While we in the developed world consider ourselves to be struggling consider the above stats. In Australia most people including those dependant on assiatnce from government and social servie agencies are in the top 10% of the world's richest people by income. If you live in Sydney and own a house you are likely close to the top 1% of the wealthiest people on the planet (that is 70,000,000 people who comprise 1% of the world population).