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Richest Countries Bordering Each Other

Name the countries with the highest GDP per capita that border each other, not including the Vatican?
2025 data. Purchasing power parity. More info here.
Methodology: Each country is ranked 1-195 based on GDP per Capita.
An average rank between bordering countries was calculated, these are the lowest averages overall
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First submittedFebruary 19, 2018
Times taken131,083
Average score90.5%
Rating4.98
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Avg
Countries
6.5
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
11
Belgium
Luxembourg
12.5
Germany
Luxembourg
13
Austria
Liechtenstein
13.5
Norway
Sweden
14.5
Austria
Switzerland
14.5
France
Monaco
15
Germany
Switzerland
15.5
France
Luxembourg
16
Belgium
Netherlands
16.5
Finland
Norway
17
Denmark
Germany
Avg
Countries
17.5
Germany
Netherlands
17.5
Ireland
United Kingdom
18
France
Switzerland
19
Canada
United States
19.5
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
20
Italy
Switzerland
20.5
Belgium
Germany
21.5
Austria
Germany
23
Finland
Sweden
23.5
Belgium
France
23.5
Italy
San Marino
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78 Comments
skukka
+46
Level 58
Feb 19, 2018
Fun ;)
Stewart
+16
Level 68
Feb 19, 2018
Thank you!
Jerry928
+12
Level 76
Jun 11, 2018
Agreed. Kinda quirky.
Djilas
+19
Level 85
Jun 11, 2018
Quite easy.
kalbahamut
+7
Level 81
Jun 12, 2018
super easy
Grg123456
+9
Level 42
Oct 24, 2022
barely an inconvenience
HydratedMite
+5
Level 67
Jan 22, 2024
oh really?
LivinAWestLife
+1
Level 84
Apr 25, 2025
Finishing this quiz in under a minute is tight!
Tramp
+12
Level 78
Jun 12, 2018
Would like to see an extended version of this. Good quiz though.
CRey
+7
Level 80
Jun 12, 2018
My average brain power cannot compute - How can Saudi Arabia & UAE be on the list, along with UAE & Oman... But not Saudi Arabia & Oman?
arm4nd3r
+14
Level 94
Jun 12, 2018
since its gdp per capita, uae+saudi & uae+oman are both greater than saudi+oman

A+B & A+C are greater than B+C... quite logic, isnt it?

Stewart
+25
Level 68
Jun 12, 2018
Oman ranks at 32, Saudi Arabia at 14 and UAE at 8.

UAE + SA = 22 (11 avg)

UAE + O = 40 (20 avg)

SA + O = 46 (23 avg)

So because UAE > SA, then the third combination doesn't quite make the cut.

Sifhraven
+1
Level 74
Jan 6, 2019
I think you meant UAE < SA
Stewart
+11
Level 68
Jan 6, 2019
Well I meant UAE had a greater GDP per capita, rather than the actual rank. But yes, in rank terms, UAE < SA as 8 < 14.
PjotrL
+5
Level 77
Jun 12, 2018
France and Netherlands border each other if there is no caveat excluding territories :)
PjotrL
+5
Level 77
Jun 12, 2018
Never mind.... In your source the average of F-NL would be 21. Smart cut-off :p
Stewart
+36
Level 68
Jun 12, 2018
It's like it was purposely planned that way >:)
Findlay
+18
Level 81
Jun 12, 2018
An interesting (and tougher) variant might be this, but excluding Western Europe and the Persian Gulf.
FolgoreCZ
+3
Level 59
Jul 28, 2020
That's a really great idea. Go for it, I would like to play it.
AlexThirkell
+7
Level 74
Jan 25, 2021
Doing it by continents would be a better way to expand the idea, I think.
Findlay
+8
Level 81
Jun 12, 2018
A few countries that are close, but do not share a border:

Singapore-Brunei: 5.5;

Singapore-Malaysia: 26 (Brunei and Malaysia do border each other and score 26.5);

Australia-New Zealand: 26.5;

Japan-South Korea: 32.

You can see why Singapore (5) and Brunei (6) didn't want to be part of Malaysia (47).

Baltimorean
+15
Level 66
Sep 14, 2018
Actually, Singapore did not secede from Malaysia; Malaysia expelled Singapore. Due in part to the anti-Chinese sentiments that led to anti-Chinese riots in Kuala Lumpur several years later.
ruftytufty
+3
Level 79
Sep 14, 2018
How can the UK have been guessed more often than Ireland?
joedimaggio
+12
Level 74
Sep 14, 2018
Maybe a few old loyalist that still doesn't recognize Ireland as a country :D
Ampersandwich
+2
Level 55
Jul 18, 2024
Ireland’s recent tax haven boom has been quite recent. It used to be much poorer than the UK and isn’t nearly as ubiquitous/famous. Combine that with a population 1/10 of its more famous neighbour and it’s less guessed
Sifhraven
+2
Level 74
Apr 25, 2025
yes, but which country did they think the UK was bordering.
Philippelebel
+1
Level 72
Apr 25, 2025
Spain (Gibraltar)?
Lilylee
+9
Level 76
Sep 14, 2018
Too euro-centric!
sam298
+17
Level 29
Apr 16, 2020
How can something be too euro-centric when it's a fact-based list?
AlexThirkell
+8
Level 74
Jun 9, 2022
When it's meant as a joke perhaps :p
Hamburgler
+6
Level 47
Sep 14, 2018
forgot the middle east was a thing...
Wiremu
+3
Level 60
Jun 26, 2020
Yeah I mostly think of poverty and war-ridden streets when I think of the middle east, but damn those oil tycoons are rich
mikeyp
+1
Level 74
Sep 14, 2018
Oman I never would have guessed.
Chronikhiles
+1
Level 49
Sep 16, 2018
Missed out notoriously obscure Liechtenstein.
Mogysht
+2
Level 50
Oct 2, 2018
Loved this quiz, mate! Thanks for the fun :)
GeoDude
+1
Level 47
Jan 28, 2019
Got all but Qatar
Stewart
+5
Level 68
May 8, 2019
Updated for 2019 data.
redsplat
+3
Level 73
May 8, 2019
Sweet, thank you.
wiifly
+1
Level 61
Jul 5, 2019
How did I not get USA-Canada?!! *facepalm*

Also are we Including the French Guiana border, or is that just not very rich countries per capita. Also assuming you don't include the dubious Qatar-UAE border. Kuwait Kind of surprised me and so did not seeing Sweden-Finland, guess that is for the same reason there is no Saudi Arabia-Oman, because Norway is like UAE, it is the largest out of those three

FlyingG
+2
Level 69
Jun 8, 2021
they are including French Guiana but Suriname is very poor and Brazil is mediocre
Bamsesvenner
+1
Level 74
Aug 21, 2019
Strange Denmark/Germany is not on this list
NKH
+1
Level 66
Aug 31, 2019
yes why is it that Denmark/Germany isn't there?
Stewart
+2
Level 68
Aug 31, 2019
Denmark is 22nd and Germany is 21st, so their average is only 21.5, this not making the list. Germany only makes it on here elsewhere as it borders richer countries.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Apr 15, 2020
With the latest update, they are on the list.
JackintheBox
+8
Level 80
Apr 16, 2020
You scored 20/21 = 95%

This beats or equals 29.4% of test takers

I managed to stupidly miss the United Arab Emirates – kept typing Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman repeatedly.

ducktownhusker
+4
Level 66
May 28, 2020
USA + Western Europe + Oil
Trishayta
+2
Level 33
May 10, 2024
Stealers + Oil
Julotek
+2
Level 63
Jul 18, 2024
You mispelled "smartest" ;)
Lemonhead
+1
Level 66
Jun 26, 2020
Isn't the combination Austria-Germany missing?
Stewart
+3
Level 68
Jun 26, 2020
Average 22.5, just missed it.
ander217
+5
Level 75
Jun 26, 2020
I thought this was much easier than the one with the poorest countries.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Jan 3, 2022
True
Yeoryios
+2
Level 72
Jul 2, 2020
Forgot US/Canada lol
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 74
Jan 3, 2022
58 seconds remaining
Koopa
+4
Level 83
Jun 9, 2022
'Til what? Your bedtime?
AlmostAGenius
+3
Level 85
Apr 26, 2022
This isn’t really important, but the description should not be phrased as a question. It seems like you’re unsure whether Vatican is included :)
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
May 11, 2024
Perhaps it could be reworded for clarity to "other than the Vatican City".
Dontneedone
+1
Level 80
Apr 29, 2022
So Norway averaged with either Sweden or Finland makes it to this list, but Sweden averaged with Finland doesn't?
Stewart
+3
Level 68
Apr 29, 2022
Sweden 20, Finland 23, so average of 21.5, just outside the range :)

Norway is 9th so easily gets in

Dontneedone
+1
Level 80
Apr 29, 2022
Oh yeah, makes sense then
syphontion
+2
Level 43
Jun 9, 2022
Netherlands and France don't make the list?
Stewart
+3
Level 68
Jun 9, 2022
France 26, Netherlands 15

Average rank 20.5, just off the list :)

DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 66
Jun 9, 2022
France and Netherlands only share a border through their oversea territory of St. Martin/Sint Maarten. Which does not count on Jetpunk unless stated otherwise.
Georockstar
+1
Level 58
Jul 23, 2022
Just finished Africa countries quiz and now Europe countries quiz ; )
Imjustguessing
+4
Level 57
Aug 31, 2022
I think Canada and Denmark can be added as a pair now
Stewart
+3
Level 68
Aug 31, 2022
Nope, their border is between Greenland and Canada, not Denmark itself. Since this is an overseas territory (not a constituent region) then the border is not counted. (As is standard for most JetPunk quizzes)
drinkBeerBeFree
+1
Level 48
Jul 18, 2024
Nope, this is not stated in the rules of this quiz. Some vague "side-wide standard" (which does not even exist btw) should not be applied. Canada borders Denmark. Period.
Stewart
+3
Level 68
Jul 18, 2024
Well, a "site wide standard" absolutely does exist, and has been used on Featured quizzes (especially English) for many years. We can't just be adding random additions and extra rules to every single quiz, as that would mean every quiz requires paragraphs of clarifications before you can even take it => what's the point?

We're here on JetPunk to have fun, not to read essays of technicalities

Dimby
+1
Level 80
Apr 25, 2025
Canada doesn't border Denmark. It's an uninhabited rock that isn't administered by either country. It's just about fishing rights and ocean resources. They agreed to split it just to be nice, but there is no logical reason to say that this counts as a border any more than Canada's border with France at Vimy Ridge. Heck, you might as well count embassies as borders if you count this uninhabited rock.
prederone
+1
Level 55
Oct 24, 2022
great quiz!
Justmedd
+2
Level 33
Jan 2, 2023
i forgot Ireland and UK xD sad
Pjoco
+1
Level 62
Feb 23, 2023
1:30 remaining..nice, but too easy...
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
May 11, 2024
Some disputed border pairs that almost made it:

Denmark (13) + Canada (28) = 20.5

Saudi Arabia (18) + Bahrain (26) = 22

Netherlands (16) + France (29) = 22.5

theenforcer22
+1
Level 68
May 13, 2024
Full marks for The Robbster.
Daksh00
+1
Level 59
Jan 31, 2025
Quite fun, though, interesting stuff
Smartypants3150
+1
Level 58
Apr 24, 2025
What changed?
theenforcer22
+1
Level 68
Apr 25, 2025
Full marks for The Robbster.
Ainmclarach
+1
Level 66
Apr 25, 2025
The Robbster is on a roll
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