Eduardo Eurnekian
Source of wealth: Airports, investments
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Eduardo Eurnekian's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Eduardo Eurnekian could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Eduardo Eurnekian could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.8 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Eduardo Eurnekian could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.2 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 Eduardo Eurnekian could pay for it entirely for 1.7 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Eduardo Eurnekian could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 7.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Eduardo Eurnekian 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
Eduardo Eurnekian's fortune is equivalent to 29 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.
Eduardo Eurnekian could buy 7,636,262 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 Eduardo Eurnekian will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Eduardo Eurnekian, the son of Armenian immigrants to Argentina, first operated in the textile industry.
He delved into the cable TV business in the 1980s. In the 1990s, he netted $750 million in the sale of Argentine TV firm Cablevision.
Under his Corporacion America, Eurnekian and partners own 52 airports around the world, with reported revenues of more than $1.4 billion.
In February 2018, Corporacion America Airports went public on the New York Stock Exchange; Eurnekian's nephew, Martin, is CEO.
Compañía General de Combustibles, another of his ventures, is an oil and gas producer in Argentina operating hydrocarbon fields and pipelines.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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