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Saw this article on The Independent that shows what the UK would be like if it was scaled down be a village with 100 inhabitants. It follows a similar model as the book If the World Were a Village by David Smith.

Here are a few of the stats that I found particularly interesting and remember each person represents 1% of the UK population:

Thirty people would have a Facebook account. (had to put a social media one in there)

The villagers would have 118 mobile phones between them (66 of which would be pay-as-you-go). There would be 55 telephone landlines.

The richest 10 people in the village would receive 30 per cent of the total income. Between them, they would earn more than the poorest 50 combined.

image by Laurent Taubin