras. A collective term for a grouped team of horses.
Flight. A flight of
Flock. A flock of sheep. (Applies to sheep, pigeons, doves)
Murder. A murder of crows.
Pack. A pack of wolves. (Applies to Dogs, Wolves)
Pod. A pod of whales.
Rag. A rag of colts. (Seems to apply only to young male horses.
Rookery. A rookery of seals. (See also Herd, Harem and Bob)
School. A school of dolphins. (Applies to dolphins, porpoises.)
Shoal. A shoal of fish. (Applies to most fish, eg Sardines, Tuna etc.)
Skein. A skein of geese. (In flight only. See Gaggle.)
String. A string of horses. (Horses used by a single individual, such as a string of horses used by one messenger for a journey.)
Stud. A stud of horses. (Horses used for breeding purposes.)
Team. A team of horses. (For horses a team must be organised. For geese, not so.)
Troop. A troop of chimpanzees.
Unkindness. An unkindness of Ravens.
Wedge. A wedge of geese. (In flight only. See Gaggle)
Colony. A colony of … (many creatures, including chimps, birds, and humans)
The financial concept of wealth is broad, and it can take many forms.
While your wealth is most likely driven by the dollars in your bank account and the value of your stock portfolio and house, wealth also includes a number of smaller things as well, such as the old furniture in your garage or a painting on the wall.
From the macro perspective of a country, wealth is even more all-encompassing — it’s not just about the assets held by private households or businesses, but also those owned by the public. What is the value of a new toll bridge, or an aging nuclear power plant?
Today’s visualization comes to us from HowMuch.net, and it shows all of the world’s wealth in one place, sorted by country.
Global Wealth Distribution at 2019.
Total Wealth by Region
In 2019, total world wealth grew by $9.1 trillion to $360.6 trillion, which amounts to a 2.6% increase over the previous year.
Here’s how that divvies up between major global regions:
RegionTotal Wealth ($B, 2019)% Global ShareWorld$360,603100.0%North America$114,60731.8%Europe$90,75225.2%Asia-Pacific$64,77818.0%China$63,82717.7%India$12,6143.5%Latin America$9,9062.7%Africa$4,1191.1%
Last year, growth in global wealth exceeded that of the population, incrementally increasing wealth per adult to $70,850, a 1.2% bump and an all-time high.
That said, it’s worth mentioning that Credit Suisse, the authors of the Global Wealth Report 2019 and the source of all this data, notes that the 1.2% increase has not been adjusted for inflation.
Ranking Countries by Total Wealth
Which countries are the richest?
Let’s take a look at the 15 countries that hold the most wealth, according to Credit Suisse:
RankCountryRegionTotal Wealth ($B, 2019)% Global ShareGlobal Total$360,603100.0%#1 United StatesNorth America$105,99029.4%#2 ChinaChina$63,82717.7%#3 JapanAsia-Pacific$24,9926.9%#4 GermanyEurope$14,6604.1%#5 United KingdomEurope$14,3414.0%#6 FranceEurope$13,7293.8%#7 IndiaIndia$12,6143.5%#8 ItalyEurope$11,3583.1%#9 CanadaNorth America$8,5732.4%#10 SpainEurope$7,7722.2%#11 South KoreaAsia-Pacific$7,3022.0%#12 AustraliaAsia-Pacific$7,2022.0%#13 TaiwanAsia-Pacific$4,0621.1%#14 SwitzerlandEurope$3,8771.1%#15 NetherlandsEurope$3,7191.0%All Other Countries$56,58515.7%
The 15 wealthiest nations combine for 84.3% of global wealth.
Leading the pack is the United States, which holds $106.0 trillion of the world’s wealth — equal to a 29.4% share of the global total. Interestingly, the United States economy makes up 23.9% of the size of the world economy in comparison.
Behind the U.S. is China, the only other country with a double-digit share of global wealth, equal to 17.7% of wealth or $63.8 trillion. As the country continues to build out its middle class, one estimate sees Chinese private wealth increasing by 119.5% over the next decade.
Impressively, the combined wealth of the U.S. and China is more than the next 13 countries in aggregate — and almost equal to half of the global wealth total.