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Richest Countries that Were Ever Communist

Try to guess the richest countries today that were formerly a single party Marxist state, or part of one.
2024 estimates. Purchasing power parity. More info here.
Not counting East Germany which was absorbed by West Germany
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GDP/capita
Country
$53,287
Slovenia
$50,475
Lithuania
$49,060
Czech Republic
$47,070
Poland
$45,702
Croatia
GDP/capita
Country
$45,692
Hungary
$45,122
Estonia
$44,081
Slovakia
$43,179
Romania
$41,730
Latvia
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28 Comments
Neodymium
+25
Level 63
Aug 29, 2024
Alternate title: Rich Eastern and SEern European Countries
misterawesome
+5
Level 99
Aug 29, 2024
Interesting idea for a quiz, I like it!
CapitalsIsMyGoal
+4
Level 53
Aug 30, 2024
Im less surprised that i dont know any of the answers, im more surprised on how a featured quiz only has 2 comments
vitriden
+8
Level 84
Aug 30, 2024
Because it was created yesterday by the Quizmaster.
Heist
+8
Level 95
Aug 30, 2024
With those average per capita incomes, I'd gladly move there!
Constantinos
+4
Level 75
Aug 30, 2024
So, what is in the EU currently. Nice but not a challenging quiz really.
AnAngryYordle
+9
Level 72
Sep 6, 2024
its all about currency exchange rates in the end anyways. Pretty arbitrary and not necessarily a measure of standard of living.
wehraboo
+5
Level 70
Sep 21, 2024
This one is in PPP not nominal.
shrekcena
+1
Level 60
Aug 30, 2024
Not all that surprising I guess
JWatson24
+8
Level 71
Aug 30, 2024
I think this quiz would be a bit more interesting if you were to compare their GDP per capita today to their GDP per capita in 1990 and how that relates to Western Europe or other communist countries over the same period. As it is, this data just feels a bit out of context here--okay, so these countries are rich now, but what made them rich? Is it that communism helped them become rich? Or is the fact they abandoned communism what allowed them to become rich? Even before the collapse of communism, Eastern European countries were richer than most African and Asian countries, so it's not as though this is a radical break from historical trends. Sorry if this is a rambling comment, it's a good quiz, I'm just saying a little context would be nice.
VinMaps
+7
Level 78
Sep 21, 2024
It's a quiz site. Why do you want it to be a research site?

The quiz is perfectly fine just like hundreds of other quizzes here which either seem outdated or without context. Because at the end of the day, it's all about guessing what the data is, rather than guessing why that data is the way it is.

Silverman
+5
Level 42
Sep 21, 2024
Easy, it is the abandonment of communism that made them richer. In the 80s and early 90s those countries were in a miserable state mostly. The difference between the west and CEE is much smaller today than 30 years ago.
AzevedusJH
+7
Level 70
Sep 21, 2024
Leaving communism did not make them richer. Implementing far too many reforms and, eventually, transitioning to a capitalist state once again was the cause of their economic downturn. Don't be fooled by simplistic explanations only to start acting like someone unknowningly experiencing Donning-Krueger effect
Blint0130
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Level 37
Sep 23, 2024
My friend, that is simply wrong. I live here, compared to what my parents, grandparents had back in their days, it is way better. They had no options in stores -eg one type of bread, on type of salami etc, they were only allowed to travel abroad once for every 3-5 years, with limited cash to bring(or they would flee and settle down). The state had to take loans to fund the government and the whole country, so people would not see how bad the standard of living is. Communism was a big lie, and since these countries left it and joined the EU as well, they have been catching up to western states. Only nostalgia about ones youth can make them say those were better days, every statistic and horror sotry tells us about the opposite...
anomalyz
+1
Level 43
Oct 22, 2025
That's Just Not true. Communism what not what what caused these countries to become poor, at least that is not the whole story. Corruption, dictatorships, and the suppresison of free speech caused these countries to become poor. Communism is an idea that was created to stop inequality, but as George Orwell writes, It created a regime of inequality.
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
Sep 21, 2024
perhaps richest countries while communist is better?
Majax
+4
Level 53
Sep 21, 2024
Hey guys, even if you did not guess a single one, at least you can say you found every country outside the EU on this quiz
Philippelebel
+7
Level 79
Sep 21, 2024
You should change the quiz's name to: why Eastern European countries don't want to go back to Russian occupation...
Instrumental
+3
Level 70
Sep 21, 2024
Most of my time on this quiz was spent trying to find a listed country. Once I did, it was pretty easy to find the rest.
acka
+3
Level 65
Jan 21, 2025
San Marino was communist from 1945 to 1957 and has a GDP per capita of $54,982. Should be added.
9oldfox
+1
Level 4
Feb 23, 2025
france was communist 70 days
Dizuix
+1
Level 51
Mar 17, 2025
No, only Paris was. The communards unfortunately never came remotely close to controlling the whole country
B0MBARD0R
+1
Level 39
Mar 11, 2025
Communism made all of those countries poorer
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Apr 24, 2025
Yes, obviously.

But, in good news, countries can recover quickly when freedom is restored. Poland is nearly on par with the United Kingdom now!

The fall of the Iron Curtain unlocked an incredible amount of human potential.

gmv
+1
Level 16
May 8, 2025
Please accept Czechia for Czech Republic :(
mimikyu42
+3
Level 47
Jun 19, 2025
San marino had a communist government from 1945 to 1957
Samuelfghk
+1
Level 39
Feb 3, 2026
What about China?
notnarendrag
+1
Level 28
Apr 7, 2026
china is much poorer than these countries per capita
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