Someone just told me that Iceland is the 6th richest country in the world. I was incredulous, but did a quick google and came up with: But that gives Iceland as having the 6th largest GDP per capita. That's not the same thing as being the 6th richest country is it? TIA for comments, HankBW

Iceland: 6th richest country in the world?

Nov 26, 2006 4 Replies

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HankBW 19 years ago

Someone just told me that Iceland is the 6th richest country in the world. I was incredulous, but did a quick google and came up with:

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But that gives Iceland as having the 6th largest GDP per capita. That's not the same thing as being the 6th richest country is it?

TIA for comments,

HankBW

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Virgils Ghost 19 years ago

Not quite, given that only 305k people live there.

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Steve Firth 19 years ago

It depends, if one is Icelandic then it's as good as. I see from Private Eye that Iceland is now attracting huge inward investment from energy intensive industries, because it has committed to a massive program of creating energy from geothermal and hydro. Zero carbon emissions means no "green" taxes on companies setting up business there.

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bored 19 years ago

its a statistical quirk

1 millionaire and 10 peasants = 6th place

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x.x 19 years ago

I think this is more up to date although Iceland is stll at 6 :

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