Graeme Hart
Source of wealth: Packaging
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Graeme Hart's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Graeme Hart could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 4.3 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Graeme Hart could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.9 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Graeme Hart could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.8 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 Graeme Hart could pay for it entirely for 3.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Graeme Hart could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 16.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Graeme Hart 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 0.4 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Graeme Hart's fortune is equivalent to 66 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.
Graeme Hart could buy 17,664,724 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 3 trucks to transport them. Although Graeme Hart will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
New Zealand's perennial richest person, Graeme Hart amassed a packaging empire using leveraged buyouts.
Hart's holdings make everyday products like milk cartons, water bottles, paper and aluminum foil.
In April 2025 he sold his 77 percent stake in publicly-listed packaging company, Pactiv Evergreen, to North Carolina-based packaging major, Novolex, for $2.5 billion.
In 2023, he took delivery of a 102-meter superyacht fitted out with a hangar, helipad and glass stairways, among much else.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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