Roger Samuelsson
Source of wealth: Drug delivery devices
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Roger Samuelsson's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Roger Samuelsson could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Roger Samuelsson 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
Roger Samuelsson could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.2 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 Roger Samuelsson could pay for it entirely for 1.7 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Roger Samuelsson could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 7.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Roger Samuelsson 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
Roger Samuelsson's fortune is equivalent to 28 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.
Roger Samuelsson could buy 7,572,560 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 Roger Samuelsson will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Roger Samuelsson is a Swedish entrepreneur who owns 68% of Switzerland-based SHL Medical, the world's largest maker of autoinjectors.
He moved to Taiwan in 1988 and cofounded the firm a year later, after several years shipping local goods including boxing gloves back to Sweden.
Swedish private equity firm EQT acquired a 31% stake in SHL Medical in 2020; it now owns 32%.
SHL Medical was a pioneer in autoinjectors for home administration of drugs and its customers include Novo Nordisk, Amgen and Pfizer.
Samuelsson also owns the 414-foot megayacht Octopus, previously owned by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen (d. 2018).
Financial Assets
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