Roy Carroll II
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Roy Carroll II's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Roy Carroll II could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.1 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Roy Carroll II could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Roy Carroll II could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.8 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 Roy Carroll II could pay for it entirely for 1.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Roy Carroll II could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Roy Carroll II 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
Roy Carroll II's fortune is equivalent to 18 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.
Roy Carroll II could buy 4,668,391 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 Roy Carroll II will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Roy Carroll II is the founder and CEO of Greensboro, North Carolina-based real estate developer Carroll Companies.
He cofounded the firm with his late father in 1983, when he was 21 years old, as a small custom homebuilding company.
Carroll bought out his father's stake in 1990 and expanded into building subdivisions and later into apartment complexes.
Carroll Companies now owns more than 13,000 apartments and 29 self-storage facilities in six states across the Southeast and in Montana.
He also owns a local online publication, the Rhino Times, as well as an extensive collection of Ferrari sportscars.
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