Who wants to be a billionaire?
How do we measure a nations wealth? - Main activity
Let spend some of our money and go shopping around the world!
But how much do things cost in other countries?
Do How much is that as a class. You will see items for sale in a number of different countries. Guess how much they are before seeing the answer. Read Teachers Notes
Look at the GDP vs PPP for ten countries
In groups rank the two lists.
Can you explain why they are not the same?
In your groups you have a target to come up with of 3 reasons why the data may not be fully trustworthy.
Do you think there also regional or city-wide differences in wealth levels? Are mathematical averages “trustworthy”?