Ranked: 25 Richest Countries in the World, by Three Metrics

Ranked: 25 Richest Countries in the World, by Three Metrics

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Key Takeaways

• Luxembourg’s immense GDP per capita ($141K) masks the fact that much of it is generated by non-residents who commute in to work.
• Qatar’s oil windfall lifts GDP per capita ($72K) but that hasn’t translated into broader wealth.
• English-speaking countries translate middling GDP per capita into high median wealth through property ownership and strong pension systems.
• Generating national wealth and distributing it to people are distinctly different economic challenges.

Previously, when we’ve covered 25 richest countries, we did so by GDP per capita alone. As a result, tiny states and global city-states tended to dominate the top of the rankings.

Introducing per capita income and median wealth per adult paints a more nuanced picture. It shows that where money is produced is not always where it ultimately accumulates.

The data for this visualization comes from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the UBS Global Wealth Report 2024.

It compares each country’s 2025 GDP per capita, 2024 GNI per capita, and median adult wealth in 2024 to reveal three very different “rich lists.”

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