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Richest Countries by Per-Capita GDP

We have a list of the top 21 richest countries based on per-capita income. How many can you name?
2026 estimates. Purchasing power parity. More info here.
There is no info for the Vatican
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First submittedJanuary 18, 2013
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Income
Country
$370,000
Monaco
$203,000
Liechtenstein
$180,000
Singapore
$165,000
Ireland
$159,000
Luxembourg
$116,000
Guyana
$116,000
Norway
Income
Country
$113,000
Qatar
$107,000
Switzerland
$98,900
Taiwan
$96,800
Brunei
$91,900
United States
$88,300
San Marino
$88,200
Denmark
Income
Country
$86,900
United Arab Emirates
$86,100
Malta
$85,500
Netherlands
$82,500
Andorra
$82,300
Saudi Arabia
$81,900
Iceland
$79,600
Belgium
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101 Recent Comments
EytanMelech
+5
Level 66
Apr 3, 2018
I FORGOT AMERICA!
geoexpert3
+1
Level 28
Apr 3, 2026
I forgot SWITZERLAND!
roosa1
+3
Level 4
Apr 6, 2018
What is this information based on? What things have been taken into account? Free education, health care level and the costs, maternity and paternity leave...

I doubt that.

Unfortunately.

Now this does not clear the whole truth.

Roosa

Carry
+16
Level 63
May 7, 2019
The income per capita is simply a countries GDP divided by the population. There's data for almost every country so it's easy to compare and rank. But of course it doesn't say anything about living standards.
samiamco
+7
Level 67
May 12, 2019
Click through the link in the description and it will take you to all the information on the criteria, definitions, sources, methodology, etc.
Algarve
+2
Level 70
Apr 10, 2018
Damn! Forgot Canada! So focused on some “rich-and-forgotten-paradises-of-oil” of Middel East that missed a obvious one!
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
Canada now at #26.
DaisyGeekyTGirl
+1
Level 50
Dec 2, 2018
People say Qatar is the richest. They are incorrect or formerly correct. It's Monaco. =]
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Mar 4, 2019
Depends on the year, which data set you are using, and how you measure.
Evenultrapawn
+1
Level 65
Apr 27, 2026
If you would like to measure it nominally, instead of PPP, try this quiz
Lanso
+1
Level 49
Mar 4, 2019
HOW DID I FORGET THE US??
AllHailKingHomer
+1
Level 81
May 28, 2019
No way! Japan is below Finland by $6000
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
Japan is #38 between Slovenia and New Zealand.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
May 28, 2019
I was thinking about Germany but I decided not to type it for some reason.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
Germany now at #25.
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 78
Oct 18, 2019
How are Belgium, New Zealand, and Andorra not on here?
Samuel105
+10
Level 72
Apr 18, 2020
GDP per capita is not simply about the median income or living standards of a particular country. While this is a very good, consistent and numerical way of comparing almost all countries, results can be heavily skewed by a small group of super-rich people or by the operation of large corporations in that country (such as in Ireland). Just because a nation has a high GDP does not necessarily mean that this filters down equally to its constituents and in an opposite way, nations that have quite good living standards may be omitted from the list as they don't have the rich individuals and corporations to boost their GDP
TerapiaDeShock
+2
Level 55
Apr 7, 2020
I swear whenever I take a quiz where I only miss one it is always Taiwan that I have missed.
Malbaby
+4
Level 70
Apr 16, 2020
In every quiz type 'Taiwan' in first.
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Apr 16, 2020
Why is 'Saudi Arabia' quoted at $55,300 here, when in the 'Focus Economics' listing it is given as $23,536. The rest of the figures seem about the same?
raneman11
+2
Level 68
Jul 21, 2021
Probably because the other source included guest workers into their calculations?
Ampersandwich
+1
Level 61
May 1, 2025
Slaves is a more fitting term, at least it's transparent
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
It has nothing to do with guest workers who are definitely counted. The "$23,000" number is probably just hilariously wrong or outdated.
Kingsfisher
+1
Level 69
Apr 27, 2026
Or it's just nominal vs PPP GDP per capita
ing
+1
Level 73
Apr 19, 2020
So Germany has dropped off the list since the reset. I can't believe at least a few of the countries on this list being ahead of Germany in per capita GDP.
stubart409
+4
Level 69
Jun 11, 2020
I think the first time I did this quiz Australia was in the middle. They slip a couple of places every time. Now we are the last position. Time to say farewell...
mez
+1
Level 72
Apr 20, 2022
still hanging in there!
Oshawott
+3
Level 66
Jun 16, 2022
Thanks to Scomo
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
Australia now at #24.

If they got out of their own way, they'd be above the US. Huge natural resources with a tiny population.

CloudedLeopard
+2
Level 34
Jun 26, 2020
Singapore down to 83% guessed now
Geo1296
+1
Level 46
Sep 16, 2020
forgot Malta and Iceland
epleStorm
+5
Level 46
Nov 16, 2020
Norway is the first country on the list where the wealth is based on a substantive and real economy.

The others before her are either harbours for moneymovers, with an oversized financial sector, or clan-based countries totally dependent on petroleum revenue. Ireland is, unfortunately, in the first category.

raneman11
+9
Level 68
Jul 21, 2021
Norway would probably be even with the other Nordic countries if it wasn't for it's oil though. In terms of actual economic productivity I'd say 1st place in Europe should go to the Dutch.
Ampersandwich
+1
Level 61
May 1, 2025
IIRC, Norway used to be a relatively poor/low-middling before they found the oil, mainly focusing on timber, fishing, minerals, & matches.

They played out having oil well (no pun intended), thanks to little foreign (mainly US) meddling, but they're on the lower end of petroleum dependency.

Still makes up like 25% of the economy & 40% of exports though, so quite reliant

Ktock
+1
Level 48
Mar 30, 2021
How I did answer Malta but forgot Australia?
Ktock
+1
Level 48
Mar 30, 2021
HOW???????????????
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Jun 13, 2021
Missed Ireland, Switzerland, Iceland, Malta, but apparently I got Switzerland and Malta last time but missed a few more
communisteggplant
+3
Level 74
Jul 27, 2021
Seems like being a pope/cardinal isn't as lucrative as I would have thought...
johanna9
+1
Level 42
Apr 26, 2022
Nor is working directly under/with the pope, or as security there or anything. I was surprised too!
JeromesNiece
+4
Level 77
Aug 26, 2021
As of 2020, the US is outranked by eleven countries. Six of these gain a significant amount of revenue from being tax havens (Monaco, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Singapore, Ireland, Switzerland). The other five all rank in the top six countries in terms of oil production per capita (Qatar, Brunei, UAE, Kuwait, Norway). Furthermore, the most populous among these is UAE which ranks 93rd in population among all countries. The combined populations of these eleven countries represent 0.54% of the world population, while the USA itself has 4.21% of the world population.

In other words, USA NUMBER ONE!

Oshawott
+1
Level 66
Jun 16, 2022
You can just as easily say that the US is generating a significant amount of its revenue due to being a tax haven.
tazaja
+2
Level 58
Oct 6, 2021
irish gdp is inflated by Apple alone in a bid to avoid global tax lol
Quizmaster
+9
Level ∞
Apr 19, 2022
The U.S. needs to bomb Ireland. Wonder how many billions that little island has stolen from us over the years? /s

Seriously, though, instead of raising taxes on regular people, the U.S. needs to find a way to stop these tax-dodging megacorps like Apple and Google.

Raffles
+1
Level 81
Apr 20, 2022
No Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 20, 2022
Nope.
ing
+1
Level 73
Apr 23, 2022
They might be on there if you divided by CITIZENS rather than by total population.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
Yes. Then they'd be very high.
ing
+2
Level 73
Apr 23, 2022
I knew Ireland was better off than the UK, but I'm amazed to discover it's more than TWICE as rich. As for Brunei, if you take one particular person's portion of the GDP out, I'm sure the country drops off the list entirely.
rosyposy
+1
Level 17
Apr 25, 2022
As someone from the UK, I'm VERY surprised at Ireland.
yeahmonnn
+7
Level 64
Apr 25, 2022
It does not tell the full story. This is GDP per capita and due to being a bit of a tax haven, Ireland is home to many major global corporations, including Facebook, Apple, Google and many pharmaceutical companies and obviously they boost the GDP by a lot. An ordinary Irishman is not that much richer than an ordinary Brit.
kitsims
+4
Level 86
Apr 23, 2024
Yep Ireland's GDP figures are very misleading as to the actual conditions in the country.
richiesyxx
+1
Level 74
Apr 25, 2022
General reply to at least 70% of comments (maybe): Gini coefficient. When you separate the countries on the list by greater/smaller Gini coefficient, it tells you most of what you need to know.
johanna9
+1
Level 42
Apr 26, 2022
difficult!
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
May 5, 2023
100% 2:33
Nickelz
+2
Level 69
May 10, 2023
Time for an update!
clone2k
+1
Level 57
Jul 26, 2023
Surprise to see Japan doesn't make the list anymore. And what about South Korea?
Bobthelemming
+5
Level 58
Sep 16, 2023
Guyana should be on here now I think, kind of crazy, if im not wrong theyre 61 thousand
Nickelz
+1
Level 69
Nov 1, 2023
Yes, they haven't updated it yet
SouthwestChief
+1
Level 73
Apr 23, 2024
Now why does this quiz have to be color-coded by continent? Figuring out which continents are gonna have countries here is half the fun of taking the quiz, if not more!! I swear, I've been on this website for more than ten years, and it'll always have a special place in my heart, but the way you guys are dumbing things down more and more is really getting to me. It's an unfortunate thing, and you guys should stop doing it!!
SouthwestChief
+1
Level 73
Apr 27, 2026
I love it when I go to leave a comment and then see that I already left that comment two years ago!
dbench
+9
Level 47
Apr 23, 2024
guyana??? oh
jayrod
+6
Level 96
Apr 23, 2024
I had no idea either, but took a guess to get it right.

"Guyana's GDP per capita is rapidly increasing due to oil production, which began in 2019 and reached 278,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2022. The country is expected to remain one of the fastest growing economies with double-digit growth rates in 2023 and 2024 as additional oil fields start operation."

https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/guyana/overview

Tramp
+3
Level 79
Apr 23, 2024
That's very, very interesting. Are regular people also benefiting from this?
Ampersandwich
+2
Level 61
Apr 28, 2024
Not just that, but the oil is light sweet crude oil, which is just about the jackpot you can get when it comes to that stuff.

I'm not super knowledgeable about it, but I believe it has VERY low amounts of sulphur, which takes a lot of energy, time, money, & infrastructure to remove AND which compromises on the amount of byproducts that can be created.

TLDR: Basically less sulphur = less costs, more products

Sidenote: My English teacher two years back used to work in Aruba and he said the all the refineries there were based around very sulphurated Venezuelan oil.

Winnifred
+2
Level 51
Apr 23, 2024
I only got Guyana from seeing the answers were color coded. Missed Brunei and Austria
PetJunk001
+3
Level 59
Apr 23, 2024
Yeah the color codes were good clues.

Blue - Europe

Red - Asia

Purple - Africa

Orange - North America

Green - South America

Oceania - Probably light blue

And I know guyana's economy just doubled which is impressive...but its GDP per capita is still only 18.000...not 80,000

Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Apr 24, 2024
Thanks, but I'll trust the numbers from the IMF.
Sadu
+1
Level 60
Apr 24, 2024
18k is nominal, not PPP
kookie99
+2
Level 64
Apr 24, 2024
It's projected that the (PPP) GDP per capita is 144,160 in 2028 making Guyana the second richest country in the world. That's 1033% increase from 2018-2028 thanks to the oil find.
Haobo
+2
Level 49
Apr 24, 2024
wtf is guyana
Neruats
+1
Level 46
Apr 24, 2024
It's a South American country north of Brazil and I'm almost certain it shouldn't be on this list because Guyana's GDP/capita is nowhere near 80 000 USD, it's closer to 20 000 USD.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Apr 24, 2024
Our source is 2024 estimates from the IMF as explained in the link from the caveat. Please don't make unsourced assertions.
FrigorifcFeynman
+1
Level 65
Apr 24, 2024
When the US is the only big country on the list
AntiMatter8192
+1
Level 78
Dec 30, 2024
Billionaires
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
The U.S. economy is much stronger than every other large country.

What's crazy is that this list uses PPP.

By nominal GDP, the US does much better still.

Wages in the US are the highest in the world for a typical worker except for maybe Switzerland or the Nordics. For skilled workers, the US is number 1 with a bullet. A typical electrician or nurse in the US makes a salary that would be 98th percentile in France, and will pay far less in taxes since US income tax rates are steeply progressive. Whereas as a worker in France making 100k will have a heavy tax burden, the US worker will pay little income tax. For low wage workers, we even have negative income taxes via the EITC.

idontkn1
+6
Level 94
Apr 24, 2024
And know we know why Venezuela who has absolutely no legitimate claim wants to annex 2/3rds of Guyana. Another booming economy that they would love to destroy.
TurkeyCookTime
+6
Level 85
Apr 25, 2024
Their "claim" is just a technicality from many years ago. And it existed well before Guyana's economy skyrocketed. Maybe you should do some research before you make claims like that.
idontkn1
+6
Level 94
Apr 25, 2024
It was settled 120 years ago and 3 of the 5 members of the arbitration board wanted to give them the territory up to Orinoco. For the sake of unanimity they settled on the current boundary. Every appeal/dispute since then has ruled in favor of Guyana.
Kingsfisher
+1
Level 69
Apr 27, 2024
The main thing is not to let Venezuela take advantage of this formality
bestanford
+4
Level 73
Apr 25, 2024
If you remove tax havens/corporate domiciles and petrostates, the US stands quite alone.
JetPunker180
+1
Level 54
Apr 27, 2024
The smaller the country, the better is to live their.
Kingsfisher
+7
Level 69
Apr 27, 2024
Is that why life on Nauru is better than in Australia, and in Haiti than in Canada? This pattern can sometimes be noticed, but this doesn't mean that it is the cause
Kingsfisher
+8
Level 69
Apr 27, 2024
I have never prayed for a distant country as much as for Guyana. God grant that everything works out for this tiny country, they have a lucky ticket, let them use it properly.
toripolliisi28
+2
Level 67
Apr 29, 2024
GDP per capita and per capita income are two very different things.
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 77
Aug 26, 2024
Guyana. What a turnaround. OIL!!!

(Incoming corruption soon.)

maspn
+1
Level 65
Mar 28, 2025
Very surprised to see Guyana there. It' the only country I couldn't guess.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 26, 2026
Cute to assume that Guyana wasn't already corrupt.
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 77
Apr 28, 2026
Money makes the world go round, and some people would do anything to keep it.
FynnGeographics
+1
Level 46
Jul 10, 2025
I feel like Guyana is wrong
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 26, 2026
Not only is it not wrong, Guyana is getting much richer every year thanks to enormous oil resources. Guyana will be #2 on the list in the future.
usernamecreative
+1
Level 38
Jul 18, 2025
Guyana? Qhar???
ooftownroad
+1
Level 70
Oct 28, 2025
The same reason most other countries are: Oil
JetpunkSandwich
+1
Level 48
Nov 22, 2025
Surprised Guyana made the list.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 26, 2026
It's going to get even more ridiculous as the oil resources get more fully developed.

By the end of the decade Guyana will likely be #2 with a GDP per capita north of $250,000. The benefit of having an ocean of oil and a population under a million.

I hope they spend it wisely.

cathlete
+1
Level 78
Apr 27, 2026
I won’t hold my breathe. I have friends that were just in Guyana last month and it’s incredibly poor. The income inequality has got to be horrible there.
6tw
+1
Level 24
Mar 8, 2026
As a Taiwanese person, I didnt even got Taiwan.

I believe Taiwan doesnt have such high GDP per capita as on Wikipedia

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 26, 2026
A few notes:

1) It's basically all TSMC. It hasn't filtered down to the average person yet.

2) Also keep in mind this is PPP, which adjusts for the cheaper prices in Taiwan. Aside from housing, things are WAY cheaper in Taiwan than they are in the US.

By nominal GDP per capita, Taiwan is far below the US.

nerdalert
+1
Level 89
Apr 27, 2026
Gees, Canada
Uvuvwevwevwe
+5
Level 81
Apr 27, 2026
All countries in this list can be clusterized to next groups:

1. Tax haven

2. Financial centers

3. Oil exporters

4. High-tech economics (Pharma / Microelectonics supply chain)

5. Money printer

6. Iceland

BMull28
+1
Level 55
Apr 28, 2026
20/21 only beats 51% of players - crazy high level in this quiz
Danny999
+1
Level 65
May 6, 2026
Guyana at #1 in a few years will be crazy
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