9. Switzerland

• GDP: $44,015
• Capital: Bern

Home to the world’s richest bank, which is The Swiss Bank, Switzerland, is also one of the world’s richest countries. This is mainly due to its extremely efficient banking system. Along with it, Geneva in Switzerland is home to some of the world’s biggest agencies’ headquarters. This greatly impacts the policy-making of the Swiss government and makes sure that its citizens are given utmost importance. Apart from these, its liberal taxation policies have ensured that the county’s GDP is on the rise, despite of the European economic crisis.