The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Lamar Hunt Jr & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Lamar Hunt Jr & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Lamar Hunt Jr & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Lamar Hunt Jr & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.6 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 Lamar Hunt Jr & family could pay for it entirely for 0.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Lamar Hunt Jr & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Lamar Hunt Jr & family 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
Lamar Hunt Jr & family's fortune is equivalent to 14 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.
Lamar Hunt Jr & family could buy 3,657,997 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 Lamar Hunt Jr & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Lamar Hunt, Jr. owns the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs with his three siblings. His brother Clark is chairman and CEO.
Their father Lamar Hunt, Sr. (d. 2006) founded the team and passed control to his kids in 2005. Lamar, Sr. is credited with naming the Super Bowl.
Forbes estimates the Chiefs are now worth more than $4.7 billion (net of debt). Each Hunt Sibling owns an estimated 25% stake.
The Hunt siblings also own MLS team FC Dallas and a minority stake in the NBA's Chicago Bulls. Clark is chairman and CEO of the family's soccer club, while brother Dan is president.
Lamar, Sr. was one of 11 heirs of oil wildcatter H.L. Hunt (d. 1974) who appeared on the first ever Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans in 1982.
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