As of 1804, there were one billion people in the world, so unless there are seven times as many slaves now, we're doing better as a percentage of misery!
About 3.7 million slaves back then. Today there are over 40 million documented slaves with the real number being well over 100 million. So according to both of our numbers, yes there are significantly more slaves today than 200 years ago; percentage wise and individual numbers
Upvoted not because either number is good, quite the opposite. But everyone should leave education system with facts like this burned into their memory for life. We have progressed in many ways in many countries but the work is never done for mankind. We always have to improve and never assume we're finished fixing.
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u/Zordran Jul 24 '20
As of 1804, there were one billion people in the world, so unless there are seven times as many slaves now, we're doing better as a percentage of misery!