2006-09-21 10:59:24 · 6 answers · asked by Faerieeeiren 4 in Social Science ➔ Economics
The question is not who gets the most money or has the most money but who has the most money per person in that country and why do they have so much money it is not per year it is in total. Which country is the richest in the world for the number of people and why are they the richest?
2006-09-21 20:05:43 · update #1
As to economics I believe the Vatican is the richest per person because it is a country and they have all sort of assets per person who is sworn to poverty. So the country itself which disguises itself as a church of
God but covers up for pediphiles is very rich but its individuals the Cardinals, the
2006-09-21 21:02:16 · update #2
Pope, the nuns themselves are impoverished and sworn to it as all property belongs to the Vatican which is the country of the Roman Catholic Center which made celebacy & being single the rule to prevent loss of asssets from the church to the children of the Nuns, Fathers etc. according to what I understand.
As to freedom as being a very important richness that exists in this world I believe that Holland has some of the greatest freedoms & tolerances for these freedoms in the world so they may very well be the richest in regards to freedom per person over all.
As to oil there are a great many nations who have a very large resevoir of oil wells currently in production or capped off or not tapped yet such as Russia, Somalia, China, the countries of the Middle East, Canada and the U.S.
One of the greatest riches in the world belongs to the very impoverished nations of the world the fast diminishing rain forests of the world where a great many cures have been and can be discover
2006-09-21 21:03:06 · update #3
have been and can be discovered for a great many illnesses in the world but in the quest for cheap oil and other things such as wood of the rain forests these forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate. Though the people who live there are very impoverished they had a very rich life filled with the beauty and richness of the safer more natural rain forests which protected our world from major traumatic weather changes as we have recently experienced in the gulf states. Which had been predicted twenty years ago with the warnings about cheap pencils being made from Rain Forest wood etc.
If you have ever beem without peace where you live then peace may be your idea of being very rich. I know that the middle east may have oil now but they have rarely known peace because they have too many people for the region and their women have 7 children each on average which has been shown in psychological studies to lead to violence which is common there.
2006-09-21 21:06:33 · update #4
IN YOUR OPINION
What country is the richest in the world per person and why are they the richest?
2006-09-21 21:07:42 · update #5
Bermuda has the highest per capita income of any country in the world. This is due to the fact that it is a tax haven for finance companies.
This doesn't make them the richest country though. I remember hearing that Kuwait was one of the richest countries in the world.
2006-09-21 11:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The table below includes data for the year 2005 for all 181 members of the International Monetary Fund, for which information is available. Data are in International dollars.
Rank Country GDP ($ per capita)
1 Luxembourg 69,800
2 Norway 42,364
3 United States 41,399
4 Ireland 40,610
5 Iceland 35,115
6 Denmark 34,740
7 Canada 34,273
8 Hong Kong 33,479
9 Austria 33,432
10 Switzerland 32,571
2006-09-21 18:39:33 · answer #2 · answered by SJay 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ireland
( The Celtic Tiger )
According to the OECD, Ireland has outperÂformed all industrialized economies over the past decade, with an average annual growth two to three times that of EU and OECD countries. IndepenÂdent commentators project that this growth over the next few years will continue to exceed that of other OECD countries, maintaining Ireland’s posiÂtion as one of the world’s growth leaders.
2006-09-21 18:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by How e' ye Horse 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think it's either Saudi Arabia or Kuwait. Everyone is hip deep in oil there, and the population is relatively low.
2006-09-21 18:01:36 · answer #4 · answered by martin h 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No doubt, the USA followed by Japan, Britain,
Reason: Free enterprise system which really is nothing more or less than GREED
2006-09-21 18:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by mashkitty 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no country may claim this "prize". This is capitalism my friend...
2006-09-21 21:48:50 · answer #6 · answered by GuardianCy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋