Figure9-2Incomes Around the World, 2010 Although the countries of Europe and North America—along with a few in the Pacific—have high incomes, much of the world is still very poor. Today, about 50% of the world’s population lives in countries with a lower standard of living than Canada had a century ago. (Amounts are in 2010 nominal U.S. dollars per capita).
Source: International Monetary Fund.