How do you guys think this will change in the coming years? Do you think your country will move up the list 1Luxembourg 2USA 3Norway 4Ireland 5Iceland 6Switzerland 7Canada 8Denmark 9Belgium 10.Austria http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-richest-countries-map.html
I think Canada might go up on the list. They have the second largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia right now, and they're starting to really pump it out with the rise in demand. Granted they're severely under-charging the American companies who are paying to dig it out, and it's not benefiting the country too much currently.
I think Canada might go up on the list. They have the second largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia right now, and they're starting to really pump it out with the rise in demand. Granted they're severely under-charging the American companies who are paying to dig it out, and it's not benefiting the country too much currently.Robertoey
The Oil Sands are an economic boon but otherwise are pretty much a disaster in every way possible. If Canada is smart you'll get a headstart of renewables because thats where energy generation is eventually going and the technology for this is maturing at an amazing rate.
There are so many different lists that are using different standards. Some aren't taking into account debt, etc. Brazil would be the number one wealthiest country if their debt wasn't so massive (multiple times more than what they're making each year iirc).
[QUOTE="Robertoey"]I think Canada might go up on the list. They have the second largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia right now, and they're starting to really pump it out with the rise in demand. Granted they're severely under-charging the American companies who are paying to dig it out, and it's not benefiting the country too much currently.Aidenfury19
The Oil Sands are an economic boon but otherwise are pretty much a disaster in every way possible. If Canada is smart you'll get a headstart of renewables because thats where energy generation is eventually going and the technology for this is maturing at an amazing rate.
Yeap any smart country that wants to be viable in the next 50yrs will need to start getting renewable energy going pretty soon.
[QUOTE="Robertoey"]I think Canada might go up on the list. They have the second largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia right now, and they're starting to really pump it out with the rise in demand. Granted they're severely under-charging the American companies who are paying to dig it out, and it's not benefiting the country too much currently.Fandangle
The Oil Sands are an economic boon but otherwise are pretty much a disaster in every way possible. If Canada is smart you'll get a headstart of renewables because thats where energy generation is eventually going and the technology for this is maturing at an amazing rate.
Yeap any smart country that wants to be viable in the next 50yrs will need to start getting renewable energy going pretty soon.
wasnt usa 3 trillion dollars in debt or something?SaL_92
Yep.
I wonder if that list counted debt. America has a debt several times larger than its GDP.
In private wealth, America surely deserves its place. Its wealth isn't anywhere near as evenly distributed as the other nations on the list; I'll bet you that America has a much greater ratio of people living in poverty than any of the other top 10. America has the basically all the ultra-rich people in the world though.
Hey when did Norway end up at third place? We should be nr 1.horgen123
Its GDP per capita, so countries like Norway and Luxembourg with small, rich populations will top the charts. And if debt was taken into consideration, the US would be even further down the list (assuming you're American) :)
This is GDP per capita, of course the US will be lower on the list because we have over 300 million people, Countries like Luxembourg with a population of 480,000 are going to have a higher per capita. But in terms of gross GDP the US is first, Luxembourg is 65th.
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