Vladimir Litvinenko & family
Source of wealth: Chemical industry
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Vladimir Litvinenko & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Vladimir Litvinenko & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Vladimir Litvinenko & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.7 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Vladimir Litvinenko & family 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 Vladimir Litvinenko & family could pay for it entirely for 1.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Vladimir Litvinenko & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Vladimir Litvinenko & family 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
Vladimir Litvinenko & family's fortune is equivalent to 25 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.
Vladimir Litvinenko & family could buy 6,613,095 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 Vladimir Litvinenko & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Vladimir Litvinenko owned about 21% of publicly traded Russian chemical company PhosAgro. In May 2022 he transferred that stake to his wife Tatyana Litvinenko.
Since 1994, Litvinenko has been rector of Saint Petersburg Mining University.
He chaired the committee that awarded president Vladimir Putin his Ph.D in 1997.
According to Litvinenko, he was one of the creators of PhosAgro's development strategy; as a reward he became a shareholder of the company.
Other sources say Litvinenko was given his PhosAgro shares for political support and lobbying.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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