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by distcs 901 days ago
> Iceland was a very poor country for most people other than a few well off in the fishing industry.

Very insightful. I had no clue this was the case.

Is there any published list somewhere that measures the relative richness between the countries? I am just curious to see which countries come out at the top and which ones at the bottom. Anyone knows any such list?

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Iceland has the highest median wealth per adult in the world today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_wealth_pe...

It's not wealthy in an absolute sense, but it's incredibly wealthy per capita.

Top 10 Richest Countries in the World (1980-2023) — video

https://fb.watch/pnScw21Tka/