Which countries are the happiest, richest, safest and most powerful in 2026? The latest global rankings reveal some expected winners—and several surprising ones.

European microstates are among the wealthiest countries worldwide. They face new competition from an emerging petrostate.

Ask most people to name the richest country on earth and they will probably say the United States. It has the largest economy, the deepest capital markets, and companies that dominate headlines ...

Wealth between countries is often discussed as though it were a simple ranking of who has the most money. In reality, the picture is narrower and more complicated. Lists of the world’s richest ...

There are several ways to measure how rich a country is. GDP per capita. Household income. Household wealth. The percentage of the population that lives above a certain income level. The Economist has ...

Australia’s millionaire club is expanding fast, and it’s no longer reserved for the rich and famous. New data from the 2026 UBS Global Wealth Report reveals that more than 1.6 million everyday Aussies ...

It may seem a little inappropriate to discuss wealth when gas and grocery prices elicit gasps and groans from the everyday person. As many Americans pinch pennies to afford basic life necessities, our ...

As I have pointed out more than once, econometrics has no scientific value. To begin with, everyone performs these statistics and mathematical calculations, such as GDP, according to their criteria.