The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Alejandro Bulgheroni's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Alejandro Bulgheroni could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Alejandro Bulgheroni could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.1 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Alejandro Bulgheroni could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.6 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Alejandro Bulgheroni could pay for it entirely for 2.2 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Alejandro Bulgheroni could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 9.2 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Alejandro Bulgheroni with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Alejandro Bulgheroni's fortune is equivalent to 37 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Alejandro Bulgheroni could buy 9,981,488 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 2 trucks to transport them. Although Alejandro Bulgheroni will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Alejandro Bulgheroni and his late brother Carlos (d. Sept. 2016) took over Argentine energy company Bridas Corp., founded by their father, in 1985.
The Bulgheroni brothers sold a 50% stake in Bridas to China's state-owned offshore oil company, CNOOC, for $3.1 billion in 2011.
In September 2017 BC Energy entered into a cash-free agreement with BP to form Pan American Energy Group, the largest privately-owned integrated energy company in Argentina.
Bulgheroni owns more than 10 vineyards across the world, including Bodegas Garzon in Uruguay, one of the country's main exporting wineries.
His agro-industrial complex Estancias del Lago has over 13,000 dairy cows producing an average of 550,000 liters of milk a day.
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