The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Maria Angelicoussis's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Maria Angelicoussis 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, Maria Angelicoussis 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
Maria Angelicoussis 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 Maria Angelicoussis could pay for it entirely for 3.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Maria Angelicoussis could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 12.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Maria Angelicoussis 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
Maria Angelicoussis's fortune is equivalent to 51 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.
Maria Angelicoussis could buy 13,703,072 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 Maria Angelicoussis will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Maria Angelicoussis is the CEO and owner of Angelicoussis Group, a shipping company based in Athens, Greece.
Founded in 1947 by her grandfather, Antonis, Maria took the reins of the group after the death of her father, John, in April 2021.
The Angelicoussis Group owns 158 ships, including oil tankers, liquid natural gas carriers and dry bulk vessels.
Angelicoussis obtained a medical degree from Cambridge University and worked as a junior doctor in the British National Health Service for two years.
She first joined the family business in 2008, when she returned to Greece from the U.K. to work as the group's vice president.
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