Mr. Dwayne Johnson, or as you might know him, “The Rock”, was born on May 2, 1972, in
California.
He comes from a long line of wrestlers, with his Samoan maternal grandfather, High Chief
Peter Maivia, and maternal grandmother, Lia Maivia, both being successful wrestlers.
Dwayne’s own father, Rocky Johnson, was also a professional wrestler.
You could say the Rock was destined to become a good athlete, and he showed an acumen for
many sports when he was a teenager.
Football was his first love, but like many in his family, he turned to wrestling.
The questions is, how does he compare to you?
That’s what we’ll find out today, in this episode of the Infographics Show, The Rock
vs The Average Person.
Let’s start from the beginning.
He was born in May.
How does that compare to other people.
Well, it’s not easy to find statistics for the entire world regarding which month people
were born.
Nonetheless, the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S.
Social Security Administration compiled data for people born between 1994 and 2014.
We expect many of you to have been born during this period.
According to that data, September (the 9th and 19th being the most common day) was the
month most people were born, followed by August and July.
It seems people like to get it on during the winter months.
The smallest number of people were born in the winter months.
Dwayne’s mother was Samoan-American.
It’s thought that there are 184,000 people of Samoan descent living in the USA, which
is a lot given the population of Samoa is a shade away from 198,000.
American Samoa is home to just over 58,000 people.
Many Samoans have moved to America, and California has always been a go-to destination.
But with people in the USA who have Samoan ancestry being about 0.06 percent of the population,
Dwayne is certainly in a minority.
His father is of African descent and spent most of his life living in Canada.
According to the Migration Policy Institute, Canadian immigrants make up around 10 percent
of the U.S.A’s foreign-born population.
As for being a man, the World Bank tells us that throughout the entire world in 2017,
49.5 percent of people were female, so Dwayne is slightly in the majority here.
The same source, however, says the American population is 50.5 percent female.
Johnson has been married twice and has three kids from both of those marriages.
Pew Research gives us some marriage statistics, stating that in 2016, 50 percent of Americans
over the age of 18 were married.
Over the last 25 years marriage numbers are down 9 percent.
Fewer people are getting married, and people, especially men, are staying single longer
(we mean not married).
It’s also said that in the USA 40-50 percent of marriages will end in divorce, so the Rock
is nothing out of the ordinary here.
The divorce rate is highly disputed, though, especially when it’s said to be as high
as 50 percent.
Psychology Today investigated the divorce percentage controversy and came to this conclusion,
“The chances that a marriage will end in divorce is probably somewhere between 42 and
45 percent.”
The average family size in the USA in 2017 according to Statistica was 3.14.
And no, you can’t have .14 of a person, this is an average.
CIA Factbook tells us that in 2017 the fertility rate in the US was 1.87 children per woman,
so we guess the Rock is an average baby-maker.
The UK was 1.88 children.
Developing nations had the highest rates for the most part, with the Angola fertility rate
being a whopping 6.16.
Before the Rock started acting in Hollywood movies as you know he was already wrestling.
What you might not know is that he has a degree in General Studies in criminology and physiology.
According to the Census Bureau, right now there are 33.4 percent of Americans over the
age of 25 who also have a degree.
Dwayne is not short of cash, as you might imagine.
The National Association of Colleges and Employers tells us that people with degrees in the USA
could expect to earn on average in 2016, $50,556 a year.
It all depends on what you studied of course, and we can’t give you statistics for every
country.
What we can tell you is that the Rock is said to be worth right now around $220 million.
In fact, he comes in 5th place on Forbes list of celebrity earners.
Forbes said big movies such as “Jumanji” and the fact he has a massive social media
presence, means he earns a ton of cash.
He didn’t get that rich wrestling, and his mega-money has come through acting.
CNBC says he even gets $650,000 per episode for playing his part in HBO's “Ballers.”
How does this compare to you?
A recent Credit Suisse Global Wealth report tells us that the average net wealth for an
American is $301,000 per adult.
But there are a lot of very rich Americans.
If we look at median wealth the number is $44,900 per adult, meaning half the people
have more than that and half the people have less than that.
If we look at the world, Oxfam tells us one in ten people around the globe lives on less
than two bucks a day.
Credit Suisse tells that India has a median wealth of $1,295 and Africa $411.
In Europe we are told the median wealth is $14,851.
As for the world, the median wealth is said to be $3,582.
These numbers can differ depending on the source.
If you’re wondering what net wealth means, it’s the value of what you own minus your
debts.
What we can say is that Dwayne is far from average.
He’s not like you, or most of you.
According to the latest World Ultra Wealth Report, 226,450 people in the world have a
net worth of over $30 million.
It’s thought that there are about 10,000 people in the world as rich as the Rock.
Ok, let’s turn away from money and look at the body, something the Rock has made a
living out of.
The Rock stands at 6 ft 4 inches (1.93 meters).
According to latest data we could find compiled by the CDC, the average height for a man in
the USA over the age of 20 is five feet nine inches (1.75 meters).
We can’t find an average for the entire world, but American men are kinda tall in
terms of global standards.
Taller than most of the world in fact, except for average men from most European nations
and about the same as men from New Zealand and Australia.
So, if the Rock was to come from the Netherlands, the tallest country at 6 feet (1.83 meters),
he would still stand out, but not too much given that that is an average for Dutch men.
The Rock would also fit in well in terms of height in Montenegro, Denmark, Norway, Serbia
and Germany.
Although, would he still stand out?
Because the Rock isn’t exactly on the thin side.
There can be no doubt that he puts on and loses weight for various roles he plays.
That’s why all the sources we can find are not the same.
Most sources say he weighs about 260 pounds (118 kgs).
He said in one interview, “Depending on the role I'm training for or playing at the
time, I usually smash out about 30-50 minutes on the elliptical cross trainer first thing
in the morning.”
So yes, we guess his weight fluctuates.
He usually trains six days a week, and after running or the elliptical he lifts weights.
“I separate body parts: legs, back, shoulders, chest, biceps, and triceps.
I mix up dumbbells, cables, barbells, and machines,” he said not too recently.
He added, “For the most part, I do 4 sets of 12 reps with a 60-90-second rest.”
Ok, so how average is he after doing all that?
The average American man weighs 195.7 pounds (88.7 kgs).
But Johnson hasn’t reached 260 pounds from watching Netflix all day, drinking Coke and
eating cheesy Cheetos.
The average male waist size in the U.S. is about 40 inches (101.6 cm).
The Rock’s waist is said to be 35 inches (88.9 cm).
His biceps, possibly his prize asset, are each around 20 inches (50.8 cm).
The CDC tells us that the average bicep size for American men is 13.7 inches (34.7 cm)
for men in the Rock’s age-range.
It doesn’t differ much for other age ranges.
But as body building forums point out, many men will have big fat biceps.
Even still, no one on that forum had biceps anywhere near as big as Dwayne’s and all
those guys worked out.
His chest is 50 inches (127 cm).
He’s an XXL, so but are many fat men.
We are told in the UK men are getting fatter, and that’s why the average bloke now has
a 43-inch (109.2 cm) chest.
He is actually quite average in terms of his BMI (Body Mass Index) at around 30.9 (this
seems to change a lot).
The average American man is 29, which is higher than most western nations.
It’s borderline obese.
Men’s health explained why this is: “People who are large and solid—like countless athletes,
actors, and Men’s Health readers—are lumped in with people who are soft and sedentary.
BMI can’t distinguish between fat and lean tissue.
Nor can it distinguish between different types of fat.”
So, don’t go comparing yourself with the Rock just yet.
He can bench press...
well, it’s a bit of a secret as he gets asked this all the time and never gives a
straight answer.
Plenty of people talk about this and it’s thought he might be able to manage 450 pounds
(204 kgs).
According to one source we found the average man can bench press 160 pounds (72.5 kgs).
It all depends on how much you weigh.
According to an exercise website we looked at if you are untrained and weigh as much
as the Rock you should be able to bench press about that amount, but not if you weigh the
American average.
That site says if you are 195 pounds in weight and untrained you’ll be able to bench press
about 135 pounds (61.2kgs).
Even if you are average weight and bench press at elite level it says you’ll be able to
lift 360 pounds (163.2 kgs).
The average for men that weigh as much as the Rock that are elite are said to be able
to bench press on average 405 pounds (183.7kgs).
Maybe those rumors about the Rock’s abilities are exaggerated.
So, do you agree with that, or is he really that strong?
How do you compare to him?
Let us know in the comments.
Also, be sure to check out our other video Average American vs the Average European.
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