The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Jeffrey Lurie's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Jeffrey Lurie could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Jeffrey Lurie could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Jeffrey Lurie could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.2 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 Jeffrey Lurie could pay for it entirely for 3.1 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Jeffrey Lurie could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 12.9 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Jeffrey Lurie 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Jeffrey Lurie's fortune is equivalent to 52 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.
Jeffrey Lurie could buy 13,983,555 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 2 trucks to transport them. Although Jeffrey Lurie will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Jeffrey Lurie, a former professor of social policy, is the outspoken owner of the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team.
In 1994, Lurie took out a loan to buy the Eagles for $185 million. The team is now worth more than $8 billion.
Lurie took an executive role at General Cinema Corporation, the film company founded by his grandfather, in 1983.
Two years later, he founded Chestnut Hill Productions, where he produced a string of mostly forgettable movies.
Lurie has since won two Academy Awards for producing documentaries: "Inside Job," about the 2008 economic crisis, and "Inocente," about an undocumented homeless American teen.
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