Somsri Lamsam
Source of wealth: Diversified
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Somsri Lamsam's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Somsri Lamsam could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Somsri Lamsam could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Somsri Lamsam could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.7 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 Somsri Lamsam could pay for it entirely for 0.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Somsri Lamsam could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.8 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Somsri Lamsam 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
Somsri Lamsam's fortune is equivalent to 15 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.
Somsri Lamsam could buy 4,094,071 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 Somsri Lamsam will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Somsri Lamsam draws her wealth from a 4.21% stake in the holding outfit of the Charoen Pokphand Group, one of the world's largest producers of animal feed and livestock.
Her late father Montri Jiaravanont was the son of Chia Ek Chor, who along with his brother Choncharoen Chiaravanont, opened a shop selling seeds imported from China in 1921.
CP's other assets include stakes in Chinese insurer Ping An, Hong Kong conglomerate CITIC and telecom unit True Corp. It also owns Tesco's operations in Thailand and Malaysia.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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