Luis Enrique Yarur Rey
Source of wealth: banking
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Luis Enrique Yarur Rey's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Luis Enrique Yarur Rey 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, Luis Enrique Yarur Rey 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
Luis Enrique Yarur Rey 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 Luis Enrique Yarur Rey could pay for it entirely for 0.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Luis Enrique Yarur Rey could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Luis Enrique Yarur Rey 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
Luis Enrique Yarur Rey's fortune is equivalent to 16 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.
Luis Enrique Yarur Rey could buy 4,327,500 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 Luis Enrique Yarur Rey will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Luis Enrique Yarur Rey is the chairman of Banco de Credito e Inversiones (BCI), a Chilean retail and commercial bank.
BCI has nearly 200 branches throughout Chile, Peru and Florida.
The bank was founded by the Yarur family in 1937. Today, it is one of Chile's largest banking institutions, with more than $80 billion in assets.
In 2015, BCI purchased City National Bank of Florida for $947 million; it was the first time a Chilean bank purchased a U.S. financial institution.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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