Visualizing the Billions

Ever wondered how the Defense Budget compares to the revenue of Wal-Mart?

Or how the cost of lifting 1 billion people out of poverty compares to the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Get the answers to these questions and more in a great graphic created by the "Information is Beautiful" website: http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/the-billion-dollar-o-gram-2009/