Fernando Espinosa Abdalá
Source of wealth: Pharmaceuticals
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Fernando Espinosa Abdalá's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Fernando Espinosa Abdalá could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Fernando Espinosa Abdalá could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Fernando Espinosa Abdalá could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.5 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 Fernando Espinosa Abdalá could pay for it entirely for 0.6 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Fernando Espinosa Abdalá could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Fernando Espinosa Abdalá 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
Fernando Espinosa Abdalá's fortune is equivalent to 11 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.
Fernando Espinosa Abdalá could buy 2,879,820 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 Fernando Espinosa Abdalá will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Fernando Espinosa Abdalá and his brother Leopoldo derive much of their fortune from the sale of their drug manufacturer Rimsa, which it sold to Tel Aviv-based Teva Pharmaceuticals for $2.3 billion.
Fernando was the operational president of the company before the sale in 2016.
Their father founded the business in 1970 as a pharmaceutical distributor before expanding into manufacturing.
Following the sale, Teva sued Fernando and Leopoldo claiming fraud and a breach of contract.
Most of the charges were dismissed; as for breach of contract, the parties eventually settled for less than $200 million.
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