The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Constantinos Martinos & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Constantinos Martinos & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Constantinos Martinos & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Constantinos Martinos & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.7 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 Constantinos Martinos & family could pay for it entirely for 0.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Constantinos Martinos & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.8 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Constantinos Martinos & family 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 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Constantinos Martinos & family's fortune is equivalent to 15 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.
Constantinos Martinos & family could buy 4,105,403 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 1 trucks to transport them. Although Constantinos Martinos & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Constantinos Martinos is the owner of Greek shipping firm Thenamaris, which has a fleet of 87 tankers, bulk carriers, container ships and LNG carriers.
He cofounded the company in 1972 with his mother and two brothers. His brothers, Athanasios and Andreas, split off in 1990 and 1998, respectively, leaving him with Thenamaris.
Collectively, Constantinos and his brothers own the largest shipping fleet in Greece, the largest shipowning nation in the world.
Thenamaris is now run by his son, Nikolas. His other son Ioannis runs shipping services firm Signal Group.
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