National Geographic 7 Billion: The World's Most Typical Person

Who is the world's most typical person? Answer, according to National Geographic: a 28-year-old, right-handed, cell-phone-owning Han Chinese man. 

National Geographic's special series on global population, "7 Billion," uses clever infographics and an unpredictable narrative to answer the question: Out of those 7 billion people on earth, who is the most typical? Some statistics show that most people on earth have cell phones, but only 25% have bank accounts. 

And while the average woman in Japan lives to be 86, in Afghanistan, she only makes it to her mid-40s. National Geographic gathered 190,000 photographs of 28-year-old Han Chinese men and composited them together into this image. Check out the videos to see the global statistics, and maybe these videos can make you appreciate what you have and move you into action to save or change the world.

The World's Most Typical Person

7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine

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