Margot Birmingham Perot
Source of wealth: Computer services, real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Margot Birmingham Perot's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Margot Birmingham Perot could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 2.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Margot Birmingham Perot could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Margot Birmingham Perot could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.7 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 Margot Birmingham Perot could pay for it entirely for 2.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Margot Birmingham Perot could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 9.8 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Margot Birmingham Perot 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 0.2 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Margot Birmingham Perot's fortune is equivalent to 40 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.
Margot Birmingham Perot could buy 10,609,872 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 Margot Birmingham Perot will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Margot Birmingham Perot is the widow of the late technology entrepreneur and presidential candidate H. Ross Perot, Sr.
She gave her husband a $1,000 check to start Electronic Data Systems. He sold EDS to GM in 1984, netting $1.5 billion.
She and her family helped endow Dallas's Margot Perot Center, which has delivered more than 120,000 babies since 1983.
The former teacher also philanthropically supports the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and the Global Fund for Children.
Birmingham Perot met her husband on a blind date. He died in 2019 at age 89 after a battle with leukemia.
Financial Assets
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