Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Infographic - Money


Interesting comparisons in costs or net worth from the chart (in 2011 dollars):

US GDP $14.55 Trillion
World War II $4.104 Trillion
Iraq War $784 Billion
Vietnam War $738 Billion
US interstate highway system $465.97 Billion
World War I $334 Billion
War in Afghanistan $321 Billion
Japan 2011 Earthquake $235 Billion
City Qatar is building to host the 2022 World Cup $207 Billion
Apollo moon landing project $192 Billion
International Space Station $138 Billion
Hurricane Katrina $107.44 Billion
Persian Gulf War $102 Billion
Civil War $79.74 Billion
Bill Gates (Microsoft) $56 Billion
Obama’s 2011 high-speed rail proposal $53 Billion
Warren Buffett $50 Billion
Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google) $39.6 Billion
Walton Family (Walmart) $26.5 Billion
Manhattan Project $24.4 Billion
The Big Dig $18.51 Billion
Jeff Bezos (Amazon) $18 Billion
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) $13.5 Billion
Ralph Lauren $5.8 Billion
Oprah Winfrey $3.2 Billion
George Lucas $3.2 Billion
Donald Trump $2.7 Billion
Burj Khalifa (world's tallest building) $1.52 Billion
Five wealthiest rappers combined $1.25 Billion*
J.K. Rowling $1 Billion

*Diddy, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Birdman and 50 Cent

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