Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault
Source of wealth: Diversified
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.6 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.4 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 Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault could pay for it entirely for 3.2 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 13.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault 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
Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault's fortune is equivalent to 55 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.
Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault could buy 14,687,584 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 3 trucks to transport them. Although Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault is an heir to the Dassault aerospace and software fortune, which she inherited along with her siblings when her father Serge Dassault died in 2018.
Habert was the president of the supervisory board of family-controlled aerospace and software conglomerate Dassault Groupe, but stepped down in 2019.
She now serves as the conglomerate's Communication and Partnership director.
Marcel, Habert's grandfather, founded Dassault Aviation, a French aerospace company that started out making propellers in World War I.
The Dassaults also own the country's daily newspaper Le Figaro, vineyards and a private aeronautic company.
Financial Assets
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