Niels Peter Louis-Hansen
Source of wealth: Medical devices
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Niels Peter Louis-Hansen's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Niels Peter Louis-Hansen could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Niels Peter Louis-Hansen could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.8 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Niels Peter Louis-Hansen could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.1 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 Niels Peter Louis-Hansen could pay for it entirely for 1.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Niels Peter Louis-Hansen could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Niels Peter Louis-Hansen 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
Niels Peter Louis-Hansen's fortune is equivalent to 26 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.
Niels Peter Louis-Hansen could buy 7,051,131 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 Niels Peter Louis-Hansen will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Niels Peter Louis-Hansen is the deputy chairman of Coloplast, a large Danish healthcare company.
The company provides medical devices and services in the fields of colostomy, continence and urology; products include colostomy bags and catheters.
Hansen owns one-fifth of the public company and is its largest shareholder.
His late father, Aage Louis-Hansen, founded the business in 1957 and took it public in 1983.
He also holds a stake in fellow medical care device company Ambu, based right outside of Copenhagen.
Financial Assets
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