Germany pushed out of top ten richest countries worldwide

With a new prosperity index that considers income, GDP, and quality of life, Germany has been pushed out of the top ten wealthiest countries in the world, reports Euronews.

Quality of life in Germany not sufficient

The comparison platform HelloSafe has redefined the bar for wealth with its prosperity index and reconsidered the positions of over 50 countries on a wealth scale. Their score out of 100 is based on data from the IMF, the World Bank, the UNDO, Eurostat, and the OECD. 

Rather than just looking at generated wealth, the index considers how it impacts the lives of residents in countries and whether their quality of life, social cohesion and long-term developments align with the hard numbers. This has led to the five richest countries in the world all being located in Europe, while other European countries have moved down the list.

Norway, Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Iceland occupy the top spots on the ranking, while Germany cannot be found until spot 12, right behind Qatar with a point difference of 00,19.

Even though Germany currently holds the third-highest GDP worldwide, after the US and China, on a ranking that considers social factors, it is surpassed by countries with much smaller GDPs, such as the Netherlands.

HelloSafe ranking of richest countries

Here you can find the list of the top 10 richest countries in the world based on the HelloSafe Prosperity Index 2026 (score out of 100):

1. Norway (77,65)
2. Ireland (75,06)
3. Luxembourg (74,39)
4. Switzerland (72,46)
5. Iceland (72,23)
6. Singapore (66,43)
7. Denmark (65,78)
8. The Netherlands (58,17)
9. Belgium (54,83)
10. Sweden (54,62)

The full top 20 ranking can be found here, along with the top 20 wealthiest countries in Europe.