Xavier Rubiralta
Source of wealth: Diagnostics
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Xavier Rubiralta's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Xavier Rubiralta could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Xavier Rubiralta could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.3 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Xavier Rubiralta could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.4 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 Xavier Rubiralta could pay for it entirely for 0.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Xavier Rubiralta could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.1 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Xavier Rubiralta 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 0.0 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Xavier Rubiralta's fortune is equivalent to 9 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.
Xavier Rubiralta could buy 2,329,007 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Xavier Rubiralta will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Xavier Rubiralta owes his fortune to Spain-based Werfen, a diagnostics company that specializes in hemostasis, acute care, transfusion, autoimmunity and transplants.
A member of Werfen's board since 2013, he inherited his stake in the company from his late father in 2012.
Werfen's roots stem from his father and uncle who founded the business in 1966 as a health products distributor; it went on to acquire U.S.-based Instrumentation Laboratory in 1991.
Each inheriting equal stakes from his father, his brother Jordi, Jose Luis and Marc are also billionaires.
Financial Assets
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