Top 10 richest countries of the world

Written on May 23, 2008 – 2:16 pm | by Roman |



Here is a top 10 list of worlds richest countries according to CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia measured by GDP per capita. For those in the dark - GDP or Gross Domestic Product - is the value of all the goods that a country produces. GDP per capita stands for the value an average person produces.

10. Switzerland - $39,800 (GDP per capita)

This cheese making country is considered to be one of the most neutral countries in the world. During World War 2, people from other European countries deposited their money in the banks of Switzerland, knowing that their money would be safer there than in their home countries. Some well known Swiss companies include Nestle, Logitech, Rolex and Credit Suisse.

9. Equatorial Guinea - $44,100

The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a country in Central Africa. Most people have never heard of it. This country flew into stardom after 1996 when large oil reserves were found in the nation of only 0,5 million people. While being one of the largest producers of oil in Africa, little has been made to improve the living conditions of the people. Corruption is widespread and ordinary people are mostly living in poverty. The gap between rich and poor is probably the largest in the world.

8. Ireland - $45,600

This member of European Union has been often admired as one of the most modern knowledge economies in the world. Ireland is the largest maker of computer software in the world. A study done by The Economist ranked the Celtic Tiger to have the best quality of life in the world.

7. United States - $46,000

What sets the US apart from most other countries in this list is its size. While most other countries in this list are among the smallest in the world the US has a population of over 300 million and a total land area of 3,79 million square miles (9.83 million sq km). The US is also home to the largest amount of billionaires in the world. It is speculated that as many billionaires live in the US as in the rest of the world.

6. Singapore - $48,900

This country tiny country consist of 63 island and some mainland with a total area of only 270 square miles (704 sq km). With Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan it is considered one of the Four Asian Tigers. Singapore has the busiest port in the world and is the 4th largest foreign exchange trading center in the world. Singapore is widely believed to be the most business-friendly economy in the world.

5. United Arab Emirates - $55,200

This oil and natural gas rich country has a highly developed economy which makes it one of the most developed in the world. Having more money than they know what to do with, they have built numerous artificial islands and are currently building the worlds highest structure - Burj Dubai. When finished it will be 818 meters tall, being about 2 times as high as the Empire State Building in New York. It is estimated that about 1/4th of the total construction going on in the world is taking place in Dubai - the largest city in United Arab Emirates.

4. Kuwait - $55,300

In Arabic Kuwait translates to “Fortress built near water”. In addition to being on the coast of the Persian Gulf this country has well known neighbors like Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Kuwait has the worlds fifth largest proven oil reserves - about 10% of the worlds total. Being a country without taxes, about 80% of the governments revenue comes from exporting oil. Having the the second-most free economy in the Middle East, Kuwait has one of the fastest growing economies in the region. (Thanks to Alsab3a from Stumbleupon for a little tip!)

3. Norway - $55,600

Norway is one of the few highly developed countries in Europe tthat are not part of the European Union. This oil and natural gas rich country has living costs more than 30% higher than in the United States. In 2006 only Russia and Saudi Arabia exported more oil than Norway.

2. Qatar - $75,900

This Arabic speaking country has less than million people and gained independence from Great Britain only in 1971. Qatar used to be a poor Islamic country but since the discovery of oil and natural gas in the 1940s, it is completely transformed. With no income tax it is one of the least taxed countries in the world, while still offering most of its services to the population for free. (Who needs tax when you have all this oil and gas money coming in).

In 2009 Qatar is also expected to be the fastest growing economy in the world!

1. Luxembourg - $80,800

This tiny country with a total population of less than 500 000 is a true European miracle. By tiny we mean the 8 smallest country in the world. From top to bottom it’s only about 50 miles and at its widest about 30 miles.

Where does the money come from? Well, there is over 250 banks crammed into the small country! It has the largest banking concentration in the European Union and probably in the world. In addition to being rich the people are smart as well. In elementary school everyone studies in German, starting from middle school they learn in French and in highchool the main language is English. Their own language - Lëtzebuergesch. When picking up a local newspaper be prepared to find articles in all languages.

If your country is on the list and you have an interesting fact about it - let me know in the comments and I will add it to the list!

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271 Comments »

Comment by bill
2008-05-24 11:18:18

“Ireland is the biggest maker of computer software in the world”

Ruins the article.

Comment by Roman
2008-05-25 07:47:00

What do you mean?
Anyway, I changed it to largest, if that’s what you had in mind… :lol:

Comment by sheldon
2009-05-04 20:09:05

you are a stupid gay piece of crap that bangs your own mother

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Comment by dine
2008-12-16 05:44:14

hi INDIA is best and largest software producing country in the world…we are proud be a indians…….mind it….

Comment by kelvin
2009-01-17 08:15:53

what do u mean? what about nigeria?.nigeria is one of the oil and cocoa rich country in the world. uyou have to remember nigeria.we are proud to be a nigerian

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Comment by R.B, SAROJ
2009-05-02 07:02:32

i don’t agree

 
Comment by richard Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-14 18:52:01

Ghana is the best nation cos we are peaceful and loving country

 
 
Comment by eric
2009-03-13 22:59:30

yea but mind u mr proud indian ..india is one of the poor slums in the world aswel. mainly because more than half of india still dont have water to drink and they live like animals.

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Comment by Indian
2009-03-19 03:04:17

You are a jeaulous prick that why you are calling india as poor, For your infomation 4 indians always rule the list of 10 richest people in the world and also the most influential people int he world. Fu–ker. If you write to this back that means you and your country are really sh–…

 
Comment by ivan Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-21 01:54:41

i agree with indian..
its all about racious matter..

 
Comment by R.B, SAROJ
2009-05-02 06:59:47

India is the developing country its also riches country because always 4 person from India involve in the list of top 10 man riches in the world.

 
Comment by stupid ass
2009-06-19 04:07:06

I don’t agree with you. Yes, India is one of a poor countries in the world. Rich Indians are very few compare to your huge population. There are many people still live under $2 a day; many live in the street next to trash and many of them die in the heat or cold. Don’t lie to yourself. Where are your 4 richest people? Are they hidding or just keeping all the money for themselves?

 
Comment by Bett
2009-06-26 09:01:32

If there is a place where there are poor piple is India,in other countries mad piple and street boys and girls are living outdoors like wild animals but in India, majority of normal piple are sleeping in streets no place to call home.wat u can see only is maybe good infrastructure,otherwise everything sucks there.

 
Comment by snow
2009-06-28 22:12:44

Do you think those normal Indian piples have enough energy to act wild when their stomachs are emptied or just too worry for the next meals?

 
 
Comment by R.B, SAROJ
2009-05-02 06:49:06

India`s people very hard working & minded they are spread in various country most of them are engg./docter and good business diveloper.

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Comment by sheldon
2009-05-04 20:14:41

i am doing a project on poor countriaes and india is one of them so dont say that that poor ass country is rich so go root a farm amimal… Australia is the best dumbshits.

 
 
Comment by sheldon
2009-05-04 20:11:49

you are a stupid indian fuck that likes to eat shit and bangs all of your family… by the way Australia is way better then stupis ass indi.

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Comment by hindu Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-05 08:10:56

fuck u sheldon we are mutherfucker indian who mke overseas women mom and fuck them

 
 
Comment by Bill Alex Subscribed to comments via email
2009-05-08 07:13:03

I love those country you are talking about so in that case I will for somebody who about this 10 country to put the country in order who is the country that first and second……

Thank you

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Comment by hanesh Subscribed to comments via email
2009-04-10 03:27:21

hey man this is a wrong statement because India is the world’s largest computer making country

Comment by sbongile Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-02 05:08:17

hey man! you should know one thing, everything is oil, even computers are made of oil, if you do not have oil in your country you should dig deeper. thanks

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Comment by Bett
2009-06-26 09:09:31

But still they are poor,why do u find Indians scattered all over the countries in the whole, because their country is poor and not condusive,u cant leave a gud place n go to poor countries like africa

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Comment by ella rivera Subscribed to comments via email
2009-04-17 00:23:28

eve though your country makes computer,,,it doesnt say that it’s the richest…are you dreaming???

 
 
Comment by robert saint amour
2008-05-25 14:22:17

this is the most ridiculous list i’ve ever seen

the usa with 45 million people without medicare is among the poorest nations on the planet, both morally and financially

Comment by Roman
2008-05-26 01:47:56

I agree with you Robert - the US has got to have one of the worse medicare in the planet. I’ve lived most of my life in Europe - and about a year in the US. When it comes to medical aid I’d choose Europe any time!
But speaking financially - Having everyone sign up for a medical insurance is a great way of pumping money into the economy. Too bad that in my opinion people’s health is not something you can play with!

 
Comment by GR
2008-11-22 14:48:40

You have no idea what you are talking about and you know nothing about the principals of a capitalist society.

Comment by Roman
2008-11-23 00:55:25

Thanks for clarifying this! You are the smartest and the best and you always know what you are talking about!

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Comment by us fuck the rest
2009-06-22 19:42:52

fuck you, you dome ass piece of shit you dont know what the fuck you are talking about, the US will whip all of europes ass in a couple of days as well as the rest of the world
so go fuck yourself and your piece of shit dome ass eurpoe that is probalby goin to get itself in another world war and then come crying to us AMERICANS to help their weak asses
so get the hel out o fthe US we dont want your dome ass motherfuckers in our country

 
Comment by us fuck the rest
2009-06-22 19:47:13

and what the fuck are you
a fucking guy or a fagatass girl seriously r u a fucking bisexual or transvesti ro something
hahah bitch as thats why u hatin on the US

 
 
 
Comment by Ofentse
2009-05-08 06:43:24

I agree with you Robert that america is the poorest in terms of the morality and as for the australians’ comments, it just shows how inconsiderate you are to another human-being’s economic or social standing. If ‘australia’ is so much better than India their citizens wouldn’t conduct themselves as you do. Economics doesn’t determine how great a country is the people do…by the sound of things it would be advisable for everyone to visit india because of the passion and politeness Dine and Hanesh show.

 
 
Comment by mark
2008-05-26 06:41:34

This list is based on GDp per capita which is a measurable amount, the fact speak for themselved. So, to call this list ridiculous is like calling the fortune 500 list ridiculous. If it just IS, you cannot call it ridiculous!

Comment by Roman
2008-05-26 08:07:30

GDP per capita is indeed a measurable amount - I haven’t made this list up. If I did, I’d probably put Estonia (that’s where I live) in number 1 spot :twisted:

Comment by Phebee Subscribed to comments via email
2008-09-25 10:26:50

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Comment by baker
2008-05-26 23:10:51

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE

Comment by Roman
2008-05-27 02:10:30

Thanks for the comment Baker! I mistakenly assumed that when Dubai is the largest city of UAE, it should also be the capital!
Thanks for letting me know!

Comment by Jacob Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-29 22:29:42

Thats like saying Portland oregon is Oregons capital……

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Comment by Stephen
2008-06-08 15:04:14

i no

 
 
Comment by nadia
2008-05-27 08:47:02

Qatar actually kicked in to the #1 spot with approximately $81,200 :)

Comment by Roman
2008-05-27 09:02:13

It actually depends on who’s statistics you believe. According to IMF (International Monetary Fund) Qatar is #1, according to the World Bank and CIA World Factbook - it’s #2.
This list is made from information obtained from the CIA World Factbook.
One thing is sure however - Qatar is rich :twisted:

 
 
Comment by Nathan
2008-05-30 23:36:01

What about Vatican City? It’s considered to be its own country. I wonder how much the pope makes?

Comment by Roman
2008-05-31 13:30:27

Vatican has a national income of about 250 million USD/year.
However I think that they hold a majority of their financial assets offshore.
The pope is in a sense the richest person in the world - he can pretty much do whatever he wants for free. He has churches all over the world that in a sense belong to him.

 
 
Comment by Smith
2008-06-01 04:19:06

Do my eyes deceive me, or is England not on this list?
If the latter then the CIA World Fact-book need to revaluate their facts -seriously.

Comment by Roman
2008-06-01 13:16:23

Smith, your eyes are not deceiving you - England is not in the list. In fact, there are several lists out there and England is not in the top ten in any of them…

Comment by IKILLU
2009-04-28 12:17:58

I know where you live. MWHAHAhAHAHAHA!!!!! IM GOING TO FiND YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Comment by IKILLU
2009-04-28 12:19:06

wow, this guys on crak! RUN LIKE HEEELL!!!OR BEETHOVEN!!!

 
Comment by IKILLU
2009-04-28 12:20:05

England looks like a large decaying turd from close up… just to let u know

 
 
 
 
Comment by dude
2008-06-01 08:03:38

oil account to only a small percentage of UAE overall economy. it is not considered to be oil rich.

 
Comment by sir jorge
2008-06-02 18:47:36

this is a surprising list indeed.

Comment by Roman
2008-06-02 19:06:11

What’s so surprising sir jorge?

 
 
Comment by Elin
2008-06-02 21:11:00

Luxembourg isnt that rich in reality as on paper though, the reason is that there’s ALOT of people who live in other countries work in Luxembourg, and just drive over the border and work there. As they live in other countries they’re forced to tax to the country they actually live in.

So there’s alot more people contributing to the GDP then there’s actually living there. Reality is if you ytavel there is that it’s a country just like France and nothing else really, your not going to find bus drivers who take in 80.000$ a year. If you go to Norway though, you’ll find that most people actually earn atleast 55.000$. Huge diffrence.

Comment by Roman
2008-06-03 11:06:45

Elin, I have also been to Luxembourg for at least 5 times in the past few years since a member of my family works there for the EU.
I agree, that it is very similar to France but numbers are numbers! Luxembourg is rich :)

 
 
Comment by Stephen
2008-06-08 15:02:06

Hay Im 12! But this list makes alot of sence to me. Norway is rich from oil. Yet the gas is 11 dollers a gallon! lolololol!!!

Comment by Silo
2008-12-27 23:29:43

nop Mr steph, you got the wrong information, Am Norwegian and in Norway we buy a liter of gas at 13 kroner, so if its a gallon its 39 kroner which is almost 7 us dollars, to make sure check the prices on the internet..Norway is not an industrialized country, but we have a lot of gas, fish, n some companies which build ships…But with a small population of about 4,7 million people,, Norway is a small country n is not that known…But one of the richest!!

Comment by johhnno
2009-02-06 07:56:17

Norway is a good country, you may earn a lot but earning $55K there is like somoene earning $25k in France. that is me factoring cost of living.

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Comment by Mc Funkay J Dog
2008-06-08 15:08:38

Norway rocks!!!!! Woo Hoo!! Norway!!!!

 
Comment by Stephen
2008-06-08 15:10:52

Why are gas prices that high in norway? Roman, Your smart, Do you no why?

Comment by Roman
2008-06-08 15:45:59

Norway is a country with extremely high salaries. If you look at how much they get paid vs how much they spend for gas then it doesn’t look so bad!
Norway also has extremely high taxes - they make up most of the gas prices!

Comment by Maresz
2008-09-08 14:30:49

Hi

in fact the Norwegians made a conscious decision in the 60s to keep domestic energy prices on par with the globally prevailing price level. Thus recognising that whats in the ground is not really @free@ unlike the arabs and latin americans seem to think.
Thanks to this decision, together with ptting a large part of their oil income in reserves, they are not waisting energy and have managed to avoid dutch disease, when the rest of the economy disintegrates because everything goes to the oil sector.
IMHO NOrway is the tru richest country in the world - their national oil fund has over 50t dollars per capita, no budget deficit, no government debt, high and rleatively uniform income for most people, 2% unemployment… When oil and brains meet…

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Comment by Stephen Subscribed to comments via email
2008-06-18 16:24:19

So gas being 11 dollers a gallon in Norway, the people there dont really care about the price? Its also kind of strange concidering their country is one of the countries with the the most oil in Europe!

Comment by Roman
2008-06-18 22:43:17

Yes, its a bit strange that the country with a lot of oil has one of the highest gas prices in Europe.
Another reason why this is happening is that Norway is very keen on saving the environment. High taxes on gas makes it possible to give back to the environment to lessen the effects from pollution which are inevitable when using gas.

 
Comment by Silo
2008-12-29 12:28:30

Don’t let these people feed u wrong information, we don’t buy a gallon of gas at 11 dollars….check for your self, we buy it at almost 7 dollars, and 11

 
 
Comment by Stephen Subscribed to comments via email
2008-06-29 20:35:53

Thats why Norway is a great country!It cares more about the important stuf! Not bad stuf like blowing up places.

 
Comment by shaila
2008-07-02 03:20:45

OWERN BUFFET IS THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD.AND HE IS FROM AMERICA.

Comment by shlila shut up plz
2008-09-13 07:47:20

lol… those rulers of the arab gulf have way more than your friend buffet..
that no one knows about..

 
Comment by john chrysller Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-24 04:56:33

yah! but hows rich if will not happy!!!!!

 
 
Comment by George Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-04 01:59:43

Hey Roman, I just graduated university with a business degree. I live in vancouver canada. Where can i work to make lots of money. Vancouver doesn’t pay recent grads very well and i want to buy a condo here. the only way to do that is to make money. How can i make a lot of money in a foriegn country and come back home and live modestly without worrying about paying the bills.

Comment by Roman
2008-07-04 06:52:43

George!
It depends what you are good in and what you would like to do with your life!
For instance I like marketing and personal finance so I started this website where I write about things related to money and finance and my plane is to also make some money with ads!
So it pretty much depends on what you set your mind to!

Comment by Wapangapo
2008-12-27 23:58:42

True that!!

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Comment by danial khaling Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-06 01:04:04

Hi
I don’t see many welathy economies in the list .
Britian contributes a lot of money to many third world countries It has got to be wealthy as a member of G8 But it is nowhere in the list. China is emerging as the fastest growing economy and probably the seond wealthiest in GDP But why is china not in the top ten welathy list. I am surprised.And also India is not in the list.

Comment by Roman
2008-07-06 04:43:00

Danial!
In terms of total wealth you are probably correct - Britain, China and India are very rich. That’s because they are large countries with a lot of people.
GDP per capita however measures “how rich a country is” by taking all the money a countries economy produces and divides it by the number of people living in that country. This way you will get a somewhat honest picture how much extra wealth a person living in that country produces.

China and India have a lot of money but when you divide it between more than 1 billion people living in these countries you will not have much left. In fact in the list China is 30 and India 126th. Britain is in the 20th place!

If you would just look how much a country makes without taking into account the amount of people living there China would be the 4th largest economy in the world, UK the 5th and India 12th.
The more people live in a country the greater potential for a larger economy!

Comment by Silo
2008-12-27 23:37:45

nice and straight forward answer!

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Comment by sambhu tuladhar Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-06 01:08:53

If I ever get a holiday I am going to Luxembourg and work there in the bank if I could fine a job there. The Bus drivers may not take $80000 home but there may be people taking millions and some may be taking less then 50000. GDP is total income divided by the population.As simple as that.

Comment by Roman
2008-07-06 04:43:40

A member of my family actually works in Luxembourg and I can tell you this - they do indeed get paid really good over there!

 
 
Comment by Maria Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-14 01:57:16

Hi,

I am Diana from Sweden but currently I work in Qatar in the education city. It is completely true that Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world. If you come to Qatar, you will see most of Qatari people wear Gucci, Versace and Luis Vuitton wherever you go. Moreover, the place where I live, each house has at least two modern cars and it is normal there. In deed Qatari people are the kindest people I’ve ever seen in my life. They are so helpful. If I had to choose between Sweden and Qatar to spend the rest of my life in, I would choose Qatar.

Comment by Roman
2008-07-14 14:31:14

Nice to get some comments from people actually living in some of the richest countries in the world!

 
 
Comment by Maria Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-14 02:04:57

Sorry. I wrote my daughter’s name while she was talking to me.

 
Comment by Steven
2008-07-15 16:50:53

I really shocked when i saw Luxemberg in the 1st place.It is a great name for that country

 
Comment by Stephen
2008-07-22 16:34:01

Roman, how did you no that India was in 126th! ive been wanting to look at a long orderd list of the richist countries in order since I was 9!

Comment by Roman
2008-07-23 15:57:37

Stephen, for a complete list check out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

 
 
Comment by M.Kashif Malik Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-27 11:33:52

I just want to know that how much a person can get hourly in sweden as it is the neighbouring country of norway which is nominated a rich country by you.And also tell me which country is best to live england or sweden? in any way..i,e: more wages,living expenses,studies etc.. Thanks

Comment by Roman
2008-07-31 06:54:33

How much you can make hourly in Sweden is entirely up to what kind of work you are doing and how good you are at it.
According to statistics the average pay in Sweden is about 13 Euros an hour (20 dollars).

If you can’t speak Swedish then England is a better country for you to live - because you already speak English!
People in Sweden generally speak English, but it is very difficult to get a good job if you do not speak Swedish!

 
 
Comment by M.Kashif Malik Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-27 11:40:14

I am surprised you didn’t you spoke about Germany in the rich countries…..? I think it is more rich than England….

Comment by Roman
2008-07-31 06:48:52

Yes, Germany is a very rich country but in terms of how much an average person generates wealth it does not make the top 10. It is in the 21st place while England(which was also absent from the list) is number 20.
The problem with Germany is that east Germany which used to be a communist country during the Cold War era is a lot poorer than the west part of the country. That brings their average down a bit.

 
 
Comment by Anders
2008-07-29 00:09:00

The link on Norway goes to Luxemburg. You should be shamed of your self :P

- Norwayman

Comment by Roman
2008-07-29 04:01:59

Lol, thanks for letting me know - It’s fixed now!
Funny that about 50 000 people have read this post and you are the first to notice :)

 
 
Comment by M.Kashif Malik Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-29 04:46:35

hey roman i am still waiting for your reply!!!!

Comment by Roman
2008-07-31 06:44:12

I was on a trip to Moldova and Ukraine and didn’t have too much access to internet over there!
Anyhow I am answering your questions right know!

 
 
Comment by kashif Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-31 06:47:07

what about morocco in the richest countries?

Comment by Roman
2008-07-31 06:59:31

It seems that Morocco isn’t really that rich of a country - it is 121st on the list.

Comment by Felicia Antwi
2008-12-20 08:36:43

i want friend so i will be happy to hear from u again. Thank you.

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Comment by kashif Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-31 06:54:03

Thanks i am waiting for you answer.It’s good that there is someone who can provide me some helpful information.Sweden is also a richest country and pay some healthy wages like luxembourg..isn’t it?

Comment by Roman
2008-07-31 07:01:04

You can see my answer to your question under your original comment!

 
 
Comment by kashif Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-31 07:04:48

can i have your Email address so that i can speak to you?
I just want to get some assistance from you..

Kind regards

 
Comment by kashif Subscribed to comments via email
2008-07-31 07:15:37

yes i can,t speak swedish but i have to go to sweden for my studies and i also want to do some job with my studies…So now let me know whether i would get any job easily or not?

 
Comment by Evil Subscribed to comments via email
2008-08-26 11:57:45

HEY MAN, WATCHA BEEN BLABBING ABOUT RICHEST COUNTRIES…WITHOUT NIGERIA BEEN ON THE LIST UHHH????

Comment by Roman
2008-08-26 13:40:23

You’re right. Nigeria probably makes a lot of money from scamming people but it is actually the 150th rich country in the world.
In other words - it’s one of the poorest countries!

 
 
Comment by Alexander T
2008-09-05 17:20:13

i dont give a **** adout those countries denmark is more rich then anyone of thise countries and that i sure!

Comment by Silo
2008-12-27 23:43:59

Denmark is not richer than Norway….norsk heheheh

 
 
Comment by j sashie
2008-09-12 05:35:15

can anybody recognize kenya it is one of the developed countires in the world as well!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by sambhu tuladhar Subscribed to comments via email
2008-09-12 12:15:55

Kenya, Nigeria, India, China, Libya, Singapoer , malaysia all are
> among the wealthy nations now. The rich men’s club members are
> growing. This is good.
> The wealth is now spreading and this is a good signal

 
Comment by Mike
2008-09-13 07:52:16

How come saudi arabia isnt on there!!!
i think saudi arabia is one of the richest countries in the world.. according to their people!!!

 
Comment by OTTO. S S
2008-09-14 12:53:03

How come Russia is not among the first 10 when it has alot of riches and it is world widely known and popular!!

Comment by Roman
2008-10-02 16:58:37

Russia is the 52nd richest country :)
It has a lot of resources but it also has a lot of people. On average the people in Russia are not rich.

 
 
Comment by dazeo Subscribed to comments via email
2008-09-14 23:54:09

What about the little country of Brunie?

 
Comment by alan
2008-10-01 13:48:03

hey man, if theres a corruption, difference between poor and rich and all that stuff in Equatorial Africa, it cannot be the richest country in the world…hahahahhahahaha…my goooood

Comment by Roman
2008-10-02 16:53:45

Actually it can.
Imagine that you are living in the same house with Bill Gates. You have only 2 dollars but Bill has 100 billion dollars.
On average you would both have 50 billion and 1 dollar…
So anything is possible statistically :evil:

Comment by motokoto Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-08 14:21:43

thanks roman for giving lot of information ! i read all comments !please, richest, all over the world like luxumberg, help me i am the poorest among all of you in list .you can help me by sending lot of money!!!

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Comment by alan
2008-10-03 11:54:58

hey come on man, you have paradoxly accept my point of view…I think you dont quite understand the word richest, wealthiest, most developed…in my opinion whether the country is rich, wealthy and well developed can be measured by HDI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index) and let see where is your Equatorial Guinea ;) No, really, I dont want to take offense on your web, you did a good job, this ranking is also on every website I have been to..but all I want to say that, this ranking has nothing to do with richest, wealthiest, most developed countries.

P.S.: I know, how to calculate the average, but what you said about the house and Bill Gates, thats the thing I want to point out here..that when you have in one house a few billionaires pulling the average up, that does not mean that the whole house is rich, thats the first thing…the second thing is that just by GDP per capita you cannot measure the richness, prosperity and the level of development of the country.

 
Comment by Roman
2008-10-03 14:01:54

I agree with you that this list does not contain the most developed countries in the world. This list contains the richest countries in the world and these 2 things don’t have to be the same. You can have a developed country that is not very rich and vice versa.
That is exactly the case with Equatorial Guinea - on average it is a very rich country but it is only the 127th highly developed country in the world.

Comment by Wapangapo
2008-12-27 23:52:11

Roman i’v been seein ya comments, n i can tell that u smart, cuz u approach matters wit facts, unlike some people they say things according to their emotions …..Am from Kenya, n i know that Kenya is not a rich country, but we shudnt just believe everything we see on TV, nop!!

 
 
Comment by alan
2008-10-04 18:26:22

ok, but then we have to define the word “rich”, because for me, rich means also wealthy and developed, and of course the gap between poor and rich must not be so large..

 
Comment by roster Subscribed to comments via email
2008-10-15 13:21:40

india is very rich than all countries they have lot money in every indians

 
Comment by Prof. Yinka Adenuga
2008-10-17 02:20:47

I would like to vividly make it know to you that Nigeria is the world richest country, if you doubt this kindly find your way to Nigeria and see for yourself….

Comment by Roman
2008-10-17 06:48:11

I doubt it a bit, but someday I hope to visit all the countries in the world and find out for myself!

 
 
Comment by John
2008-10-22 06:02:04

How current is this list?

Comment by Roman
2008-10-22 08:07:22

John, as you can see from the date - the list is from May 28.
The data that this list is based on is acquiered on the same date.
So the list is a bit less than half a year old - so it’s pretty up to date!

 
 
Comment by RAVIKANT Subscribed to comments via email
2008-10-28 15:24:10

WHERE IS INDIA……………….I LOVE MY INDIA………….YE MERA INDIA………..

Comment by Roman
2008-10-28 15:29:05

Last time I checked India is in Asia.
:lol:
But to be a bit more honest the reason why India is not in this list is because you have a lot of people in your country.
India is a rich country but when you divide all the money between everybody in India - everyone will only have a little bit.
This TOP 10 Rich countries of the world list represents the countries with the most money per person.

 
Comment by john chrysller Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-24 05:01:16

philippines is also rich country!
in the nature!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so nxt time include it!in the top 10 richest
nature!!!!!!!!hehehehehe!!!!!!

 
 
Comment by solomon
2008-11-02 07:35:53

i dont think its the richest but for my opinion it is LUXEMBOURG.

Comment by UAE
2009-03-13 17:45:54

UAE in the richest in the world of 2009 this website has been updated in 2000.

 
 
Comment by salim
2008-11-07 14:00:53

what about australia

Comment by Roman
2008-11-07 14:57:06

What about Australia?

 
 
Comment by john
2008-11-09 02:46:26

what number is New Zealand on the list?

Comment by Roman
2008-11-09 09:20:13

New Zealand is number 35

 
 
Comment by jhovani
2008-11-11 19:01:37

where is jamaica.

Comment by john chrysller Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-24 05:06:22

jamica country is more marijuana!
it is not allowed in the philp!!!!!!

 
 
Comment by Shahwani
2008-11-16 05:16:55

Qatar is now worlds richest country according to both IMF and CIA, only world bank recognizes Luxemburg as richest as they have no statistics on Qatar. So its no more luxemburg at 1 but Qatar.

 
Comment by Tessa
2008-12-05 09:29:09

Luxembourg is number one because of international banking business that made them number one on the list. Most of the rich people have using international banks in Luxembourg and Switzerland. As you can see Switzerland is number 10 on the list.

 
Comment by avildsen
2008-12-09 19:20:17

one of the main things i noticed about europe is how expensive it is there, especially the european countries mentioned in this list. even if you make $50 000 a year, it will feel a lot less than if you had $50 000 a year in usa. things are a lot cheaper. and while europeans will probably spend all $50k they make, americans will probably spend $40k for the same exact stuff they buy in that years time.

Comment by Roman
2008-12-09 20:07:04

I agree!
Every time I visit the US I usually buy a lot of things simply because they are a lot cheaper over there.

On the other hand Europeans don’t need to buy any insurance or cover their own medical costs - so things are a bit more expensive, but you don’t need to buy all the stuff you have to in the US

 
 
Comment by suresh Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-10 00:16:19

i am an indian.my dream is work and settle in english speaking countries .tell about which english countries give more salary and easy visa

please wait for your comments

Comment by Roman
2008-12-10 10:43:25

Hi!
The salary of course depends on what you do!
If you are an IT professional you will make a lot more money than as a cleaner :)
In USA a professional worker in most office jobs can make between 40 000 to 100 000 dollars a year.
In the US however they sometimes won’t give you a single day for vacation (although 2 weeks is the norm). The salary of a person living in England can be a bit higher - and at the same time you don’t have to pay for your medical costs and insurance and you get 1 month of vacation every year!
So I would go for England (or Canada) - but I guess it pretty much depends on where you get a good job!

 
 
Comment by Santosh
2008-12-10 10:18:36

Hi Roman,
Your comments are good

Comment by Roman
2008-12-10 10:22:12

Thanks! :)

Comment by Santosh
2008-12-10 10:27:02

You are from which country,

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Comment by Roman
2008-12-10 10:35:43

I am from Estonia. It’s a small country in the European Union.
I have also written a post about it:
http://www.financialjesus.com/2008/06/09/what-is-estonia/

That being said I also travel quite a bit - but mainly in Europe and the US.
One of my dreams is to visit all the countries in Asia!

 
Comment by china doll Subscribed to comments via email
2009-05-05 10:42:42

u seem clever, do u have more topic to discuss bout geography? i really enjoy ur site…

 
 
 
 
Comment by Santosh
2008-12-10 10:25:11

Hi roman,
Me from india recently I happend to see your messages, well how about your opinion on CANADA

Comment by Roman
2008-12-10 10:47:01

Well I have never been to Canada myself but I have visited the Niagara Falls which is right on the border of US and Canada!

In my opinion Canada is a great country - their laws are in many ways better than the one’s in the US.
A Canadian gets free access to the public health system but at the same time get paid almost the same as in the US.
Compared to the US Canada is a peaceful country as well - they are not in war with anybody!

 
 
Comment by Santosh
2008-12-10 10:26:09

Hi roman,
Me from india recently I happend to see your messages, well how about your opinion on CANADA since i am immigrating there

 
Comment by Santosh
2008-12-10 10:29:29

Hey Roman,
After i saw all this ranking of all the rich countires i feel like to move to Denmark. But i like CANADA a lot since its easy to move but can u share me one this how is canada in terms of JOB Opportunities, Health, security etc..

Comment by Roman
2008-12-10 10:49:13

Read my comment above!
When it comes to job opportunities I feel that the safest bet would be to find a company that wants to employ you before going to Canada. Finding a job can be something that takes 6 months and you still need living money during that time!

 
 
Comment by Santosh
2008-12-10 12:00:41

u there roman

 
Comment by Santosh
2008-12-10 12:03:52

thanks for the INformation

Comment by Roman
2008-12-10 13:07:40

You’re welcome!

 
 
Comment by SURESH Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-11 00:07:00

dear sir,

INTRODUCTION:
i am suresh. i am studying MCA SECOND YEAR . i am living in india
REASON:
last month Sweden’s Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billstrom came to india

he said ” Sweden currently faces a shortage of doctors, nurses, engineers, electricians, IT technicians and welders.Once the new rules are enforced, an employer who is not able to meet labour needs through recruitment in Sweden or in the European Union will be able to recruit labour from any other country. Decisions regarding residence and work permits will be based on employers’ own assessment of the needs. ”

PURPOSE:
i am living with my father,mother and my brother’
father occupation:daily wages.
brother occupation:electricians.
i am fully depands my brothers income only because my father are very older.

after my complete my MCA degree , i am willing to work foriegn country. please help me to fulfill my dreams.

i am only aim get more money for my family.

i am hope for your postive message.

cell.no.9942938245

 
Comment by suresh
2008-12-14 22:37:11

hai roman,
i need your help for my childhood dream.
what are produrce to work permit in european union countries

Comment by Roman
2008-12-14 23:47:40

Sorry for not noticing your previous comment Suresh!

The rules in all the European Union countries are different. So you need to take a country and research it individually. There is a law however that says that if you are a citizen of a country in the EU, you can work and live in any country you like - this law however is not a law yet in all the countries and it is estimated that it will be passed in all the countries in 2013.
If this happens then you can take a citizenship of whatever country you like in the EU and afterward work in all European countries.

Right now the law’s are very strict and if you want a work permit you will at first need to find a job and then your future work place needs to write a statement saying that they were unable to find a specialist like you from their own country.

Comment by MuNeSh Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-24 14:20:00

hey roman!!

which school is best in Europe?

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Comment by suresh
2008-12-15 00:04:25

THANKS FOR RESPONES,

SIR,I AMNOT KNOW SINGLE PERSON EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. HOW CAN I GET JOB IN RICHEST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES?

 
Comment by hass
2008-12-15 05:00:57

i think saudi arabia one of them

 
Comment by john chrysller Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-24 04:48:25

philippines has improven!!!!!!!
so try to visit it!!!!
more enjoy!!!!1

 
Comment by Jonathan Raneses Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-24 19:57:09

I NOE PHILIPPINES MIGHT NOT B THE RICHEST COUNTRIE, BUT IT IS THE BEST COUNTRIE 2 LIVE IN. NO BODY IS RICH OR POOR IN THE PHILIPPINES, WHAT IM TRYING 2 SAY THAT THERE, YOU CAN HAVE A BETTER LIFE, AND ITS EASY 2 LIVE THERE AND YOU WONT HAVE 2 WORRY ABOUT MONEY.PHILIPPINES IS A VERY GOOD ROLE MODEL 2 ALL COUNTRIES, THEY BASICALLY HAVE THE NICEST PPL THERE.

Comment by Silo
2008-12-29 13:49:20

Yeah Philippians r very nice and social people, but about the poor n rich thing, i disagree, because i’v been to Manila, n i’v seen a big class deference there….

 
 
Comment by Jonathan Raneses Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-24 19:58:38

PLZ REPLY

Comment by Roman
2008-12-25 07:16:36

I have never been to the Philippines - but I am willing to take your word on the fact that it is very good to live over there!
I am looking forward to the day that I will eventually visit your country!

When it comes do the list on this page - “Top 10 richest countries in the world” - then Philippines is not one of them because its GDP divided by the number of people in the country is not enough to make it to top 10. In fact Philippines is the 131-st richest country - so in reality its actually quite poor when you compare it to most countries in the world.

On the other hand I am not saying that life in rich countries is always better. As far as I know Philippines might be the best place to live in the world!

Comment by chinay Subscribed to comments via email
2009-05-05 10:49:00

u empress me a lot!

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Comment by Tejas Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-26 06:58:04

Hello Roman,
I really appreciate you (forget what other say about this list.) Because whatever reports world bank or other organizations publish are just games of figures and numbers and nothing else.
We can say this is a thearotical list and it doesn’t reflect the fact. Some entries may be confusing such as Equatorial Guinea. Be it anything it is not a way to calculate the wealthiness of any country. We should see that country by our own eyes then only we can make some conclusion.
We should also consider the social factors. Such as standerd of living.
thank you

Comment by Silo
2008-12-29 14:15:27

Mr Tejas, I think i know why u r concerned about Equatorial Guinea, cause its in Africa that’s why u don’t wanna believe that its rich, 4give me if am wrong…by the way am not African, am Norwegian, but i have worked in several African countries the past 2 years for the UNESCO, and some countries r really developed,(not very developed, but in comparison to how they are being portrayed on the TV), if you’ve been to several countries in Africa u would probably agree with me, because all we see on TV is war n aids..I use to think the same about Africa b4, according to what i saw on TV, ..Guinea might not be on # 9 richest..But try to think both ways

Comment by Tejas Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-03 06:34:23

OK, Mr Silo Guinea may be a rich country. But if you look at the human developement index guinea is nowhere. IF Some people in the country are Rich then it doesn’t mean that overall country is rich.
Some countries in Africa are really rich but there are lot of other factors that should be concerned.
check out this list
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index

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Comment by jess Subscribed to comments via email
2008-12-28 15:38:54

well i have been looking along other sites and the statistics show that actully luxembourg (europe)is the richest country,i cant be sure but is that particuly true?:O
plz reply!
:)
and dosnt the uk come on the list mate?

Comment by Tejas Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-03 06:41:18

Don’t worry Jess this list is based on Per Capita Income Which doesn’t reflect the real fact. There are lot of other factors that should be considered check out this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_countries
here you will found list of all countries on all economical and social factors.

Comment by Roman
2009-01-03 08:22:52

Thanks for your input Tejas!

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2009-01-07 07:50:12

IT’S SIMPLY WONDERFUL

 
Comment by kojasuli
2009-01-08 05:06:10

HEY HEY HEY HEY MAD WHERE IS INDIA? RICH OR POOR DECIDED YOU ? YOUR GOD? WE ARE NOT LIVING ON EARTH.WHAT IS RICH WHAT IS POOR.YOU ARE LIST TOP RICHEST COUNTRIES OK THAT FINE.IF SAY THAT COUNTRY RICH THAT COUNTRY WILL BE RICH YOUR GREAT GOD.JUST YOU TYPING ON COMPUTER AND SHOWED TOP TEN RICH COUNTRIES. RICH OR POOR NOT IMPORTANT PEACEFUL IS IMPORTANT .

Comment by jesus
2009-03-16 15:26:46

Dude, lay off the crack.

 
 
Comment by hilarious ejiofor
2009-01-11 12:03:03

my country in amoung d richest in word, i mean nigeria , i am from nigeria ok.

 
Comment by Charles Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-11 12:53:25

Nawaaaaaaaa 4 u,U 4 use pigin English instead!!

 
Comment by francis Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-14 02:14:29

hi roman!

You’re such a great person! Your simple tips to your readers really make sense to them and have been very informative. This has prompted me to write you hoping to hear a valuable advice from you.

I’m from Asian country, a professional IT as a matter of fact I passed 2 certification exams from Microsoft (MCSE&MCSA) and 1 from Cisco. (CCNA). I’m planning to work hopefully to either of the top 10 riches countries in the world you mentioned above. My only concern is regarding my health, last 2006 I suffered minimal tuberculosis and I had undergone treatment. Everything is fine for me but there’s a scar left in my lungs. I’m wondering if how strict these countries when it comes to physical exam?

I’m looking forward to hear from you soon.

Comment by Roman
2009-01-14 11:48:53

If you are cured and don’t have tuberculosis anymore - you will be fine! No one will make any restrictions to you working in these countries if you find yourself a job.
However - if you are contagious then it is absolutely sure that you will not get a work permit.
If you are cured - then there are no problems!

 
 
Comment by Kitaniavallia
2009-01-17 21:49:41

umm,what about Brazil?
Alot of people around the world usees their trees.
so Brazil.
is suppose to be there.
I don’t see why america is in the list,

 
Comment by Tojo Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-19 11:35:37

Yes !!!!
Most countries in this List are Muslim countries..
We Muslims are God Gifted Nation..

Proud to be Muslim

All of u will see in near Future we Muslims will be the Ruler of this World…just few years left 2 get it….

Thanks To Almighty Allah…

Comment by cebu Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-19 23:33:20

“I think Christian people are the most gifted people in this planet” as you can see in the top 10 riches in the world! There are 7 Christian countries among the top 10.

Thanks for being a Christian…

 
Comment by jesus
2009-03-16 15:22:11

So how many people does it take to rule the world?
Their just aren’t enough muslims in the world for that.
If you ask me, Christianity is the way to go.

 
 
Comment by MuNeSh Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-24 14:12:34

hey hello

world’s richest country is Qatar, i have studied in my book!!!

Comment by Roman
2009-01-24 14:30:41

Depends on what you want to study - Oxford and Cambridge are the best known schools.
If I’d need choose - I’d go to INSEAD in France

 
 
Comment by suresh paramasivam
2009-01-25 00:22:39

dear sir ,

long after i will visit your website, i am really shake in your wesite. nothing to change in your website. for ex)top 10 richest countries for only data for 2008 but not data for 2009.

this website is not really useful to people..

 
Comment by tejas Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-26 07:06:32

Hello Roman,
Thank you for puting this list on your blog. This is a good discussion going on here.
But I think you should publish yet another list of top 10 economies in the world on the basis of GDP.
I hope you will do it.
Thank you.

 
Comment by Mihir
2009-01-26 18:51:00

India is truly richer than most of u in trms of manners, technology and culture! If u go to india, u enjoy the most!! better than luxembourg!

Comment by jesus
2009-03-16 15:17:56

Are you kidding me, USA rocks India’s shit any day.
USA! USA! USA!

 
 
Comment by MuNeSh Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-27 07:28:02

hey Roman!!

which is poorest country in world??

Comment by Roman
2009-01-27 07:48:05

This is actually a difficult question - there are a lot of poor countries that don’t keep any records or statistics so no one really knows.
However I intend to find it out and to make a post about this in my blog!

 
 
Comment by suresh paramsivam
2009-01-28 08:55:16

first answer my question?????????

long after i will visit your website, i am really shake in your wesite. nothing to change in your website. for ex)top 10 richest countries for only data for 2008 but not data for 2009.

this website is not really useful to people..

Comment by Roman
2009-01-28 09:28:01

Hi Suresh!
In addition to this article there are over 100 articles on FinancialJesus.com, so it takes time to update everything!
This list is based on statistics from May 2008 and I am sure that I will get another list up for 2009 as well, but I’m sorry to say that it can take some months!
Before coming up with a new list I’d like to wait a few months and see what happens with the world’s richest countries in the current financial crisis.

I am glad that you keep checking my website Suresh- however if you wish to get the latest information you should probably check out the website of the world bank or IMF! Also if you wish - you can write a post about the richest countries in 2009 yourself and I am more than happy to post it here!

 
 
Comment by MuNeSh Subscribed to comments via email
2009-01-28 11:14:45

heelo Roman!!

Where do u live? n which language people speak there?

 
Comment by ivan Subscribed to comments via email
2009-02-08 12:00:09

where is japan and england in this list. look at the currency values. japan and england must be there in this list. this list is false……………..

Comment by Roman
2009-02-08 12:17:32

The list is correct.
Japan is the 26th richest country in the world and England is 18th

 
 
Comment by John
2009-02-12 11:09:40

Qatar is now number 1 :)

 
Comment by suresh
2009-02-15 13:20:56

India is a nation of very old culture and history and it is one nation that was and is rich and had the power to rule the world. the mystic that surrounds india is large and nobody other than india could understand and tell you what it stood for in medicine culture education economy. We had developed the atomic weapons in the time of the sages who called it the bramhaastra the universal weapon. And why our religions and culture still stand while others perished was that indians believed in god. Nobody could understand that even the afghanistan today is also part of old india. A lot of saints stopped the people from being greedy and be self satisfied that too may be the reason why india in old and medieval times did not become mad for money as other

Comment by sdnfvjghv
2009-02-17 16:53:15

lol, dorks, USA owns all of you!

Comment by jesus
2009-03-16 15:14:18

You tell them my fellow AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Comment by American
2009-03-19 03:25:42

USA is the most corrupt nation tn the world everyone knows that no need to further clarify. Recession in economy has happened because of america. No one else to blame. i am an american myself but i know what is the internal politics goin on. America is because of the other nations of the world especially the asians who you are blaming. tHEY ARE INFACT MAKING OUR COUNTRY MORE STRONG ECONOMICALLY. sO DONT BULLSHIT ass—-

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Comment by Alulaweldu
2009-02-17 18:38:39

Ethiopia is the richest country in the plane.ok ok ok ooooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy.

 
Comment by ivan Subscribed to comments via email
2009-02-19 08:19:56

what is the rank of india in the world…
i think around 70 or 80

Comment by Roman
2009-02-19 09:34:44

India is 136th :)

Comment by champat kumar Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-08 14:29:11

in previous comment you say india is on 126!!now you say 136? what is correct? decide than tell me ..please.

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Comment by JASVINDER KUMAR Subscribed to comments via email
2009-02-21 08:01:47

I AM AGREE WHAT EVER RESULTS GIVEN ABOVE BUT WHT ABT THE COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT RICH. IS WORLD ECONCMY THINKING ANYTHING ABT THEM?

TRY TO IMPROVE EVERYBODY

THANKS & REGARDS

jASVINDER kUMAR

 
Comment by Brendyn st. Germaine
2009-02-23 11:49:52

This is actually very true on my point of view i think that the middle east countries are getting stronger because of their resources, USA is in a recession they are in debt and OBAMA is trying his best to do what he can.

 
Comment by Mike Subscribed to comments via email
2009-02-24 18:58:03

I am actually from Luxembourg, one of those 480 000 lucky bastards! ;-)

I just wanted to say that the fact that makes me the most proud of my country is not at all that it is number 1 on this list. It is the fact that it has the lowest poverty rate of all European counties. That, in addition to the fact that we have almost 40% foreigners living here, but no nationalist party or racist violence, shows that we have managed to build a healthy society.

The weather’s really crappy though…

And, by the way: The picture on top of the list shows the “Palais du Luxembourg” (Palace of Luxembourg), which is located in … Paris! Maybe you could put in a picture of Luxembourg-City, it’s a beautiful 1000 year old Unesco world heritage fortress.

Cheers!

 
Comment by Simple
2009-03-05 04:16:50

wow, i didn’t know Singpaore lies in 5th richest country. Good to know. Thanks for the info

Comment by Roman
2009-03-05 09:48:33

You are welcome! Singapore is the 6th richest country in the world

 
 
Comment by Niragire Eric Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-06 13:18:46

How are u !
I’m coming in Rwanda - Africa my adresse is:
cornerick in yahoo fr.
Now richest country like mine because we have potatoes, bananas, water and God yes !!!
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 
Comment by Niragire Eric Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-06 13:32:11

My adress is cornerick in yahoo fr
Please chut with me I wanna be ur friend.
Good day

 
Comment by Françoise Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-07 10:02:05

Hi, I am actually from Luxembourg too. And I have travelled a lot. And I may confirm you that an average Busdriver earns 50.000 Euros a year without problems. Salaries are really very very high. And to live in Luxembourg city, which has only 80.000 Inhabitants is extremely expensive, even more expensive than to live in Paris and london-city.
So I am not really proud of my country to be at the head of the list, because I am convinced that most of the banks here in Luxembourg, which haven’t suffered a lot about the Financial crisis, do not hesitate to deal with criminals, money laundring. But one thing is sure, Luxembourgers are reach because they are smart and forget their conscience.

 
Comment by IVAN Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-07 16:22:28

AMERICA IS NOT IN 1ST PLACE BUT THE NUMBER OF BILLIONARIES IN AMERICA IS MORE THAN ANY OF THE OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. IS IT CORRECT ROMAN.

Comment by Françoise Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-08 05:26:48

What a nonsense. America has surely more billionairs than Luxembourg but only because it has 200 millions an more inhabitants. Luxembourg has only 480.00O and already some billionairs like Mittal living there. Compared to the size of the population we have surely more than you do.
There is no place in the world where so many ferraris, lamborghinis are seen on supermarket lots than here. ;-)

 
 
Comment by alzeer Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-11 18:09:35

I think the UAE is the rishest country in the world, and the people (citizens) who live there are the rishest, for example, abu dhabi itself has more than 800 billion dollars in its account, waiting for someone to invest it somewhere, so what about the other cities like dubai and rak and sharjah and so on, and i can understand why they are showing it as number 5 since they have so many labours who came from different countries and who are building the country in these days. what impostant is that these workers are not gitting as much as the professional workers. UAE has 3 millions temporary unprofessional labours and 800000 citizens, so when these temporary workers finish building and comeback to their countries, i think uae is gonna be the rishest country on all sites lol.

Comment by IVAN Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-13 14:22:41

i agree with him…………

 
 
Comment by jesus
2009-03-15 18:14:11

This list is stupid considering that the US has 300 million people and Luxembourg has 500 thousand people. Also in overall wealth the US is 1st with over 14 trillion dollars and Luembourg is 97th with just over 38 billion dollars, I believe the US’s Warren Buffet and Bill Gates both have a larger fortune then that, upwards of 60 billion dollars. By the way what the hell is Qatar. Oh yah, most of these countries that are rich because of oil can thank the great country of the United States of America for that.
Here are some stats for ya:

10. Switzerland 7.7mil people(94th) 313bil(38th)
9. Equatorial Guinea 505thou people(166th) 19.6bil
8. Ireland 6mil
7. USA 300mil(3rd) 14tril(1st)
6. Singapore 4.8mil(114th) 241bil(44th)
5. UAE 4.6mil 200bil
4. Kuwait 4mil 130.2bil(56th)
3. Normay 4.8mil(115th) 260bil(43rd)
2. Qatar 1.5mil 116.8bil
1. Luxembourg .5mil 38.3mil(97th)

By the way I’m only 14 and my opinion means more than any of yours.

Comment by Roman
2009-03-15 18:31:15

Overall your list would be correct but as you point out in your article - the US has more than 300 million people while Luxembourg only has 0.5 million.
In order to get how many money each country has per person you would need to divide the amounts you have with the number of people living in these countries.
The way you represent stats is nice but it really doesn’t say anything.

Comment by jesus
2009-03-16 15:01:12

You just don’t get it. It’s easier for a country with a smaller amount of people to have a larger GDP per capita than a larger country. It would be like if i started my own country and had $100,000, then would my country would be the richest country. But I do see where you are coming from in your reply. Oh yah, read back the second sentence of your reply and see if it makes sense to you.

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Comment by Roman
2009-03-16 16:46:10

Makes perfect sense!

 
 
 
 
Comment by teresa
2009-03-18 09:23:49

my name is teresa,i will really love you to contact me on teresamary2008@yahoo.com

 
Comment by tejaS Subscribed to comments via email
2009-03-25 11:42:10

Hello friends,
I can’t understand why a lot of comments are so serious about any country. I find it very silly when someone hail his own country and say that “my country is richest”.
This published list is just a game of numbers. If you really want to find out richest country. The only solution is go there on your own, live there at least for 1 year and travel all over the possible places. And then come and make any comment. Every country has it’s own good and bad things. We can’t compare each and every factor. There are lot of limitations.
And we can’t compare all countries in same point of view.
And for me. I am from India. and i am not going to say that “India is richest country in the world”.
It would be ridiculas.
And please don’t make comments imotionaly. Control your love for your country.

tejas_sarade@hotmail.com

 
Comment by lalaal
2009-03-28 03:43:02

Qatar is the richest country in the world

 
Comment by Hex
2009-03-29 02:40:57

There is this densely populated, least corrupt,economically stable peaceful country in the Southern of Africa called Botswana, how does it fare in terms of richness.

 
Comment by kuwati and proud
2009-03-30 11:25:57

kuwait is really rich and our per capita is high so were rich a lot

 
Comment by kuwati and proud
2009-03-30 11:28:10

kuwait is the best and richest country no seriously okay we have everything we need

i love kuwait and a lot of indians work 4 us

 
Comment by Saud
2009-04-05 13:26:53

i really wonder where saudi arabia stands…you got bahrain and kuwait witch are gcc countries and part of saudi arabia ….it is weird that saudi arabia wasnt mentioned the richest country in the world after the US ….make a deep research about saudi arabia and how much the royal family has or maybe spends on a daily basis before you put down critics…

 
Comment by Saud
2009-04-05 13:27:22

lala kos omik

 
Comment by Saud
2009-04-05 13:29:40

kuwati i wonder where you got rich from asshole…ahh i wonder what happened when you assholes got bomed…costed us 120 billion to get your shit country out of the saddam hole….and you say your rich? u people can crack nutts compared to us

 
Comment by donavon
2009-04-05 15:30:48

Its amazing how here in the United States that were the seventh richest country in the world , but Every one I know is out of a job and struggling to get by. From our perspective were pretty poor.

 
Comment by GO UAE
2009-04-06 05:22:46

I am from UAE and i do not agree with indians they are really really poor and you indian i bet your living in india for you dont have food to eat. the only thing you have is spices. and guys i wanna say something. INDIANS PRAY FOR ANIMALS!!!!! and if someone kills a cow he goes to jail for they are holy animals heh <.< stupid indians.
now lets speak about usa i really do respect them but still they caused the global financial crisis.and they are teams with israel against arabs why ?? why do you american force s attack palestine and iraq they are poor little countries PLEASE AMERICA STOP THIS !!!!

 
Comment by Navilin
2009-04-07 19:27:03

I enjoy reading everyone’s comment. I am an American hoping OBAMA brings new idea an that the cost of living in the USA changes. Example: low wages and high cost of living. Transpertation and cloth takes up most of the budget. I want to know if these other country has the same problem.

 
Comment by qest
2009-04-11 07:52:38

File
Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt

the richest is nigeria not any other come and see

 
Comment by ella rivera Subscribed to comments via email
2009-04-17 00:21:22

hi…is there any way to make phil.one of the top ten richest country???…can you also post the over all ranking of the countries from the poorest to the richest???…please…i just wanted to know tha rank of the phil….thank you…nyahahaha

Comment by Roman
2009-04-17 09:08:41

Philippines is currently the 132nd richest country in the world!

 
 
Comment by inday tulingig Subscribed to comments via email
2009-04-17 00:35:30

..hey..this information helps me alot…please continue making nad posting this information…but net time..please post the over all ranking os the countries from poorets to richest…thanks,,,hahahaha ;)

Comment by NuckingFuts
2009-04-29 10:27:40

i dont know about poorets, but ive heard of turrets, ITS A DISEASE!!! Alls of utse guys obliviously has its!

 
 
Comment by Stephen
2009-04-17 11:31:04

Hay it’s stephen. I’m 13 now and its been like a year since i have comented last. I made like the 35th comment i think. Silo said that gas is about 7 dollers a gallon in Norway, is the price still going up? Since I am from the U.S.A., we are still in the money crisis. When i last comented, the avrage price of gas in my region was 4.4 dollers per gallon. Now it is like 2.1 dollers per gallon. So Norway has a lot of oil, so is the price staying the same? Bsaed on what you said and on some graphs i have seen. Norway sells a hell of a lot more oil then they even use. Dose that have to do with the population or there detication to saving the planet?

 
Comment by Paddy
2009-04-19 18:05:14

Ireland average income per working person is 70k euros so around 100+k in dollars which shows that this whole table is bullshit.Wikipedia is th most correct

Comment by NuckingFuts
2009-04-29 10:25:13

Wut’s Ireland?

Comment by NuckingFuts
2009-04-29 10:25:42

O, nevermind

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Comment by Paddy
2009-04-19 18:08:20

Ireland is way ahead of USA and a shitload ahead of the UK…Luxemborg is first.Thats due to their tiny population.This table is complet shit because Ireland has been te rihest country in europe for years and thats not based on income per person.Its money in the bank and Ireland were richest.

Comment by NuckingFuts
2009-04-29 10:23:19

Yea well… Ireland looks like a bunch of shitheads who like to do men.

 
 
Comment by jon
2009-05-01 10:28:07

“there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so” shake spear

 
2009-05-02 04:32:47

how about the Philippines you know what it is the richiest in the whole world

 
Comment by pie
2009-05-03 00:10:54

What about Saudi Arabia? I don’t live there but its a nice place with plenty of oil like the UAE. Well…. …I think.

Comment by sheldon
2009-05-04 20:18:06

go fuck yourself you lazy stupid dog

 
 
Comment by Sandeep
2009-05-03 03:14:13

dfdf

 
Comment by sulman Subscribed to comments via email
2009-05-11 16:47:09

hi Mr. Don,t forget Pakistn bcoz pakistan is one of the famous country where fresh vegitable and fruits are available of every season, as pakistan has four season, also pakistan is facing crices from the day first due some disturbing elements yet still pakistan is standing on his on feet well known country in the whole world.

 
Comment by Angie
2009-05-18 16:31:51

HI, My nana(grandma) did live in Luxembourg until she was twenty, and she is not shocked at all at this list! She loves her little country,even though it’s smaller than Rhode Island!She visits every year!

 
Comment by lol
2009-05-22 01:29:01

HaHa. Indians are disgusting, greedy and dirty little people. In geneneral I’m sure there’s some nice clean ones.

 
Comment by nil Subscribed to comments via email
2009-05-28 10:32:14

w

 
Comment by nil Subscribed to comments via email
2009-05-28 10:47:57

well 4 all of those who dont know the India(Hind)
we have the most rich culture in the world. 4 ur information we r number 1 country having gold
when u other peoples dont know how to wear a cloths at that time we discovered a lots of scientific things.all english countryes r develope in last 150 years.u people r having very poor culture.
i heard that before 1950 ausrteliya was the huge jail of british gov. i think all aussi r ran from jail and make very wild,chip,wolger coutry
good luck 4 aus.
OK MOST IMPORTANT PART IS INDIA IS THE MOST YOUNG COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.OUR 60% POPULATION IS BELOW THE AGE OF 40
THAT MEANS 70 CRORE YOUNGESTERS SO MIND ALL OF U

 
Comment by nil Subscribed to comments via email
2009-05-28 10:59:34

IN THE RESSETION PERIOD INDIAN GOVEREMENT INCREASE THE PAYMENT OF PEOPLE
GUESS HOW MUCH ?
1%
5%
10%

FRIENDS
GOVERMENT INCREAS 30 % PAYMENT HERE

 
Comment by michael
2009-06-03 16:50:54

Nigeria is the best country in the world… in terms of corruption. see ya

 
Comment by Erwin Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-05 13:29:37

How about Philippines?I think it is also one of the richest country in 2008

 
Comment by qatar Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-06 20:13:49

I thank the Paper

Qatar is already far richer

Electricity and water free of charge
Free housing
The cheap oil

Live in welfare

 
Comment by lay
2009-06-11 01:52:48

what about EAST TIMOR? as i know its still a developing country.. but its kinda few people are working there, we are lacking of people, most of our people are death during the war on 1999..how can there be a development if there is no people..even inteligent people.. i need your comment.. thank you

 
Comment by ANSH Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-13 02:43:15

india is one of the fastest growing economy in d world .we r devloping and devloping at a fast pace i m not sad that my country is not in the list but i am proud that the way we are devloping we will be in that list in 10 years from now.i absolutely agree that 4 indians are there in the list of top 10 richest people and warren buffet’s successor is also an indian. aussies if u close ur eyes earth will not stop moving if u dont realise the power of india now u will in a span of 10 years.those who see indian slum are people of negetive approach our GDP has grown 6% and in couple of years we r eyeing 9% growth.india is the least affected country by the global recession.in terms of power we r 3rd largest millitary

 
Comment by Kuwait
2009-06-13 12:48:55

Im a Kuwaiti who is originally from saudi arabia. in this list it shows if the country is rich ( COMPARED TO ITS SIZE) compared to its size Kuwait is richer that USA. the smallest state in the USA is double the size of Kuwait and Kuwait has the 5th most oil in the world… we are a small country with a small population and lots of money. thats how they calculated it. for all indians, india is very rich and has more money than all of the arabian gulf combined together. but dont forget that u have more poor people than rich people and indians work as drivers and maids here. If india can control its population so that ur government can give u money it will be better. but compared to its huge size, india is nothing compared to the Arabian Gulf. in the Gulf, KUWAIT AND QATAR AND SAUDI AND UAE are EXTREEEEEMLY rich…. i dont think think there is a region in the world which is as rich as the arabian gulf.. GOD bless the arabian gulf.. and USA go to hell.. all of ur money is from Kuwait and Iraqi oil u bitches…

Comment by stupid ass
2009-06-19 03:44:29

“GOD bless the arabian gulf”, how stupid you are. saddam bombed you and if it was not US, you all were killed by mulism. Stupid ass!!

 
 
Comment by dan
2009-06-14 19:17:26

all you people are talking about how great your countries are and then putting down somebody else’s. most likely you’ve never even been there, so that’s not cool. and for all of you pansy asses that put down the U.S. like this pussy above me, just remember if it wasn’t for the U.S., your pissant country probably wouldn’t exist (yes i’ve been to kuwait). if it did exist, you would most likely be speaking another language.

 
Comment by xena32
2009-06-14 22:29:17

i am a filipino but married to a norweigan and now living in norway..i can say that norway is really rich…the unemployment is very low..salary is high…the medical and health services are free to its citizen..the school is free from kindergarten up to college…children receives support from the government until they are 18 years old…working mothers can avail up to a year leave from work with 80 percent salary…although everything is expensive here because of high taxation but one thing is sure that taxes are well managed and invested..that is why when one retires one receives high retirement pay which is more than enough to live in luxury..

 
Comment by Fazley
2009-06-16 05:07:03

Luxemborg not a small country but a city.

Comment by Francoise Putz Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-26 10:17:18

Luxembourg is a country, not only a city. Luxembourg-city is the captial of the country Luxembourg. There are other cities in Luxembourg like Esch, Differdange, Dudelange etc. Inform yourself Dude, before pretending things which are not true.

 
 
Comment by Fazley
2009-06-16 05:08:37

Dubai,UAE Best than any city!

 
Comment by Taiye OJo Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-17 05:24:37

Nigeria is the best country now and is also the richest among the other country so i pray for Nigeria is my country i love Nigeria so much than any other country. so contact me on NIgeria issues. +234(0)80-329-345-81 +2348032934581

 
Comment by Latifah Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-17 11:40:32

Hey dudes, the philippines is the best and richest when it comes to culture and natural resources. We are the richest country in the world presently.. ang mo-comment kay ma-dead.

 
Comment by Martin
2009-06-17 17:42:18

all of you guys were all fucking idiots. Why don’t you keep your mouth shut. Just keep yourself be more usefull than arguing who is the best or richest country in the world. !!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by secret
2009-06-24 01:23:04

more than half of you have a great sense of respect. i do believe that many/(half) of the Americans doesn’t have good values. I’m very sorry to say that.. but I think its the only way to stop you

 
Comment by Frutz Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-26 10:20:15

Funny but the less educatde, the less polite and the most stupid people in this chat are all comming from the US.

Comment by bastard
2009-06-27 01:30:51

Yes, it is funny, many are opions and emotions. I don’t know how smart are you and where is your country, but who care. I think you are more less educated than other people “Americans” when you say they are stupid. If you think you are smart, please prove it.

 
 
Comment by Françoise Subscribed to comments via email
2009-06-27 08:14:19

I don’t want to attack americans in general. I worked a lot with americans, and most of those I met were really nice people. But I must say that I was a little bit shocked about some comments here in the chat. I think respect is lacking here. And someone who is using the F… word in every line must be stupid or not?

Comment by bastard
2009-06-28 14:44:34

Thanks for responding

I think the F word is just an expression; some people overuse it, some use a few and some don’t use at all. It also depends where you come from and your culture. Sometimes people are shocked when they hear the F word because they never hear it, or they avoid to use it because they think it is a bad word. But, in some countries it is normal to say it when a person is mad at something. Can the F word measure the level of a person intelligent?

I don’t assume that more than half of the posts here are Americans because if I want to assume who you are, such as gender, race, age, or nationality. I think I will get about 40 percent right.

 
 
Comment by Sundown
2009-06-27 23:32:15

I must tell you this. I was born and raised in this beautiful country (USA), but please take note: The USA would be a great coutry if it were not for the corrution that exist in our Government. It’s plain and simple…..The people that governed this great land especially within the last two decades, have done more to destroy this country from within in such a short time than any of our enemies could do in 100yrs.

I’m still waiting for justice for the American people. I’m waiting for the day that George Bush is tried for the crimes he and his “crony’s” have committed against the citizens of the United States and other countries. He is a criminal and truly should face the same fate as the Iraqi leader did.

 
Comment by Sundown
2009-06-27 23:45:15

It’s true My Country (USA) is filled with greed and hate. I’m very puzzled how we can dictate to other countries about democracy when it truly does not exist here in our country (USA). We preach fair and balanced elections…..yeah right, we have not had a fair and balanced election for decades. Even with the most recent election of President Obama, we had to continue to fight voting discrepancies. This time we prevailed but what about future elections. Our system has been corrupt for many, many decades.
It time to truly change from the previous leaders and their beliefs or this country will destroy itself.

 
Comment by Sundown
2009-06-27 23:57:31

Our Country (USA), is BROKE….. We are issuing bad notes; US currency. The only thing keeping us “afloat” is our military dominance. We will take from others before we let ourselves go down. We will also destroy the world if any attempts are made to destoy us. It’s that plain and that simple.

 
Comment by Daudi Momburi
2009-07-01 00:09:39

hi budies, iam from Tanzania, i dont care much debating about wealth of one country compared to another, this is completely wastage of time.
honestly,people should actually concentrate on what they do to improve their lives individually and commulatively that can help their countries in ruins.
visit Tanzania and you will see how rich we are in terms of natural resources.

 
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