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Countries where people are richer than Americans

Nations with the wealthiest citizens
22. US – Median wealth per adult: $65,904
21. Qatar – Median wealth per adult: $69,671
20. Taiwan – Median wealth: $70,191
19. Norway – Median wealth: $70,627
18. South Korea – Median wealth: $72,198
17. Malta – Median wealth: $76,016
16. Italy – Median wealth: $91,889
15. Austria – Median wealth: $94,070
14. Spain – Median wealth: $95,360
13. Singapore – Median wealth: $96,967
12. UK – Median wealth: $97,452
11. France – Median wealth: $101,942
10. Ireland – Median wealth: $104,842
9. Canada – Median wealth: $107,004
8. Japan – Median wealth: $110,408
7. New Zealand – Median wealth: $116,437
6. Belgium – Median wealth: $117,093
5. Luxembourg – Median wealth: $139,789
4. Iceland – Median wealth: $165,961
3. Hong Kong – Median wealth: $166,887
2. Australia – Median wealth: $181,361
1. Switzerland – Median wealth: $227, 891
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Nations with the wealthiest citizens

America might be the biggest economy on the planet, yet when you consider median wealth per adult – an average calculated by finding the midpoint of citizens’ wealth – it ranks in 22nd place globally. Using data from the Credit Suisse Global wealth report 2019, we’ve ranked countries by median wealth, as well as including figures for GDP per capita (the country’s economic output divided by population). Click or scroll through to find out the countries where citizens are richer than Americans.

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Frances Carruthers

30 January 2020

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