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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?
2022 estimates. Purchasing power parity. More info here.
There is no info for the Vatican
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First submittedJanuary 18, 2013
Times taken180,914
Average score71.4%
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Income
Country
$203,000
Monaco
$141,000
Luxembourg
$134,000
Liechtenstein
$132,000
Singapore
$125,000
Ireland
$113,000
Qatar
$84,700
Switzerland
Income
Country
$78,300
United Arab Emirates
$77,800
Norway
$76,000
United States
$75,000
Brunei
$70,100
San Marino
$69,300
Denmark
$68,700
Taiwan
Income
Country
$68,600
Netherlands
$64,800
Austria
$64,600
Iceland
$63,600
Andorra
$63,300
Germany
$62,900
Sweden
$61,900
Australia
Englishbub
+36
Level 67
Jan 19, 2013
Woah, 0% for Singapore, that's quite a surprise. Yay, first to get it :D
Pandora49
+55
Level 55
Apr 21, 2020
Wow, it's interesting how the stats change so much over the years...Singapore is guessed by 92% of people taking this quiz...
DashieProDX
+3
Level 19
Jun 10, 2020
85%
jbro
+3
Level 60
Sep 13, 2020
81% for Singapore
Baxtergrad
+2
Level 52
Dec 1, 2020
80%
redsplat
+2
Level 75
Dec 14, 2020
79%
JackTM
+2
Level 28
Dec 29, 2020
still 79%
Oatmeal11
+2
Level 72
Apr 8, 2021
78% now
SouthKorea
+1
Level 48
Aug 29, 2021
still 78
MoogleCloud
+1
Level 58
Jan 2, 2022
77.
swordfern
+2
Level 33
Apr 7, 2022
Still 77.
AlmostAGenius
+1
Level 73
Apr 11, 2022
76
iamscaramouche
+3
Level 23
Apr 22, 2022
Back to 90%
SniperNoSniping
+2
Level 57
Apr 25, 2022
87%
GeoBags
+1
Level 47
Apr 25, 2022
86%
Aidannoelmurphy
+1
Level 34
Apr 25, 2022
still 86
autoparts2
+1
Level 40
Apr 25, 2022
84%
idkwhatmynameis1
+1
Level 21
Apr 25, 2022
83%
MallardQuack
+1
Level 48
Apr 25, 2022
82 :(
bxtterflyfx
+1
Level 71
Apr 25, 2022
81% now
ZeldaQuizzer
+2
Level 55
Apr 25, 2022
I think that it is so high because of the first comment...
ElementalPixel
+1
Level 64
Apr 25, 2022
80%
Lomeo
+1
Level 46
Apr 25, 2022
42% now
Dannyboioboi
+1
Level 55
Apr 26, 2022
79%
VL
+2
Level 26
Apr 26, 2022
What you put is 92% in red, meaning you got it wrong haha

anyways still 79%

Speere
+2
Level 49
Jun 9, 2022
77%
Klaw
+3
Level 26
Aug 9, 2022
76% right now
baconator3000
+2
Level 36
Sep 19, 2022
75%
drlqnr
+1
Level 38
Nov 23, 2022
still 75% as of nov '22
J3hr0
+1
Level 23
Jan 12, 2023
still 75% on Jan 2023
etfdyhw
+1
Level 21
Dec 7, 2022
you arent i got it on the first day because i was working in Singapore and new the average income pay
Coffindodger
+3
Level 13
Feb 1, 2013
Can't believe I got 100% on this one haha
Jezilly
+4
Level 76
Feb 1, 2013
That's it! I'm moving to Qatar.
burntfrost
+4
Level 48
Apr 28, 2014
They probably have really strict immigration laws.
ThirdParty
+87
Level 45
Jun 6, 2014
Actually, Qatar controls citizenship more than immigration. You can move there if you can find somebody who wants to hire you. But you'll never be eligible to become a citizen, no matter how long you're a resident. If you later quit the job, you'll be arrested. Your children, even if born in Qatar, also won't be eligible for citizenship; they'll have the same status you did. Describing the situation as "apartheid" would be a little strong, but only a little; it's definitely not one into which a person would want to place himself and his descendants.
755nbo
+34
Level 18
Sep 1, 2014
doesnt sound like a nice place to live
heracles4
+46
Level 31
Dec 10, 2014
Qatar's immigration/citizenship/labour laws are very harsh. Bad place for labourers.
buck1017
+16
Level 76
Jun 22, 2017
Well, good thing the World Cup will be there in a few years.
TomatosRaafatos
+15
Level 72
Apr 2, 2018
@ThirdParty: you won't be arrested, you will be given a certain period to find another job and renew your visa or else you'll be deported.
kalbahamut
+20
Level 84
Apr 3, 2018
3P: your post is a little over dramatic, with some strands of the story you weave I think coming from neighboring countries. It also depends quite a lot on where you are from. Some expat workers in Qatar are treated very well; others are treated little better than slaves. If it's much like Bahrain, though, then on average the expats with less prestigious passports are still better off there than in Saudi Arabia.

The accurate bit is that Gulf states are teeming with immigrants but they are incredibly stingy when it comes to giving out citizenship. There are strict racial, tribal, and nationalistic hierarchies; some written but many unwritten, that influence how you are treated in these countries.

kalbahamut
+8
Level 84
Apr 3, 2018
some clarity: African and South Asian expats working legally in Saudi Arabia will have a sponsor and they have a lot of restrictions placed on them making it extremely difficult for them to do anything without their sponsor. Employees that find themselves in an abusive relationship with said sponsor might try to escape but if they do the sponsor can file a complaint placing these expats in a difficult legal situation that can take years to resolve.

In Bahrain, however, these same types of expats have a lot more freedom and their rights are better protected. They can move around more easily; I think they can leave the country without their sponsor's approval; and they also can switch jobs much more easily.

I think the situation in Qatar is closer to Bahrain than Saudi Arabia, but I've never actually been to Qatar except to the airport in Doha.

kalbahamut
+12
Level 84
Apr 3, 2018
That being said, if Jezilly wants to move to Qatar to make money, all of the above is no reason not to. Western expats working in Gulf states often earn significantly more than Arab locals do. This is especially true in Oman, Bahrain, and the KSA... though Qataris, Kuwaitis, and Emiratis tend to be pretty well-off. Cost of living is low (outside of Kuwait and Dubai), taxes are minimal if not zero depending on where you work, salaries for certain nationalities are high.
richiesyxx
+1
Level 71
Apr 25, 2022
These figures are largely meaningless unless put against the Gino coefficient in any case. GDP per capita only tells us how much each person would have if the entire income of the country was divided equally amongst every inhabitant. The day that happens in any country, I’ll be on the phone to ol’ Beelzebub to tell him he might want to switch on the thermostat.
brandybuck96
+13
Level 81
Dec 5, 2015
Money isn't everything...
ThatOneGuyWhoBringsItTo99
+12
Level 34
May 8, 2017
I'm moving to Luxembourg
YantheMan
+53
Level 66
May 20, 2017
See, Luxembourg would be fun. Castles, chocolate, opera, the ever-present threat of being invaded by countries as small as Belgium ... good times.
roleybob
+18
Level 76
Jun 20, 2017
Luxembourg is beautiful, definitely go if you get the chance
JackintheBox
+4
Level 77
Jul 6, 2019
No country is going to invade Luxembourg
blixmiss
+5
Level 31
Mar 11, 2020
It's also (and I assume most of the countries in this list) incredibly expensive to live. Ridiculously high rent, absurd gas prizes, everything in the shop costs about 3x more than you'll expect.
Djilas
+7
Level 81
Apr 15, 2020
Gas is cheap though. And people live in Germany or France anyway.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 66
Apr 16, 2020
This quiz is PPP so it already has calculated in shop costs. (Which therefore not be high to people that work there. But could be quite high for people on vacation. I know not all money in a country is spread evenly amongst its citizens, ). But rent and gas prizes could be high, I believe those are not included. (and ofcourse, not ALL products are measured, so certain things could still cost a lot. I couldnt find a specefice list, but found that over 3000 goods and services were used for comparison (and other things)
DashieProDX
+7
Level 19
Jun 10, 2020
Don't invade Luxembourg pls
JackintheBox
+1
Level 77
Dec 23, 2020
Why would any country invade Luxembourg?
JonOfKent
+13
Level 53
Apr 22, 2021
I think I might invade Luxemburg tomorrow. Just me and my mum with our pitchfork. Should be a laugh. We'll have the whole place subjugated by tea time.
Inferno46
+1
Level 55
Apr 25, 2022
Ask the many countries in history that have invaded Luxembourg if you really don't believe it.
Delivermaxpizzas
+2
Level 27
Apr 25, 2022
I kind of find it quite surprising that all of the 5 smallest countries in Europe count all but Vatican City.
PatoPotato
+1
Level 48
Apr 2, 2018
Well i'm going to Monaco
kogatora
+2
Level 91
Jul 21, 2020
Way too small, imho. While you might hope to get a good income there, I've looked at the properties and any sensible money would not get enough space to live in. Might work if you have a multinational company paying for you.
Regtheledge1000
+1
Level 31
Jul 24, 2020
Be careful not to be trampled or smothered
aboajaka
+6
Level 45
Jan 29, 2021
Its not that easy to get a well paying job in Monaco. The mean income is high because well to do people from other parts of Europe moves there to avoid taxes, thus bringing wealth from other countries.
TinteEalaine
+2
Level 45
Mar 21, 2022
The Grand Prix there is cool though
mez
+2
Level 70
Apr 20, 2022
@tinteealaine: will be attending it this year! Can't wait! few more weeks.... long time coming for us!
benjaminmarker
+25
Level 70
May 28, 2019
I wouldn't even visit Qatar, as I am a criminal in their eyes for being gay..
nicolasquiz
+18
Level 68
Jul 25, 2020
While I understand your opinion, according to your map, you have visited Tanzania and Kenya, where same-sex intercourse is illegal as well. And Russia isn't all that LGBT friendly either
redsplat
+4
Level 75
Dec 14, 2020
@nicholasquiz Maybe @benjaminmarker is from there, or lived there as a child, or some other reason. What an add thing to call someone a hypocrite about.
Charliezard
+6
Level 66
Feb 7, 2022
@ redsplat never said "hypocrite" tho
shazs317
+3
Level 59
May 28, 2019
The only rich people there are Arab oil tycoons. Unless you're Arab and the heir to an oil deposit, you'll never get rich let alone gain citizenship.
CaoMaru
+8
Level 50
Jun 9, 2020
You do all get that this is per-capita right? You can't just move to one of these countries and earn loads of money. The amount given is the total income earned in the country, then divided among the number of inhabitants. So that means you can have one really wealthy individual, and hundreds of really poor ones, and end with a very high per-capita income.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 84
Feb 1, 2013
I've always contended that PPP (purchasing power parity) measures of income are not as relevant as nominal GDP per capita. I can see the arguments both ways. But if you live in a country where the cost of living is very cheap, that doesn't make you rich by international standards. Similarly, if the cost of living is very high, that doesn't make you poor. I made another test based on nominal GDP per capita, averaging data from the CIA World Fact Book (which is probably the most exhaustively researched and accurate set of statistics on world demographics anywhere), the World Bank, the IMF, and the UN.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 84
Feb 1, 2013
just in case anyone wants to take that and compare. Most of the countries listed make both lists, some do not, others are in different order.
sprk
+12
Level 62
Nov 6, 2014
You are one of the only people I see on this site who self replies. And I'm not sure whether thats good or bad...
kalbahamut
+5
Level 84
Dec 25, 2016
In this case I was just too lazy to delete my comment and type something longer.
ander217
+27
Level 76
Apr 4, 2017
I don't see it as "self-replying", I see it as adding additional thoughts, or sometimes giving additional info to clarify a previous comment. I'd say that's good.
pkerr116
+4
Level 74
Jan 23, 2018
PPP adjustment is intended to account for equivalency of value - for example, The Economist has its famous 'Big Mac Index' to estimate PPP. The idea being, that a Big Mac is identical wherever you go - and if one in Zurich costs the equivalent of $8 while one in NYC is $4, then the cost of goods is double. If salaries are also double, then the two places are considered to be cost-equivalent. There is much more, but that's the short version.
kalbahamut
+5
Level 84
Apr 2, 2018
^ yes I know that. I just don't think it's a relevant way to measure the size of an entire nation's economy. Or income, as it is measured here, which is taking all income paid and then dividing it up per person. And the Big Mac index is a good example of why it's silly. A Big Mac in New York is *not* the same as a Big Mac in Manila. In one place it is shitty low-cost fast food. In another it is a high-end luxury. And its cost is affected by, among many other things, taxes, import duties, local labor costs, rent, market studies, competition, inflation, etc. They're definitely not equivalent and looking at them as if they are, you're going to end up with flawed results.

PPP is useful when looking at, for example, average wages amongst entry-level employees, or... um... it's a short list. It has its uses. It just gets overused a lot. The worst overuse of it is trying to measure total GDP. Per capita income is somewhere in the middle.

DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 84
Apr 16, 2020
I have never self-replied.
DonTheLamplighter
+14
Level 84
Apr 16, 2020
Oh yes you have!
Bazaar90
+1
Level 21
Apr 20, 2022
😂
KatM
+1
Level 23
Feb 2, 2013
Economics right there XD!
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 67
Nov 6, 2020
PPP compares people, nominal compares countries. It really makes no possible sense to use PPP to compare the relative economies of countries.
hmael
+2
Level 58
Feb 2, 2013
Can't believe Japan not in the list!
KatM
+3
Level 23
Feb 2, 2013
Just because the country is rich (due to high exports in technology), doesn't mean the income is distributed evenly. There probably is poor rural areas in Japan.
kalbahamut
+13
Level 84
May 23, 2014
gandalf is correct. Japan has better income equality than many countries that make the list. They would likely rank higher on a list of highest median incomes.
kogatora
+3
Level 91
Dec 6, 2017
Having lived in most areas of Japan, there is certainly low income for many areas. Other areas may be dragged down by tendency for women to stay at home even now as they get tax reductions for dependents. Even in Tokyo a high salary would be $50-100k, as there is still a preference to stay in a stable job rather than move to higher paying one, so it doesn't surprise me that they have a low average salary for the country.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
May 6, 2019
I know this is an old comment, but there are only 14 countries that are more expensive than the United States. Japan is not one of them. Japan is not one of the world's 21 richest countries. It doesn't matter if you use PPP or nominal GDP.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 84
May 7, 2019
^ but in terms of median income they are ahead of Germany, Taiwan, Singapore, Belgium, Qatar, Ireland, and Saudi Arabia.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 77
Jul 6, 2019
No, and the word is are*.
blaz302
+1
Level 62
Feb 17, 2013
Forgot Kuwait, but I actually thought of Brunei but didn't think it would go on this list.
luckybarry
+1
Level 59
Aug 3, 2013
Iceland? really surprised thought their entire economy went down the toilet
CaptainHumanLogic
+12
Level 42
Apr 4, 2017
They actually had one of the strongest economic recoveries ever and today their economy is doing OK
TheWombat
+4
Level 75
Nov 15, 2013
I'm surprised Vatican City isn't on here. Their annual income from investments alone must be massive and they don't have many permanent residents.
itchy77
+2
Level 46
May 28, 2019
They have no official gdp
Jams
+1
Level 50
Jun 16, 2022
Its hard to calculate the gdp of the Vatican City. It has a unique economy that is nothing like anywhere else in the world.
Geoguy
+5
Level 68
Feb 25, 2014
I shall have to wear the cone of shame for forgetting Monaco
Liopleurodon
+4
Level 65
Mar 29, 2014
Ireland really surprised me there
ruftytufty
+3
Level 77
Apr 20, 2022
It's misleading. Irish GDP is artificially high because their low corporation tax means a lot of international companies have HQs there - so a lot of revenue is recorded in Ireland even though it's not really Irish. Same goes for Luxemburg I think.
shadow8it
+1
Level 25
Apr 28, 2014
i said saudi arabia and then assumed there wouldnt be any middle east countries :/
kalbahamut
+2
Level 84
May 23, 2014
Qatar and Kuwait are both tiny compared to Saudi with much smaller, highly-urbanized populations. Both countries have enormous oil resources relative to their size. In absolute terms Saudi has more but measured per square kilometer it falls far behind. Saudis are well off compared to Yemenis, Syrians or Egyptians, but the average Saudi is not wealthy by American or Western European standards.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 84
Apr 4, 2017
Looks like they've moved up quite a few places in the rankings as Saudi is on the list now and not even at the bottom. But still behind Qatar and Kuwait and the Emirates.
Baxtergrad
+2
Level 52
Dec 1, 2020
Next time try typing Saudi Arabia.
Arp2600
+3
Level 84
May 8, 2014
Japan is not on the list... it doesn't make sense, seriously.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 84
May 28, 2019
Very high median incomes in Japan, comparatively low mean incomes, and the PPP shenanigans hurts them as well as Japan is an expensive place to live.
eliaz55
+1
Level 20
May 23, 2014
For. Got. Freaking. AUSTRIA. The last one! Thought I had taken all european ones!
joeythelemur
+2
Level 86
May 23, 2014
I forgot Germany!! Doing too many of these geography quizzes back to back and I start thinking I entered something that I haven't!
rawe
+1
Level 66
May 23, 2014
I always forget about the existence of Taiwan. 19/20
Seals
+1
Level 54
Jun 1, 2014
My problem is that I always mix Taiwan and Sri Lanka around by accident. :P
AllHailKingHomer
+2
Level 68
May 28, 2019
Joke, right? lol
sillie
+2
Level 79
May 25, 2014
Really interesting. Including Iceland who was just about bankrupt a few years ago. Quite a bounce-back.
beetboy12
+3
Level 38
Aug 14, 2014
(Pulling something out of my ass here) Perhaps it is BECAUSE they are so wealthy that they were able to (somewhat peacefully) dismiss their government and start over. Just a theory.
Randomguy87
+3
Level 47
May 30, 2014
I am punching myself in the face for missing Switzerland
JHAssassin
+1
Level 26
Sep 25, 2014
Why the hell does USA have such high income compared to Switzerland?
Djilas
+5
Level 81
Feb 13, 2017
Because PPP. Switzerland is very expensive, USA a bit less.
masterborders
+1
Level 14
Oct 19, 2014
interesting
KoljiVriVoda
+2
Level 75
Jan 16, 2015
No Japan and South Korea? Why?
plattitude
+3
Level 90
Mar 20, 2015
Because they're ranked 26th and 30th, respectively, while this quiz inexplicably stops at 22. Japan is only $200 below the cutoff, but South Korea is $4k below.
benjaminmarker
+5
Level 70
Sep 1, 2015
USA is number 8, but if you take away the richest 1%, I wonder how the stats would look.
grantdon
+8
Level 74
Oct 7, 2015
The same stat probably applies to most of these countries
ander217
+2
Level 76
Apr 2, 2018
It's not only income that counts in these stats, but also cost of living. Get away from the coast and many smaller cities in the US have a much lower cost of living.
amangla
+1
Level 58
Sep 8, 2015
Missed Canada and Belgium, nooooooo |-(
interopia
+2
Level 83
Feb 13, 2017
These are the kinds of quizzes I love....100%
sillie
+2
Level 79
Feb 13, 2017
Uhm. You are missing UAE. Between Norway and San Marino. I think I tried to type that about 15 times and wondering why it didn't work.
sillie
+2
Level 79
Feb 13, 2017
Also San Marino should be $65.300, not the same as Norway.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 14, 2017
Fixed
icazares
+3
Level 52
Apr 4, 2017
That's not per capita INCOME. It's GDP per capita per the CIA.
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 67
Apr 4, 2017
Couldn't for the life of me figure out my last one... turns out it was Brunei. Dang.
precisioncontrol
+2
Level 61
Apr 4, 2017
wow I didn't even try Ireland since the UK wasn't on the list.
Shade9099
+1
Level 67
Apr 4, 2017
Brunei?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 84
Apr 2, 2018
oil rich tiny emirate
methiony
+1
Level 28
May 20, 2017
I though Brunei Taiwan and San Marino were just average countries when it comes to money. looking forward to visiting there
lidiaa268
+1
Level 40
Jan 5, 2018
I would have never guessed Ireland was not only on the top of the list, but on the list!
WillemLAif
+1
Level 76
Jan 14, 2018
Were Vatican open and honest about their finances, they'd be topping the list. After all, the Catholic Church is the financially largest 'corporation' after the Mafia, which only surpassed them last year.
yorksguy1865
+2
Level 36
Jan 16, 2018
I always forget Brunei on these quizzes...
Jerry928
+1
Level 75
Jan 23, 2018
Where does Saudi Arabia rank?
Gamer1162
+1
Level 61
Jan 24, 2018
It's below the US
Gamer1162
+2
Level 61
Jan 24, 2018
Iceland isn't in the correct place, neither is Taiwan
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 25, 2018
Fixed
BillB1
+2
Level 61
Mar 10, 2018
Surprised to not see Bahrain on here.
ander217
+1
Level 76
Apr 2, 2018
They just discovered a new oil field, maybe that will make a difference in a few years.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 84
Apr 2, 2018
^ Hadn't heard about this new discovery. That's interesting. The country is so tiny, where else could they look? Drilling further down?

Bahrain used up its oil reserves quite a while ago. The country now has a Russian vagina based economy. There are quite a few lower-class neighborhoods around the small island and even in Manama. They are not as wealthy as their Gulf neighbors. But not quite poor, either.

Honk
+4
Level 28
Apr 5, 2018
"The country now has a Russian vagina based economy."

Is that a typo? Or do I not understand the reference.

kalbahamut
+1
Level 84
Aug 24, 2018
not a typo. Though last time I was there just a couple months ago I found out that some of the most famous and often-visited RV emporiums in Hoora had been shut down or repurposed, so maybe they're looking to diversify.
Philsolo
+1
Level 46
Mar 19, 2018
Average person in Ireland is doing better than in Switzerland, Norway or Sweden - very interesting indeed.
CaoMaru
+5
Level 50
May 28, 2019
Not necessarily. It might just mean there are a small number of extremely wealthy people.
Tal1916
+2
Level 45
Aug 31, 2020
It's more to do with the very low population density, the population still hasn't recovered to where it was before the Irish famine, but the country is still doing very well financially.
raneman11
+3
Level 64
Jul 21, 2021
Tax haven. Their GDP went up 25% the year Apple moved its european headquarters there.
cyroman
+2
Level 59
Apr 2, 2018
Had no idea Ireland's per-capita is so high.
ChaosLord
+11
Level 72
Jun 12, 2018
It's primarily because of foreign investment - many major companies set up their European HQ in Ireland because of low corporation tax. So the per-capita income is actually a lot higher than the average wage.
Teegthebeeg
+6
Level 55
Apr 22, 2020
which means that a lot of the 'income' recorded in Ireland has nothing to do with income generated in Ireland.
AayushD
+1
Level 69
Apr 2, 2018
This isn't the Top 20 list it's top 23
mikeyp
+1
Level 52
Apr 2, 2018
Guess I should move to either Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America, or Australia.
EytanMelech
+1
Level 67
Apr 3, 2018
I FORGOT AMERICA!
roosa1
+1
Level 5
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
+5
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
+3
Level 70
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
+1
Level 67
Apr 10, 2018
Damn! Forgot Canada! So focused on some “rich-and-forgotten-paradises-of-oil” of Middel East that missed a obvious one!
Jackninja5
+1
Level 53
Dec 2, 2018
People say Qatar is the richest. They are incorrect or formerly correct. It's Monaco. =]
kalbahamut
+3
Level 84
Mar 4, 2019
Depends on the year, which data set you are using, and how you measure.
Lanso
+1
Level 50
Mar 4, 2019
HOW DID I FORGET THE US??
AllHailKingHomer
+1
Level 68
May 28, 2019
No way! Japan is below Finland by $6000
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 60
May 28, 2019
I was thinking about Germany but I decided not to type it for some reason.
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 74
Oct 18, 2019
How are Belgium, New Zealand, and Andorra not on here?
Samuel105
+3
Level 70
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
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Level 56
Apr 7, 2020
I swear whenever I take a quiz where I only miss one it is always Taiwan that I have missed.
Malbaby
+3
Level 71
Apr 16, 2020
In every quiz type 'Taiwan' in first.
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
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
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Level 64
Jul 21, 2021
Probably because the other source included guest workers into their calculations?
ing
+1
Level 72
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
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Level 65
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 70
Apr 20, 2022
still hanging in there!
Jams
+1
Level 50
Jun 16, 2022
Thanks to Scomo
CloudedLeopard
+1
Level 25
Jun 26, 2020
Singapore down to 83% guessed now
Geo1296
+1
Level 46
Sep 16, 2020
forgot Malta and Iceland
epleStorm
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Level 48
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
+2
Level 64
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.
HiFibad
+1
Level 39
Mar 30, 2021
How I did answer Malta but forgot Australia?
HiFibad
+1
Level 39
Mar 30, 2021
HOW???????????????
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 60
Jun 13, 2021
Missed Ireland, Switzerland, Iceland, Malta, but apparently I got Switzerland and Malta last time but missed a few more
communisteggplant
+2
Level 72
Jul 27, 2021
Seems like being a pope/cardinal isn't as lucrative as I would have thought...
johanna9
+1
Level 43
Apr 26, 2022
Nor is working directly under/with the pope, or as security there or anything. I was surprised too!
JeromesNiece
+2
Level 69
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!

Jams
+1
Level 50
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 55
Oct 6, 2021
irish gdp is inflated by Apple alone in a bid to avoid global tax lol
Quizmaster
+6
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 62
Apr 20, 2022
No Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 20, 2022
Nope.
ing
+1
Level 72
Apr 23, 2022
They might be on there if you divided by CITIZENS rather than by total population.
ing
+1
Level 72
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 18
Apr 25, 2022
As someone from the UK, I'm VERY surprised at Ireland.
yeahmonnn
+2
Level 56
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.
richiesyxx
+1
Level 71
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 43
Apr 26, 2022
difficult!
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