Fernando Roig
Source of wealth: Supermarkets
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Fernando Roig's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Fernando Roig could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.1 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Fernando Roig could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Fernando Roig 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 Fernando Roig could pay for it entirely for 1.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Fernando Roig could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Fernando Roig 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 Roig's fortune is equivalent to 17 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 Roig could buy 4,464,477 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 Roig will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Fernando Roig owns ceramics firm Pamesa as well as a 9% stake in Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona.
His billionaire brother Juan Roig is the majority shareholder of Mercadona, which was founded by their parents in 1977.
Juan and Fernando took over Mercadona with their sisters in 1981 when it was only an eight-store chain.
Since then they have turned it into one of Europe's largest food retailers, with nearly 1,700 supermarkets and 110,000 employees.
Fernando also owns professional soccer team Villarreal C.F. of Spain.
Financial Assets
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Monthly wealth history
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