Juan Carlos Escotet
Source of wealth: Banking
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Juan Carlos Escotet's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Juan Carlos Escotet could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 5.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Juan Carlos Escotet could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 2.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Juan Carlos Escotet could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.3 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 Juan Carlos Escotet could pay for it entirely for 4.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Juan Carlos Escotet could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 18.8 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Juan Carlos Escotet 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
Juan Carlos Escotet's fortune is equivalent to 77 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.
Juan Carlos Escotet could buy 20,447,526 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 4 trucks to transport them. Although Juan Carlos Escotet will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Juan Carlos Escotet is the founder of Caracas-based banking group Banesco.
Banesco is operational in Venezuela, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia and the United States.
In 2012 Escotet bought Banco Echevarría, a 300-year-old Spanish bank, for around $90 million; the next year Echevarría bought domestic rival Abanca for $1.3 billion.
Escotet began working as a messenger for Banco Union when he was 17 while studying economics. In 1986, he founded a brokerage firm.
He added banking services in 1991, and in 2001, he merged his bank with Banco Union.
Financial Assets
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