What is the ratio of the world's poorest 5 percent compared to the world's richest 5 percent?
A) 80 to 1
B) 100 to 1
C) 130 to 1
D) 165 to 1

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According to a 2019 report by Oxfam, the world's richest 26 billionaires have a combined wealth equivalent to that of the poorest 50% of the world's population. This means that the ratio of the world's poorest 5% to the world's richest 5% is even greater than 26:100, which is equivalent to 13:50 or roughly 165:1. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

What Is the Ratio of the World's Poorest 5 Percent