Is Your Country Richer or Poorer Than Mississippi?

The map shows which countries (and Canadian provinces) have a higher GDP per capita in nominal terms than Mississippi, the poorest US state with a GDP per capita of $53,061 in 2024.

Here is a full list of countries that made the cut:

Data for the following countries comes from the IMF.

1.  Luxembourg – $140,941
2.  Ireland – $108,920
3.  Switzerland $104,896
4.  Singapore $92,932
5.  Iceland $90,284
6. Norway 89,694
7. United States $89,105
8. Macau $76,314
9. Denmark $74,969
10. Qatar $71,653
11. Netherlands $70,450
12. Australia $64,548
13. San Marino $59,603
14. Austria $58,192
15. Sweden $58,100
16. Belgium $57,772
17. Israel $57,760
18. Hong Kong $56,031
19. Germany $55,911
20. United Kingdom $54,949
21. Finland $54,163
22. Canada $53,558

Countries that just failed to make the list include:

1. United Arab Emirates $51,294
2. France $46,792
3. New Zealand $46,126
4. Malta $45,735
5. Andorra $45,263

In terms of Canadian provinces here’s how they rank (numbers in nominal USD).

Richer:

1.  Northwest Territories $89,573
2.  Nunavut $86,613
3. Alberta $70,558
4. Yukon $69,584
5. Saskatchewan $66,276
6. British Columbia $54,137

Poorer:

1.  Newfoundland and Labrador $52,817
2. Ontario $52,354
3. Quebec $47,847
4. Manitoba $46,140
5. Prince Edward Island $41,738
6. New Brunswick $41,294
7. Nova Scotia $41,198

Finally the following countries did not have data from the IMF but are likely richer:

1.  Monaco
2. Liechtenstein
3. Bermuda
4. Cayman Islands
5. Isle of Man
6. Channel Islands
7. Faroe Islands
8. Greenland

Surprised by any of these?