The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Randa Duncan Williams's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Randa Duncan Williams could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 4.8 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Randa Duncan Williams could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 2.1 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Randa Duncan Williams could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.2 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 Randa Duncan Williams could pay for it entirely for 4.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Randa Duncan Williams could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 18.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Randa Duncan Williams 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 0.4 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Randa Duncan Williams's fortune is equivalent to 74 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.
Randa Duncan Williams could buy 19,610,108 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 4 trucks to transport them. Although Randa Duncan Williams will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Randa Duncan Williams is non-executive chairman of Enterprise Products Partners, the pipeline giant her father Dan Duncan (d. 2010) founded in 1968.
Williams is the only one of four siblings involved in running the family business; all four inherited equal stakes in the company.
Enterprise Products owns over 50,000 miles of energy pipelines, natural gas processing plants and a large oil storage facility on the Gulf Coast.
Williams joined the family business in 1994 and became president and CEO of Enterprise Products in 2001.
She sits on the board of trustees at Rice University, where she got her bachelor's degree in 1985.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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