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Sources: Heritage Foundation; World Economic Forum; Transparency International; Freedom House; World Bank; Central Intelligence Agency; Property Rights Alliance.</p>
<p dir="auto">1.  Ireland    $44,100 GDP/Capita    4.8 million<br />
2.  New Zealand    $38,900 GDP/Capita    4.4 million<br />
3.  Hong Kong    $36,600 GDP/Capita    7.2 million<br />
4.  Denmark    $56,400 GDP/Capita    5.6 million<br />
5.  Sweden    $57,700 GDP/Capita    9.1 million<br />
7.  Singapore    $50,600 GDP/Capita    5.5 million<br />
8.  Canada    $52,600 GDP/Capita    34.6 million<br />
9.  Norway    $106,100 GDP/Capita    4.7 million<br />
10.  Netherlands    $46,000 GDP/Capita    16.8 million</p>
<p dir="auto">Scandinavia and northern Europe in the top 10, quelle surprise!!!  <img src="https://community.gaytor.rent/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/apple/1f62e.png?v=57695cee877" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-apple emoji--open_mouth" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":o" alt="😮" /></p>
<p dir="auto">11.  Australia    $69,300 GDP/Capita    22.3 million<br />
12.  United Kingdom    $38,500 GDP/Capita    63.4 million<br />
13.  Belgium    $46,400 GDP/Capita    10.4 million<br />
14.  United States    $49,500 GDP/Capita    316.7 million<br />
15.  Iceland    $43,300 GDP/Capita    0.3 million<br />
16.  Switzerland    $79,100 GDP/Capita    8.0 million<br />
17.  Slovenia    $22,900 GDP/Capita    2.0 million    I am very surprised it made the list.<br />
18.  Taiwan    $20,300 GDP/Capita    23.3 million<br />
19.  France    $39,600 GDP/Capita    66.0 million<br />
20.  Portugal    $19,700 GDP/Capita  10.8 million    I am surprised they are not bankrupt like Spain.</p>
<p dir="auto">21.  Luxembourg    $110,200 GDP/Capita    0.5 million    I am surprised they are not higher.<br />
22.  Chile    $15,600 GDP/Capita    17.2 million    I am astonished they are here.<br />
23.  Estonia    $17,300 GDP/Capita    1.3 million<br />
24.  Germany    $41,900 GDP/Capita    81.1 million    It is probably only this low because it costs 50,000 euros to incorporate.<br />
25.  Lithuania    $12,000 GDP/Capita    3.5 million<br />
26.  Israel    $31,300 GDP/Capita    7.7 million<br />
27.  Cyprus    $19,900 GDP/Capita    1.2 million    Can you say bankrupt offshore hot spot.<br />
28.  Japan    $46,900 GDP/Capita    127.3 million<br />
29.  Mauritius    $8,700 GDP/Capita    1.3 million  Hoarding all those offshore bank accounts for themselves and none for their citizens.<br />
30.  Malta    $21,100 GDP/Capita    0.4 million</p>
<p dir="auto">31.  United Arab Emirates    $65,600 GDP/Capita    5.5 million    When you spend this much upon your citizens, why bother working.<br />
32.  Austria    $48,500 GDP/Capita    8.2 million<br />
33.  Spain    $28,500 GDP/Capita    47.4 million    Insolvente, Insolvente, Insolvente!!!<br />
34.  Malaysia    $10,200 GDP/Capita    29.5 million<br />
35.  Latvia<br />
36.  Macedonia<br />
37.  Italy<br />
38.  South Korea<br />
39.  Poland<br />
40.  Qatar<br />
41.  South Africa<br />
42.  Bulgaria<br />
43.  Czech Republic<br />
44.  Montenegro<br />
45.  Croatia<br />
46.  Greece    Bankrupt, no surprises there<br />
47.  Hungary<br />
48.  Slovakia<br />
49.  Rwanda    This country is ranked higher than all of South America, Central America, all of Asia except Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong.<br />
50.  Georgia</p>
<p dir="auto">52.  Uruguay<br />
53.  Peru<br />
55.  Costa Rica<br />
61.  Panama<br />
63.  Mexico<br />
66.  Colombia<br />
74.  Thailand<br />
80.  Brazil    Wonder why!<br />
90.  Philippines<br />
92.  Paraguay<br />
93.  Guatemala<br />
104.  El Salvador<br />
107.  Argentina<br />
113.  Vietnam<br />
121.  Nicaragua<br />
128.  Honduras<br />
129.  Bolivia<br />
140.  Venezuela</p>
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