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Top 10 Richest Countries in the Americas

What are the richest countries in North America and South America based on GDP per capita?
2026 data. Purchasing power parity. More info here.
Counts only countries that are primarily in the Americas. So not France.
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First submittedApril 21, 2017
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GDP per Capita
Country
$116,000
Guyana
$91,900
United States
$71,900
Canada
$46,400
Panama
$45,400
Bahamas
$40,200
Uruguay
$38,600
Saint Kitts and Nevis
$37,700
Chile
$36,800
Antigua and Barbuda
$35,700
Costa Rica
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76 Comments
kalbahamut
+60
Level 79
May 8, 2019
There's enough time to type in every single country in the Americas.
CardinalSin
+99
Level 82
May 8, 2019
Not at my rate of typing, there isn't.
Algernon
+13
Level 74
May 17, 2019
Either the time has been changed or you are a super fast typer @Kal. Because I was guessing for a few answers and was nowhere close to exhausting all the countries.
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 92
Apr 25, 2022
35 countries in 90 seconds
Greatgull
+2
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
If I were on my laptop, I'd agree but not on my phone. Not used to It yet. Finally gave in to getting a stupidphone
martay
+14
Level 69
May 9, 2019
Solely for purpose of geographic trivia, I move that all small island nations be reconstituted with their former colonial powers. I mean what could go wrong?
cornflakesfu
+53
Level 89
May 9, 2019
Better yet, just make them all one country. Call it "Islands."
Neodymium
+4
Level 63
Mar 24, 2025
West Indies
Sulps
+22
Level 55
Aug 30, 2019
Serious talk: The British actually tried to make all the current tiny Caribbean countries form the West Indies federation before their independence. It collapsed pretty fast, so the British had no choice but to let each of their colonies in the Caribbean become a separate country.
Azuca
+6
Level 64
Aug 30, 2019
They still have a common currency and some kind of joint supreme court though
toowise
+21
Level 81
Jul 11, 2021
And play cricket as one West Indies team
Greatgull
+1
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
So happy they didn't get their way. One of The Worst if not worst colonialists. I'm thinking it's a close race with Belgium, Spain and Portugal.
PenguinTorpedo
+4
Level 49
Jul 15, 2021
nah they should make a new country. the united states of the antilles
Freestatebear
+14
Level 88
Apr 21, 2022
Isn't one USA enough for this side of the world?!?
Greatgull
+2
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
More than.
JWatson24
+6
Level 71
Sep 3, 2022
The United Mexican States would like a word.
Dollyfroggy
+5
Level 63
Sep 3, 2022
Technically speaking, there are two USAs... Mexico is a 'United States' and is in the Americas...
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Apr 27, 2026
Federative republic of Brazil is close as well
polygong
+1
Level 56
Apr 28, 2026
British protectorates in the Americas should be made into Canadian Territories.
Nestormakhno
+3
Level 79
May 9, 2019
i hate dis
roleybob
+14
Level 73
May 10, 2019
Yeah, my ex-girlfriend is from there. But it's spelt Diss
Hollywood
+2
Level 60
Oct 11, 2019
I hate dat
Kiwigeokid2007
+1
Level 63
Aug 31, 2021
That’s me, except it’s spelt Rat
Greatgull
+2
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
Such beautiful places to live.
samiamco
+5
Level 67
May 9, 2019
I wonder if this was calculated before or after Hurricane Irma, in which Antigua & Barbuda lost half of their country when Barbuda was destroyed, and everyone had to move to Antigua?
shuriken15
+6
Level 38
Dec 28, 2019
Barbuda only had a very small fraction of the population. The Hurricane was still pretty bad overall though.
cockybra
+3
Level 46
Aug 17, 2019
Just had the realization the only countries in the Americas with wealthy citizens are the USA and Canada. The closest makes less than 20,000 dollars less than Canada.
zakatan
+7
Level 65
Aug 30, 2019
Maybe add in the description that territories and overseas regions are excluded or using their own GDP rather than the mainland's.

Nitpickers like me would argue that UK, the Netherlands or France should be in the list otherwise ;-)

vermiciousknid
+4
Level 91
Aug 30, 2019
Yeah, I tried France on the off chance it was included.
Nathaniel
+2
Level 77
Aug 30, 2019
Same here
Greatgull
+2
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
I hope all the dependencies become independent.
Ainmclarach
+4
Level 71
Dec 19, 2025
Most dependencies have little to no desire to become independent and don't have strong enough economies to support independence, albeit with some exceptions.
MindWax
+4
Level 87
Apr 28, 2026
Shhhhh don't ask the people who actually live there what they want, this guy knows what's best for them
JackintheBox
+4
Level 82
Aug 30, 2019
It would be interesting to include dependencies (i.e. overseas territories) in this quiz (but not required to guess). The Falkland Islands and Bermuda have a much higher GDP per capita than any of these countries.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Aug 30, 2019
Interesting. I didn't know that Bermuda had such a high GDP per capita. Strange that their intentional homicide rate is also so high- about 50% higher than the USA.
HappyQuizzer
+2
Level 68
Apr 1, 2022
Not when you consider income inequality
Greatgull
+2
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
But Bermuda is so beautiful.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
Why is X country rich?

1) Tax haven

2) Oil

3) They are the United States

These are the list of possible reasons to a first approximation.

MucicaFrajer
+1
Level 32
May 3, 2026
3 is just 1 and 2 combined lol
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Aug 30, 2019
I thought Costa Rica would be better off than Panama. Looked it up; they're pretty close. Without PPP they'd be on the list above Argentina, and Panama would be lower but still above Costa Rica.
Geoguessin
+1
Level 74
Aug 30, 2019
I was just saying to myself "bolivia is rlly rich right...eh...no"
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Aug 30, 2019
I think it's the poorest country in South America, if it's not Guyana.
joeythelemur
+5
Level 80
Apr 20, 2022
Guyana suddenly at the top now for South America, and by quite a distance. Amazing what finding oil can do. Let's hope they don't become hopelessly corrupt and can avoid the Venezuelan path.
mf3
+5
Level 90
Apr 21, 2022
Guyana doesn't have a tradition of the army taking over and grabbing the resources, like most of its neighbors. So it may do OK on that front.
Greatgull
+2
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
I think Ecuador is the poorest or it was in 2011.
Kingsfisher
+3
Level 69
Dec 3, 2025
I think today's anti-leader is beyond competition - Venezuela.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Aug 31, 2019
Amazing that little St. Kitts and Antigua have greater GDPs than Argentina and Uruguay.
azucarita
+2
Level 77
Aug 31, 2019
They both have citizenship by investment programmes so that skews the numbers quite a bit.
kalbahamut
+12
Level 79
Aug 31, 2019
This is per capita
Greatgull
+3
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
I'm not. Have you been to the Carribbean? The smaller islands are clean and gorgeous.
RobNobody
+7
Level 80
Nov 1, 2020
You know you're on this site too much when you get Antigua and Barbuda but not Canada.
Greatgull
+1
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
Lol!
Angbo
+1
Level 67
May 23, 2021
France?(Guiana)
toowise
+7
Level 81
Jul 11, 2021
So Costa Rica isn't such a rich coast after all
Kiwigeokid2007
+1
Level 63
Aug 31, 2021
I thought I names every single country that could be the answer, then I realised the quiz was about the americaS, not North America
PauloMX
+2
Level 66
Apr 20, 2022
Can you make a test only including countries with a population bigger than 1 M? I am sad that Mexico is not here
davrousseau
+4
Level 75
Apr 21, 2022
I'm sad for you Paulo :(
Greatgull
+1
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
It doesn't matter. It is wealthy from all the expats and industry. But more than money is it's cultural wealth.
mf3
+1
Level 90
Apr 21, 2022
I notice that Antigua and Barbuda fell off this latest version. I guess the fact that Barbuda barely exists anymore (hurricane) is part of it. (I guess they're rebuilding.)
LuckyCat
+2
Level 72
Feb 12, 2023
Panama has good income through the Panama Canal. That's why it's respectfully fourth. I didn't think the Bahamas were so wealthy, as well as Trinidad and Tobago!
Greatgull
+3
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
Panama is dirt poor and dirty. I am surprised it made the list.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
Tax haven.
Nickelz
+2
Level 69
May 16, 2023
Time for an update. Guyana is second.
Caligula
+1
Level 56
Mar 12, 2024
This one needs an update.
Greatgull
+2
Level 46
Mar 21, 2024
These island nations are so beautiful and the people friendly. I am glad they are independent.
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Apr 27, 2026
Still under the crown though
andreszapata
+1
Level 59
Aug 7, 2024
Thi definitely needs an update lol
pieman
+3
Level 58
Sep 6, 2024
didnt expect Guyana so high
LAP3UNC
+5
Level 91
May 1, 2025
Rhymes with "toil."
Daniel1712
+2
Level 72
Apr 27, 2026
Man, my dumbass thought North America somehow and got confused when every single country there is was typed in
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Apr 27, 2026
Unbelievable that nations averaging not even 40K made the list. Just goes to show how much poverty exists in Latin America
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Apr 27, 2026
$40,000 is middle-high income though. 🤷
JetpunkSandwich
+3
Level 48
Apr 27, 2026
At first glance after typing the U.S., I was like ¨Then who is in first???". I soon remembered Guyana had an insane oil boom.
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 77
Apr 28, 2026
The Qatar of the Americas. Went from $10,000 to $110,000!
blizzrd33
+2
Level 81
Apr 27, 2026
France should be just below Canada in this list.

Or else all the other quizzes which insist that France is part of the Americas should be changed.

Probably simplest to edit just this quiz.

CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 77
Apr 28, 2026
Read the caveat.
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