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Though India's per capita income is estimated to grow above Rs 60,000 per annum or over Rs 5,000 per month, it is ranked at 135 when compared to other nations.
Per capita income is the earnings of each person if the national income is evenly divided among the country's population.
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1. Luxembourg
Per capita income: $122,272
Luxembourg has a stable, high-income economy with moderate growth, low inflation and low unemployment.
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2. Qatar
Per capita income: $97,967
Qatar has experienced rapid economic growth over the last several years due to high oil prices.
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3. Norway
Per capita income: $96,591
Norway is the second wealthiest country in the world in monetary value, with the largest capital reserve per capita of any nation.
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4. Switzerland
Per capita income: $84,983
Switzerland has a stable, prosperous and high-tech economy.
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5. Australia
Per capita income: $66,984
A highly developed country, Australia is the world's thirteenth largest economy and has the world's fifth-highest per capita income.
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6. United Arab Emirates
Per capita income: $66,625
With the world's sixth-largest oil reserves, UAE has one of the most developed economies in West Asia.
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7. Denmark
Per capita income: $63,003
Ranked frequently as one of the happiest countries, Denmark has the world's highest level of income equality.
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8. Sweden
Per capita income: $61,098
Ranked among the most competitive nations, Sweden has the lowest Gini coefficient of all countries making it the most equal country in the world.
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9. The Netherlands
Per capita income: $51,410
One of the world's happiest nations, Netherlands has a capitalist market-based economy, ranking 13th out of 157 countries according to the Index of Economic Freedom.
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10. Canada
Per capita income: $51,147
With the sixth-highest Human Development Index globally, Canada has one of the highest standards of living in the world.
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11. Singapore
Per capita income: $50,714
Singapore's economy is one of the freest, most innovative, competitive and business-friendly nations.
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12. Austria
Per capita income: $50,504
Austria is one of the richest countries in the world with a high standard of living. In 2011, it was ranked 19th in the world for its Human Development Index.
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13. Finland
Per capita income: $50,090
Finland has been ranked as one of the world's most peaceful, competitive and livable countries.
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14. Ireland
Per capita income: $48,517
Though Ireland has been affected by the economic crisis, its per capita income is among the top in the world. Ireland has been ranked among the best places to live.
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15. United States
Per capita income: $48,147
The United States has a capitalist mixed economy with a well-developed infrastructure and high productivity.
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16. Belgium
Per capita income: $48,110
Belgium has a strong globalised economy with a stable transportation infrastructure.
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17. Kuwait
Per capita income: $46,461
Kuwait has the highest human development index (HDI) in the Arab world.
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18. Japan
Per capita income: $45,774
Japan has the world's third-largest economy by nominal GDP and third-largest economy by purchasing power parity.
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19. Germany
Per capita income: $44,558
Germany has the world's fourth largest economy by nominal GDP and the fifth largest by purchasing power parity.
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20. France
Per capita income: $44,401
France is one of the world's most developed countries. It possesses the world's fifth largest economy measured by GDP, the ninth-largest economy measured by purchasing power parity.
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21. Iceland
Per capita income: $43,226
Iceland has a free market economy with relatively low taxes compared to other OECD countries.
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22. United Kingdom
Per capita income: $39,604
The UK is a developed country and has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and seventh-largest economy by purchasing power parity.
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23. New Zealand
Per capita income: $38,227
New Zealand has a modern, prosperous and developed market economy.
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24. Italy
Per capita income: $37,046
The world's 24th most-developed country is ranked among the world's top ten in terms of quality of life.
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25. Brunei
Per capita income: $36,521
Brunei has the second highest Human Development Index among the South East Asia nations after Singapore, and is classified as a developed country.