Paths

Paths

How unique are you in the world? Answer questions and find out your path probability, corresponding population percentage, and the number of people with your same path.

Paths is an interactive simulator that visualizes your “line path” through 16 characteristic-based questions. By answering each question, you will discover the specific percentage of the global population that shares your attributes and determine the estimated number of people worldwide who share your unique path.

Paths assumes that all character-based population proportions are independent of one another. While this assumption may be inaccurate to some extent, we presume that the total population proportions do not deviate significantly from the conditional probability of one characteristic given another characteristic. These results represent a baseline estimation intended to illustrate general population distributions. Paths is designed for your entertainment and should not be utilized to definitively or precisely predict character-based population probabilities.

The path probability tracks the likelihood of your specific selection out of all potential outcomes as you answer each question. Given that Paths consists of 16 questions with two possible answers each, there are 65,536 possible unique paths!

216 = 65,536

Each question in Paths requires a "yes" or "no" response, with every answer corresponding to a specific percentage of the global population. In cases where sources provide different yet similar data for a characteristic, we utilize the mean average of those figures to provide a more reliable estimate.

As you progress through the 16 questions, your individual share of the global population is calculated cumulatively by multiplying the percentage associated with each of your responses. Your percent of total global population is displayed as you answer each question.

Upon completion, you will receive a final probability representing the portion of humanity that shares your combined characteristics. This percentage is then applied to the current global population, providing an estimation of how many people worldwide share your exact path.

Current global population used in the calculation:

8,268,000,000 people

Below is the breakdown of all 16 questions and their respective shares of the global population:

Question 1: Are you female? 49.7%[1] of the global population is female. 49.7% yes, 50.3% no

Question 2: Were you born in the Spring? It is estimated that during the Spring season, there is a flat distribution of birthdays since it avoids the most common birth months in Autumn, and the least common birth months in Winter[2]. Three out of twelve months of the year is 25%. 25% yes, 75% no

Question 3: Do you speak English? 20%[3] of the global population speaks English. 18%[4] of the global population speaks English. Average 19% yes, 81% no

Question 4: Are you lactose intolerant? 65%[5] of the global population is lactose intolerant. 68%[6] of the global population is lactose intolerant. Average 66.5% yes, 33.5% no

Question 5: Were you born without your wisdom teeth? 25%[7] of the global population is born without one or more wisdom teeth. 20%[8] of the global population is born without one or more wisdom teeth. Average 22.5% yes, 77.5% no

Question 6: Do you have brown eyes? 75%[9] of the global population has brown eyes. 79%[10] of the global population has brown eyes. Average 77% yes, 23% no

Question 7: Do you consider yourself a Christian? 28.8%[11] of the global population is Christian. 31%[12] of the global population is Christian. Average 29.9% yes, 70.1% no

Question 8: Is your second toe longer than your big toe? 15% [13] of the global population has their second toe bigger than their big toe. 22% [14] of the global population has their second toe bigger than their big toe. Average 18.5% yes, 81.5% no

Question 9: Do you use social media? 65.7% [15] of the global population use social media. 68.7% [16] of the global population use social media. Average 67.2% yes, 32.8% no

Question 10: Do you know how to swim? 44.5%[17][18] of the global population know how to swim unassisted. 44.5% yes, 55.5% no

Question 11: Are you left-handed? 10.6%[19] of the global population are left-handed. 12.5%[20] of the global population are left-handed. Average 11.55% yes, 88.45% no

Question 12: Do you live in the Northern Hemisphere? 80%[21] of the global population lives in the northern hemisphere. 89%[22] of the global population lives in the northern hemisphere. Average 84.5% yes, 15.5% no

Question 13: Do you live alone? 28%[23] of the global population lives in a household of one. 28% yes, 72% no

Question 14: Do you have any siblings? 80%[24][25] of the global population have at least one sibling. 80% yes, 20% no

Question 15: Are you over the age of 65? 10.2%[26] of the global population is over the age of 65. 10.2% yes, 89.8% no

Question 16: Do you make more than $2920 USD annually? Median global per capita income is $2920 USD per year[27][28]. 50% yes, 50% no

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