2006-12-14 14:22:00 · 9 answers · asked by Kayode O 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
WHA?
These estimates are WAY TOO HIGH.
There are at least a couple of billion people who make less than the cost of a computer in one year. I'd say they can't afford it, or even people who make more than that, what with the desire to eat once in a while.
By "everyone in the world" standards, you'd have to be quite rich to afford a computer.
You MIGHT be able to find this info if you were to dig around the UN web site. But I imagine it would take some good digging.
The question was about the WORLD, not your country (which, since you're here, probably is wealthier than a lot of countries).
I would hazard a guess at 20%.
Maybe less, since you'd need electricity (and these puppies use a lot of that).
It would be interesting to know for real, though.
A lot of people who use computers use them at work, and can't afford one of their own (I used to be one of these, only got a computer in 2000). I assume they don't count, since you say "afford" -- and the question would arise what would people have to give up to "afford" a computer, that is, what standard would one use?
"If none of my family buy winter coats this year, we could afford a computer." Would those people count?
Sorry for the rant on your reasonable (and interesting) question. I originally clicked it because I was curious.
But I think the other answers have an unrealistic view of how much money most people in the world have.
2006-12-14 16:15:23 · answer #1 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can have some of my old pc's if they want. Some second hand pcs, powerful enough to surf net, are just pretty worthless today. Yet there is a company making a <$100 pc for world's poor.
Plus your question.. you have to factor in elecricity and maybe telephoney/adsl connection.. which might be more of a problem for the world's poor. If i was poor my main concern would be food and shelter. After that it would be getting a pc to get to Yahoo Answers.
2006-12-14 22:29:23 · answer #2 · answered by Narky 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think 60% of the world can afford.
2006-12-14 23:26:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Few number of people
2006-12-15 04:19:18 · answer #4 · answered by peaches an cream 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would think no more than 30% but thats just a guess i have nothing to back that up its rather like when TV first come about
2006-12-15 03:56:16 · answer #5 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
55 percent
sounds right
2006-12-14 22:37:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on your definition of computer
2006-12-15 10:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by mr. me 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I WOULD SAY ABOUT 75%
2006-12-14 22:28:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
who cares?
2006-12-15 01:41:05 · answer #9 · answered by paywithnaivety 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋