15 Richest Countries in the World | Number One Is Smaller Than Central Park | 4K Travel Videos

The 15 richest countries in the world — and number one is smaller than Central Park. Which is the richest country in the world, ranked by GDP per person (World Bank, 2024)? In this 4K travel video, we count down the 15 richest countries and territories on Earth — from Denmark to Monaco — and ask what each number really buys, and what it doesn't tell you. We start in Dubai, which many people call the richest city in the world. Yet the United Arab Emirates ranks only 27th. The fifteen places above it are even stranger: an oil nation where about 96 percent of new cars are fully electric (Norway), an island where each household may register only one car (Bermuda), a Caribbean territory with more registered companies than people (the Cayman Islands), a country whose GDP jumped 26 percent in a single year — "leprechaun economics" (Ireland) — and a valley country with no airport and no army that once listed itself on Airbnb (Liechtenstein). Why is Monaco so rich? At number one, Monaco's GDP per person is about $288,000 — about twenty times the world average — on roughly two square kilometers. It has charged no personal income tax since 1869 (except to French citizens), its own citizens are banned from the Monte Carlo casino's gaming rooms, and only about one in ten people working there actually lives there. That is the twist behind many of the richest countries in the world: GDP per capita measures the money made inside a border, not always the life of the people who live there. Which of these places would you actually want to live in? Tell us in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe to Surreal Places for more journeys to the most surreal places on Earth. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro — is Dubai the richest city in the world? 01:01 #15 Denmark — more bikes than cars, and a ski slope on a power plant 03:30 #14 Macau — casinos built on land that was once sea 05:37 #13 Faroe Islands — more sheep than people 07:39 #12 Qatar — only one in ten is a citizen 09:40 #11 Iceland — homes heated by the ground 11:53 #10 United States — from a garage to Silicon Valley 14:00 #9 Norway — the oil fund it never spent 16:07 #8 Singapore — a country that made its own land 18:14 #7 Cayman Islands — more companies than people 20:15 #6 Switzerland — a nuclear shelter for everyone 22:22 #5 Ireland — leprechaun economics 24:40 #4 Luxembourg — bigger by day than by night 26:36 #3 Bermuda — one car per household 28:49 #2 Liechtenstein — no airport, no army 30:45 #1 Monaco — smaller than Central Park 32:52 Outro ▶️ WATCH NEXT Top 15 Surreal Places on Earth:    • Top 15 Surreal Places on Earth — The Most ...   Living in Mongolia:    • Living in Mongolia | Eagle Hunters, −40° W...   Mysterious Places on Earth:    • Mysterious Places on Earth | A Gate to Hel...   📷 PHOTO CREDITS Hell, Grand Cayman — Dylanpack, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, animated) Rocks of Hell, Cayman — Oscar Flowers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, animated) Hell, Grand Cayman 2 — Dylanpack, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, animated) License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... 📌 DISCLAIMER Video footage is licensed stock footage from Storyblocks and Envato Elements, used under their license terms. Narration is AI-generated; script, music selection and editing are original work by Surreal Places. Some shots are illustrative and may not show the exact spot described. This video is for entertainment and general information only. It is not financial, tax or investment advice. Rankings use GDP per person in current US dollars (World Bank, 2024); other measures, such as GDP adjusted for living costs (PPP), rank places differently. Figures come from publicly available sources and may change over time. If you believe any content in this video infringes your rights, please contact us through the email listed on our channel page and we will review it promptly. #RichestCountries #Monaco #4KTravelVideos