Data for 2012

Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 2012

2012, as World Bank Group’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 2012 covers 149 countries. Switzerland is highest, at 1,178,722.9; Gambia is lowest, at 3,578.5. The middle country reads 39,121.8. Against 2011, 149 values changed (82 up, 67 down), the same countries are covered.

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Comprehensive Wealth per Capita · Data for 2012

HighestSwitzerland

1,178,722.9

LowestGambia

3,578.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

149countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
149distinct values11 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 2012, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 2012: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1,178,722.9
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1,009,845.6
3	QatarQATWestern Asia	993,074.1
4	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	875,556.0
5	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	772,583.1
6	United StatesUSANorthern America	706,538.0
7	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	705,266.6
8	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	694,449.8
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	615,981.8
10	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	575,864.2
11	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	542,320.1
12	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	528,504.8
13	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	523,015.5
14	CanadaCANNorthern America	519,704.8
15	JapanJPNEastern Asia	500,343.8
16	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	486,562.6
17	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	478,176.1
18	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	443,069.0
19	FranceFRAWestern Europe	442,999.2
20	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	409,454.6
21	IsraelISRWestern Asia	392,755.6
22	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	360,845.2
23	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	318,872.4
24	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	299,611.7
25	ItalyITASouthern Europe	230,565.9
26	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	214,195.4
27	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	207,118.0
28	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	200,128.9
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	180,759.4
30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	180,095.6
31	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	167,028.8
32	UruguayURYSouth America	154,054.0
33	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	141,410.5
34	OmanOMNWestern Asia	139,173.1
35	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	138,138.4
36	ChileCHLSouth America	134,626.0
37	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	133,674.9
38	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	116,005.0
39	Costa RicaCRICentral America	115,369.7
40	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	114,436.9
41	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	113,519.0
42	GuyanaGUYSouth America	110,558.1
43	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	109,658.8
44	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	100,859.6
45	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	96,961.9
46	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	88,249.4
47	PolandPOLEastern Europe	86,862.6
48	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	86,741.2
49	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	81,031.6
50	IraqIRQWestern Asia	80,694.8
51	ArgentinaARGSouth America	79,922.5
52	PanamaPANCentral America	79,529.2
53	SurinameSURSouth America	77,506.6
54	BrazilBRASouth America	73,271.0
55	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	73,080.4
56	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	72,979.1
57	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	68,309.3
58	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	65,996.5
59	EcuadorECUSouth America	61,648.9
60	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	61,211.8
61	MexicoMEXCentral America	59,716.7
62	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	57,696.9
63	ParaguayPRYSouth America	56,521.7
64	ColombiaCOLSouth America	54,803.7
65	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	54,793.7
66	PeruPERSouth America	53,952.0
67	GabonGABMiddle Africa	53,665.1
68	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	50,367.6
69	IranIRNSouthern Asia	45,922.8
70	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	45,419.8
71	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	45,269.3
72	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	43,753.2
73	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43,233.9
74	BelarusBLREastern Europe	41,309.9
75	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	39,121.8
76	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	38,522.5
77	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	37,943.6
78	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	37,693.6
79	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	36,726.5
80	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	34,143.3
81	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	33,662.4
82	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	32,307.3
83	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	32,124.3
84	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	30,761.4
85	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	30,737.5
86	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	30,593.3
87	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	29,154.8
88	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	29,016.4
89	BelizeBLZCentral America	29,016.1
90	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	28,904.1
91	BoliviaBOLSouth America	28,001.6
92	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	27,917.4
93	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	26,931.9
94	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	25,877.3
95	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	25,482.8
96	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	25,216.8
97	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	24,994.2
98	UkraineUKREastern Europe	24,646.3
99	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	23,038.5
100	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	23,008.1
101	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	22,663.8
102	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	22,160.4
103	KenyaKENEastern Africa	21,076.7
104	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	21,049.4
105	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	19,809.5
106	BeninBENWestern Africa	19,206.6
107	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	18,906.4
108	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	18,844.7
109	TogoTGOWestern Africa	18,575.6
110	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	18,294.3
111	HondurasHNDCentral America	17,161.0
112	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	16,746.4
113	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	15,818.2
114	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	15,446.1
115	SenegalSENWestern Africa	15,430.5
116	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	15,415.9
117	NicaraguaNICCentral America	15,328.4
118	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	15,215.2
119	MaliMLIWestern Africa	14,885.7
120	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	14,538.4
121	JordanJORWestern Asia	14,372.2
122	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	14,331.2
123	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	14,317.8
124	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	14,059.7
125	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	12,670.2
126	GuineaGINWestern Africa	12,647.3
127	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	12,383.1
128	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	11,914.4
129	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	11,822.5
130	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	11,644.4
131	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	11,301.3
132	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	11,117.1
133	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	10,912.3
134	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	10,714.1
135	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	10,686.9
136	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	10,524.8
137	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	10,520.2
138	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	10,414.8
139	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	9,961.6
140	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	9,727.8
141	HaitiHTICaribbean	9,050.4
142	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	8,429.3
143	NigerNERWestern Africa	8,264.6
144	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	7,672.8
145	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	7,200.0
146	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	6,727.7
147	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	5,967.0
148	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	5,767.3
149	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	3,578.5

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Switzerland1,178,722.9
2Norway1,009,845.6
3Qatar993,074.1
4Luxembourg875,556.0
5Australia772,583.1

Lowest

149Gambia3,578.5
148Central African Republic5,767.3
147Burundi5,967.0
146Mozambique6,727.7
145Madagascar7,200.0

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 39,121.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
149values changed, of 149 in both
82 · 67rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Iceland642,973.6 → 705,266.6+62,293.1
Luxembourg839,008.0 → 875,556.0+36,548.0
Norway992,265.1 → 1,009,845.6+17,580.5
Singapore470,072.9 → 486,562.6+16,489.7
Kuwait285,602.2 → 299,611.7+14,009.5

Fell most

Ireland339,979.6 → 318,872.4−21,107.2
Greece113,220.1 → 100,859.6−12,360.4
Portugal139,591.8 → 133,674.9−5,916.9
Switzerland1,183,221.0 → 1,178,722.9−4,498.1
Spain184,345.1 → 180,759.4−3,585.8

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Nothing missing
Every one of the 149 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2012). Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/comprehensive-wealth-per-capita/2012

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