List of the richest countries in the world, apparently not the US or China on top

KOMPAS.com – Known as countries with high income levels and low unemployment rate, Luxembourg be the top in list of richest countries in the world.

Qatar, as one of the world’s largest oil exporting countries, is the third richest country in the world.

Temporary United States of America which has resource-rich land with the largest economy in the world ranks 8th on the list World Atlas in November 2021.

World Atlas look GDP per capita (GDP divided by population) as a benchmark, to provide insight into the quality of life in a country. If GDP per capita is high, it can often indicate the wealth and prosperity of the country’s population.

Also read: List of Developed and Developing Countries in America

Here is a ranking of the 15 richest countries in the world, according to GDP per capita using Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), a macroeconomic calculation that allows for more direct comparisons between economic productivity and standards of living between countries:

1. Luxembourg ( 120,962 US dollars equivalent to Rp 1.73 billion); 629,191 souls

2. Singapore ( 101,936 US dollars equivalent to Rp 1.46 billion); 5,866,407 inhabitants

3. Qatar ( 93,851 US dollars equivalent to Rp 1.35 billion); 2,899,617 inhabitants

4. Ireland ( 87,212 US dollars equivalent to Rp 1.25 billion); 4,953,494 people

5. Switzerland ( 70,276 US dollars equivalent to Rp 1.01 billion); 8,675,923 people

6. United Arab Emirates ( 69,957 US dollars equivalent to Rp 1 billion); 9,926,221 inhabitants

7. Norway ( 67,978 US dollars equivalent to Rp. 975 million) ; 5,435,878 inhabitants

8. United States (65,279 US dollars equivalent to Rp 936 million); 331,643,466 souls

9. Brunei Darussalam ( 64,724 US dollars equivalent to Rp 928 million); 438,788 souls

10. San Marino ( 61.006 US dollars equivalent to Rp. 875 million); 33,931 souls

11. Denmark ( 60,334 US dollars equivalent to Rp. 865 million); 5,818,550 souls

12. The Netherlands ( 59,469 US dollars equivalent to Rp. 853 million); 17,332,850 inhabitants

13. Austria ( 58,649 US dollars equivalent to Rp. 841 million); 8,877,070 inhabitants

14. Iceland ( 58,512 US dollars equivalent to Rp. 839 million); 361,310 souls

15. Germany (55,891 US dollars equivalent to Rp. 801 million); 83,132,800 inhabitants

Also read: List of Countries in America and their Capitals

While the table below lists the world’s countries by GDP per capita, there are some regions that have a higher GDP per capita than most of the countries on the list of the world’s richest countries.

In fact, the GDP per capita of Macau, Special Administrative Region (SAR) Chinais 129,428 US dollars (Rp 1.8 billion), higher than Luxembourg, the richest country in the world.

Gambling-related tourism and apparel exports are the backbone of Macau’s economy.

There are also territories outside the UK in Bermuda (US$85,263 equivalent to Rp 1.2 billion) and the Cayman Islands (US$73,437 equivalent to Rp 1.05 billion), whose GDP per capita region is higher than Switzerland, the 5th richest country in the world. .

The tourism and financial services sectors are the mainstay of the economy of the two regions.

other regions of China, Hong Konghas a GDP per capita of 62,567 US dollars equivalent to Rp. 897 million, ranking above San Marino.

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