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Five Richest Countries by Continent

For each continent, name the five richest countries by per-capita income.
2024 estimates. Purchasing power parity. More info here.
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Africa
$43,200
Seychelles
$32,100
Mauritius
$26,500
Libya
$20,100
Botswana
$19,500
Gabon
 
 
Asia
$134,000
Singapore
$112,000
Qatar
$96,800
United Arab Emirates
$77,500
Brunei
$76,900
Taiwan
Europe
$203,000
Monaco
$144,000
Luxembourg
$134,000
Liechtenstein
$134,000
Ireland
$91,900
Switzerland
 
 
North America
$85,400
United States
$60,500
Canada
$46,500
Bahamas
$44,800
Panama
$38,900
St. Kitts and Nevis
Oceania
$66,600
Australia
$54,000
New Zealand
$17,400
Palau
$17,400
Fiji
$10,800
Nauru
 
 
South America
$80,100
Guyana
$31,000
Chile
$30,200
Uruguay
$26,400
Argentina
$20,800
Brazil
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100 Recent Comments
ubsaral
+1
Level 84
Jan 22, 2018
I think Uruguay passed Argentina on the list but you didn't change their ranks.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 23, 2018
Fixed
Algernon
+5
Level 74
Jan 23, 2018
Five of the six continents are fairly get-able with a little logic, but Africa threw me totally. I got one of the five and that was purely from random guesses.
tshalla
+11
Level 78
Jan 28, 2018
Well, you can get Africa with logic too. Maybe you just don't know as much about Africa.
Algernon
+3
Level 74
Aug 9, 2018
You think Africa is gettable too? Really? I've not heard any of those countries described as being particularly well off, bar possibly the second answer.
Djilas
+16
Level 86
May 8, 2019
Yeah it's gettable: Gabon and Equatorial Guinea have oil, Mauritius and Seychelles have tropical tourism and Botswana has diamonds, all combined with small population unlike others in/near top10: Algeria, Nigeria or Angola for oil (+war in Libya), Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt for tourism, South Africa for diamonds and gold.

Cape Verde is an option as small and touristy, Namibia has natural resources and small population, but other than that there are not many good options left.

QuizGenius01
+3
Level 69
Nov 11, 2020
Mauritius is also high because of its tech industry as well as agriculture. They are one of the main vanilla producers in Africa.
Ampersandwich
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Level 61
Oct 20, 2025
That's assuming you know a bit about each country, which most people don't. (Although Algernon is Level 73...)

I think the main thing is just how forgettable all of them are, no offence. They're not the most iconic on the continent, the likes of Kenya & Tanzania (which also have tourism)

yorksguy1865
+1
Level 34
Jan 27, 2018
I always forget Brunei on all these quizzes!!!
mikeyp
+2
Level 76
Feb 22, 2018
Took me two minutes just to type out "equatorial guinea"
mikeyp
+10
Level 76
Feb 22, 2018
There goes another two minutes.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Aug 9, 2018
Equatorial Gui. Aw, crap. Time's up.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Jun 8, 2019
hahah somehow that really made me laugh
greenredblue
+1
Level 37
Mar 6, 2018
missed Mauritius,Botswana & Ireland
Penguinish
+1
Level 74
Mar 6, 2018
29/30

missed only Bostwana.

Jorissie
+1
Level 94
Mar 6, 2018
Never thought Ireland would score higher than Switzerland
Ampersandwich
+1
Level 61
Oct 20, 2025
It's extremely artifically inflated by companies offshoring taxes, especially Apple. Yay!!!! For most of history, Ireland wasn't exactly poor, but far from well-off in a European sense

(I've heard the average Irishman hardly sees any of the alleged $134,000/capita but tbh, but I could be wrong)

jj555
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Level 64
Mar 6, 2018
Didn't expect the richest South American countries to be the poorest of all the continents
kalbahamut
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Level 79
Mar 6, 2018
It's the opposite on the Five Poorest Countries by Continent quiz. The 5 poorest in South America are the richest amongst the poorest from all the other continents.

There aren't that many countries in South America and they all tend to hover around the middle in terms of income. None that are exceptionally wealthy and none that are exceptionally poor.

MG17
+1
Level 43
May 8, 2020
Unfortunately
kalbahamut
+7
Level 79
May 8, 2020
What's wrong with Carnival? And "people turning into faggots?" Really? This is an effect of poverty, now?

Anyway Brazil is not exceptionally wealthy but it's also far from being as poor as places like Afghansitan, Haiti, or Uganda.

MG17
+1
Level 43
May 9, 2020
For me, everything is wrong. From poverty it turns into misery in my opinion. It's okay if you don't agree with me, but if God made you a man, you shouldn't be a woman, right (setting an example)? Brazil's carnival also does that. Afghanistan is only poor because of the civil wars between the Middle East and West Asia (if I'm wrong, please correct me). Haiti is really sad, many come to Brazil too. Natural disasters are horrible when they pass through there. Uganda, too. It is in Africa, it has a low HDI and GDP should be even lower. I do not judge for being in Africa, because it also has good points. The biggest of them must be the Seychelles, which has a very high HDI, even higher than Brazil, and we have just seen that GDP is among the largest in Africa, if not the largest.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
May 9, 2020
You're wrong. About the effects of poverty, the source of poverty in Afghanistan, and several other things. But you asked to be corrected, so, there you go.
MG17
+1
Level 43
May 9, 2020
Hmm, right. I'm a child so I won't know so many things. Thank you
Nickelz
+5
Level 69
Apr 18, 2024
clearly.
gzx5
+1
Level 75
Mar 6, 2018
So I guess Monaco must've fairly recently overtaken Qatar as it had the highest GDP for a while.
divantilya
+3
Level 36
Mar 6, 2018
That's thanks to the multi-millionaires escaping to Monaco to avoid paying taxes in their own countries.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Jun 8, 2019
but thats not a recent thing
MikesBrain
+5
Level 81
Mar 8, 2018
What about the Vatican? The Catholic Church must be one of the richest organisations in the world. But maybe that doesn't count as per capita income
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Aug 9, 2018
They blow every island nation tax hole out of the water.
Persian21
+2
Level 56
Mar 12, 2022
Delusional person believes that the Catholic Church is relevant money-wise with the likes of the oil industry
sampartovi
+3
Level 20
Mar 23, 2018
Africa really surprised me on this one. I was expecting Nigeria or South Africa to be on there at least.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 92
Aug 9, 2018
I'm pretty sure Tupelo, Mississippi has more total money than Lagos.
GeoDude
+2
Level 46
Mar 24, 2019
Lots of foreign powers and corporations make money from Nigeria. Nigerians don't get squat.
Ampersandwich
+1
Level 61
Oct 20, 2025
That too and insane amounts of corruption in the Nigerian government...

I'm writing this 7 years after sampartovi's comment, & I'm not sure why, but if you look up "Nigeria GDP," it's basically collapsed.

477B --> 188B in 2(!) years

It has a snowball's chance in hell of making it on this list in 2025

ThinkExplainer
+1
Level 45
Oct 20, 2018
Great quiz, Quizzer6794! I like this series, keep it up!
Yeeee123
+1
Level 40
Feb 10, 2019
Never thought Monaco is that rich
Relox84
+3
Level 69
Aug 6, 2020
Monaco is a tax evasion heaven. I live close to it and I can tell you it's a really weird place with 5 star hotel skyscrapers populated by Russian millionaires.
ashschamp
+3
Level 36
Feb 21, 2019
29/30 I forgot Canada *facepalm*
GeoDude
+2
Level 46
Mar 24, 2019
USA! We're ahead of Canada! #1 again!
Juicyjoseph
+2
Level 56
Aug 9, 2025
We’re probably comparable to Canada, honestly. It’s boosted by our large number of millionaires and billionaires
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
May 12, 2019
Good to see that Australia is treated as an Island and part of Oceania the Continent instead of a Continent in itself (otherwise the five richest countries would all be Australia)
GlassMonkeyOLD
+2
Level 69
Jun 8, 2019
Tax havens! These stats don't tell much about the quality of life for ordinary citizens of these countries.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Jun 8, 2019
If you look quickly it seemed like you wrote Thank heavens! Instead of tax havens.
nultayy
+1
Level 63
Jul 25, 2019
effectively, the smaller you are, the richer you are. damn it, short people!!!
dianalove
+2
Level 70
Aug 3, 2019
26/30! I've beated the average score by 7!
Bearn
+2
Level 23
Oct 24, 2019
Ireland wtf
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Feb 3, 2020
they got that lucky charms money
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Feb 4, 2020
Lots of pots of gold to be found, just follow the rainbow (but beware of the leprechauns.. )
MG17
+1
Level 43
May 8, 2020
Hahahahahahah
epleStorm
+3
Level 46
Feb 6, 2020
Ireland, Luxembourg, Monaco and Liechtenstein don't belong on this list. The reason they are on the list, is that huge amounts of capital rest in their banks, for the "chosen few".

Norway is the richest country in Europe measured by wealth per capita according to the World Bank, see this in many ways very interesting report; https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/29001/9781464810466.pdf

Findlay
+4
Level 80
Feb 24, 2020
The richest in Africa is a long way short of making the lists for Europe and Asia. That says something about how divided the world is on wealth.
parkave
+1
Level 56
Dec 4, 2020
Astute observation.
furqanahmad
+1
Level 25
Apr 4, 2020
trinidad and tobago is in south americaaaaaa
MG17
+4
Level 43
May 8, 2020
Its territory is formed by two main islands (Trinidad and Tobago) and several islets. Although the islands are a geological extension of South America (northeast of Venezuela), the country belongs to Central America.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
May 13, 2020
why has this not been debated with an intensity that at least comes close to cyprus? Nobody cares? Come people, a point to argue about.. free of charge!
MG17
+1
Level 43
May 23, 2020
I don't understand you. Cyprus is one of the great islands of the Mediterranean Sea (along with Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and Crete), the most eastern of all, located between the southern coast of Anatolia and the Mediterranean coast of the Middle East. Geographically, it belongs to Asia, although culturally it is a mixture of European and Asian elements, with Europeans predominating, given its Greek past and the current two thirds of the population of Greek origin.
MrNoRide
+1
Level 32
May 8, 2020
Africa was the hardest to figure out. Asia was the easiest.
MG17
+1
Level 43
May 8, 2020
I as a Brazilian would never imagine seeing Suriname on the list!
EcceHomo
+2
Level 85
Nov 4, 2020
It's the per capita comparisons that skew the data and therefore the orders of so-called "richness".
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
May 2, 2021
"PPP" is the most obvious culprit and should *never* be used when comparing the relative size of different countries' economies. But also I think the data here is based on GDP... the "income" of the entire country... not income as most people usually think of it which is the paycheck people are taking home. Often, having a high per capita GDP equates to having a wealthy populace; but not always. For that you might want to look at average wages or average wealth among citizens... and, depending on how you calculate the above, sometimes using PPP for that actually would make some sense. Some. Not a lot. It really only makes *good* sense when you are looking at things like the average wages of poor people or hourly minimum wage. Really falls apart when looking at the entire wealth of a nation and then comparing it to other nations.
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 60
Mar 19, 2021
I was confused why none of the more well known countries weren't on there, then I read the 'per capita'.
FactoFanatic
+2
Level 68
May 2, 2021
30/30 with... 1 second left. Feeling great! Numbers 4 and 5 for Africa/Europe were tough!
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Aug 29, 2021
Nice
Bengus
+2
Level 60
Jul 23, 2021
Hard.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Aug 29, 2021
Missed Mauritius and Palau
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Dec 22, 2021
Can't believe I went 5/5 on Oceania...complete guesses after the first two.
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Apr 19, 2022
Guyana hit a gusher! Think $38,000 is high? It's projected to increase to over $65,000 by 2027. Could be even more if oil continues to run.
ceoramalho
+2
Level 68
Apr 19, 2022
It is a surprise to me...
Wistful
+4
Level 72
Apr 24, 2024
$65,000 by 2027? It's been two years, they already managed to hit $80,100! Good on them, hope they can develop and make good use of the money.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Nov 17, 2024
🛢️🛢️🛢️
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Jul 25, 2025
watch out, the USA might take over your comment!
blizzrd33
+1
Level 81
Apr 19, 2022
Botswana for the last one with 4 seconds to spare!
Putjesscheppert
+1
Level 61
May 13, 2022
I feel like the income of ireland rises with 20k a year
awezomeness
+1
Level 28
May 13, 2022
70%... interesting quiz. plus, i learned something new.
TheKnowledge122
+1
Level 49
May 13, 2022
I'm sorry, I have a hard time comprehending the fact that Guyana is the richest South American Country. <----(I'm having a hard time buying the veracity, of that claim.)
Nickelz
+5
Level 69
Apr 12, 2024
the gdp of Guyana is skyrocketing due to oil discoveries, it is currently the fastest growing economy in the world. please note that GDP per capita does not reflect average income. Guyana has a very high poverty rate.
maple
+6
Level 52
May 14, 2022
Wasn't expecting Libya to be on there lol.

Seems that they are doing pretty well for themselves regarding what just recently happened there.

Fredhaug
+1
Level 26
May 17, 2022
Where is Norway?
Hawke
+2
Level 85
Apr 24, 2024
In Europe.
JamoMeyer
+1
Level 14
Apr 28, 2023
how the hell is monaco the richest country in the world?
Nickelz
+6
Level 69
May 8, 2023
..you do know that more than a third of Monacan citizens are millionaires, right?
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Apr 24, 2024
Per capita, not in total.
Nickelz
+4
Level 69
May 8, 2023
According to the IMF, Guyana is expected to be the EIGHTH richest country in the world in 2024, and FIFTH in 2028.
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Apr 24, 2024
It's now 2024 and they rank 11th. Not too far.
DwigtSchrute
+4
Level 53
Jun 28, 2023
Nauru made it both in the top five richest AND poorest in Oceania.
dsaved
+6
Level 71
Apr 24, 2024
Guyana, the new golden key to solve all 2024 economic quizzes
AllHailKingHomer
+7
Level 81
Apr 24, 2024
I'm proud of Guyana's rising Jetpunk profile. Disrupting all our points, bringing us back to some great quizzes
Nickelz
+2
Level 69
Apr 24, 2024
w guyana
rphxx
+2
Level 71
Apr 24, 2024
I feel like I'm playing this exact quiz once a week (because of resets)
CardinalSin
+1
Level 82
Apr 25, 2024
Got the last one with one second left on the clock!
Bhanav
+1
Level 57
Apr 26, 2024
I got Asia, Europe, and the Americas without any problem. For Australia, I typed in all 14 of those countries. Africa was a tough one. I got Seychelles and Mauritius for their tourism and Equatorial Guinea for their oil. Rest, I had no clue
Arp2600
+7
Level 89
Apr 26, 2024
Libya? No way...
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 79
Jul 18, 2024
Was a bit surprised as well, only one I missed
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Apr 22, 2025
i'd love an explanation for this one
FattyVeggieSnack
+2
Level 54
May 28, 2024
Got Gabon but somehow missed Canada
Sigma1338
+2
Level 48
Apr 15, 2025
Why Guyana here?
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Apr 22, 2025
massive oil sector growth + strategic investments = one of the fastest-growing economies in the world
In2restingFacts
+2
Level 27
Apr 22, 2025
missed libya and ireland.

africa was so difficult, i was guessing countries of all shapes and sizes and demographics and regions and could not lock down a consistent trend. eventually i resorted to just typing every country in africa and i missed libya.

not sure how i forgot to try ireland

also surprised angola wasn't here, i thought they were achieving staggering wealth but maybe it's concentrated and doesn't carry into per capita measurements

username6741
+1
Level 34
Sep 17, 2025
hard
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