Clive Calder
Source of wealth: Record label
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Clive Calder's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Clive Calder could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.1 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Clive Calder could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Clive Calder could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.0 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 Clive Calder could pay for it entirely for 2.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Clive Calder could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 11.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Clive Calder 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Clive Calder's fortune is equivalent to 47 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.
Clive Calder could buy 12,612,080 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 Clive Calder will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Clive Calder became a billionaire in 2002, when he sold his music company Zomba Group to German mass media corporation Bertlesmann for $2.7 billion.
The crown jewel of his empire was Jive Records, the record label behind many of the first commercially successful hip hop artists.
The South Africa native founded Zomba in London in 1975, then opened an office in New York City in 1978.
Known for shunning the spotlight, Calder now lives in the Cayman Islands with his wife.
He frequently travels to parts of Africa for charity, and his ELMA Philanthropies works on improving childhood education and health on the continent.
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