Which country is the richest in the world 2021?

China is the richest country in the world. It has recently surpassed the United States as the richest country in the world.
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Which is the richest country in the world in 2022?

1. Luxembourg. Though a landlocked country, Luxembourg has managed to become the richest country in the world, with a PPP per capita value of $118,503.6. The small country is one of the major economies in the Eurozone.
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Which is the richest country in the world 2021 Top 100?

The ranking is based on the GDP of every country and your guess is as good as mine with the United States of America holding top spot as the Richest Country in the World with a GDP figure of over sixteen trillion united states dollars ($16,720,000,000,000).
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Which is the richest city in the world 2021?

The GDP determines how wealthy a city is, and the higher the GDP, the wealthier the city. Based on GDP, the city of Tokyo, Japan is considered to be the richest city in the world. The GDP of Tokyo is $1.52 trillion. Another trillion-dollar GDP city is New York City in the United States.
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Who was the 1st billionaire?

John D. Rockefeller is often cited as the world's first billionaire, achieving that status in 1916 largely through his ownership of Standard Oil. 2 From that point over a century ago, wealth has multiplied to the point where the richest men and women in the world top out at around $150 billion each.
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What is the richest city in Asia?

Top 10 Richest Asian Countries (2020 GDP per capita, Int$ PPP - IMF) The city-state of Singapore is the wealthiest country in Asia, with a per-capita GDP of $107,690 (PPP Int$).
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Is India a poor country 2021?

India stands out as a poor and very unequal country, with the top 1% of the population holding more than one-fifth of the total national income in 2021 and the bottom half just 13%, according to a report.
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Which is the poorest country in the world 2021?

The 10 Poorest Countries in the World (based upon their 2020 GNI per capita in current US$):
  • Burundi - $270.
  • Somalia - $310.
  • Mozambique - $460.
  • Madagascar - $480.
  • Sierra Leone - $490.
  • Afghanistan - $500.
  • Central African Republic - $510.
  • Liberia - $530.
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What is the richest country in Europe 2021?

Netherlands ($777.23 Bn) Switzerland ($668.85 Bn) Sweden ($514.48 Bn) Poland ($471.40 Bn)
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What country is the most powerful?

According to the 2020 survey (released in 2021), the United States is the world's most powerful country.
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The Top 10 Most Powerful Countries in the World (2021 Best Countries report):
  • United States.
  • China.
  • Russia.
  • Germany.
  • United Kingdom.
  • Japan.
  • France.
  • South Korea.
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Is Qatar richer than USA?

Qatar, a major oil-exporting world center, is the world's third richest country. The resource-rich land with the world's biggest economy, the United States ranks 8th on the list.
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Which country is poor in Asia?

North Korea may actually be the poorest country in Asia, but the nation's notoriously secretive government rarely shares its data, so economists much rely upon expert estimates. Poverty in North Korea is attributed to poor governance by the totalitarian regime.
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What country is #1 in poverty?

According to World Bank, the countries with the highest poverty rates in the world are: South Sudan - 82.30% Equatorial Guinea - 76.80% Madagascar - 70.70%
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Is India richer than UK?

The report said, "India's economy is the fifth largest in the world with a GDP of $2.94 trillion, overtaking the UK and France in 2019 to take the fifth spot". The UK economy amounts to $2.83 trillion and France with $2.71 trillion.
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Who is India's top 1%?

In fact, in 2017-18, from the total approximate earning of Rs 1,784 crore, the top 1% earned about Rs 110 crore while the bottom 10% accounted for close to Rs 32.41 crore. This resulted in the top 1% earning more than thrice as much as the bottom 10%.
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Is Japan richer than India?

India has a GDP per capita of $7,200 as of 2017, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $42,900 as of 2017.
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Which city has most billionaires?

New York: 107 billionaires

New York gained eight new billionaire residents over the past year, more than any other city on the list.
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Who is the richest person in history?

It's impossible to know this for certain. However, here is what the historical sources do tell us: in 1324, Mansa Musa, ruler of the medieval Mali empire, which stretched across west Africa (not to be confused with today's Mali), set off on pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities of Islam.
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What does a zillionaire mean?

Definition of zillionaire

: an immeasurably wealthy person.
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Who is richer UK or USA?

For instance, compared to American GDP per capita in 2019, the British economy won't reach the same level until 2037. So, on this measure, the UK is 18 years behind the US. There's an extensive economic literature as to why such a wide gap exists between America and the UK and other European countries.
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