Worth Exploring: The 20 Wealthiest Countries in the World

Anyone looking for the richest countries in the world almost automatically comes across gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in rankings. According to the authors of the new "Prosperity Index 2026", this is a deceptive indicator, as it provides information about a country's economic activity, but not about the actual lives of its inhabitants. The new index, on the other hand, includes those countries in which citizens also benefit from prosperity and which are therefore also among the most beautiful countries to travel to.