Nigeria Tops Average Billionaire Net Worth List - FORBES

Nigeria is home to a pair of billionaires, cement king Aliko Dangote and oil and telecom magnate Mike Adenuga. The two are worth a combined $20.8 billion, or nearly $7.3 billion more than the GDP of neighboring Niger. 

In terms of average net worth, Nigeria’s billionaires are the richest on the planet, coming in at $10.4 billion. Nigeria sits atop the heap thanks largely to Dangote, who with a net worth of $16.1 billion is the wealthiest man in all of Africa.

While Nigeria can lay claim to the title of world’s richest billionaires on average, it is home to the second fewest billionaires per capita, ahead of only communist Vietnam. In fact, just .00001% of the west African nation’s population is worth at least ten figures. 

Compare that rate to that of Monaco, the tiny Mediterranean nation that boasts the largest number of billionaires per capita in the world at .01% of the population. However, though one in every 10,000 people are billionaires, Monaco’s richest have a relatively modest average net worth of just under $1.5 billion, landing the city-state at the bottom of our list in the 60th spot.

Right behind Nigeria in second place on our list of average billionaire net worth is Mexico. The United States‘ southern neighbor is home to 15 billionaires, worth $9.9 billion on average. That figure is bolstered by the $73 billion fortune of telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, the wealthiest man alive. The remainder of the top ten is rounded out by emerging nations like Colombia and Saudi Arabia and members of the European old guard such as Germany, Sweden and France.

As for the United States, its billionaires come in 16th in terms of average net worth, wedged between more recent upstarts Ireland and Brazil. America’s 442 billionaires, by far the most in the world, are worth more than $4.2 billion on average. Just .0001% of the U.S. population, or one in every million people, are members of the Forbes Billionaires club. Here is our full list of average billionaire net worth by country.

1. Nigeria    $10.400 billion
2. Mexico    $9.900 billion
3. Saudi Arabia    $6.944 billion
4. Colombia    $6.900 billion
5. Sweden    $6.307 billion
6. France    $5.952 billion
7. Georgia    $5.300 billion
8. Germany    $5.108 billion
9. Spain    $4.998 billion
10. Hong Kong    $4.951 billion
11. Italy    $4.909 billion
12. Malaysia    $4.875 billion
13. Cyprus    $4.550 billion
14. Chile    $4.382 billion
15. Ireland    $4.380 billion
16. United States    $4.236 billion
17. Brazil    $4.115 billion
18. Russia    $3.883 billion
19. Switzerland    $3.869 billion
20. Thailand    $3.860 billion
21. Czech Republic    $3.725 billion
22. South Africa    $3.667 billion
23. Philippines    $3.623 billion
24. Netherlands    $3.542 billion
25. India    $3.520 billion
26. Australia    $3.323 billion
27. Austria    $3.313 billion
28. United Kingdom    $3.273 billion
29. Venezuela    $3.267 billion
30. Ukraine    $3.210 billion
31. Canada    $3.174 billion
32. Singapore    $3.160 billion
33. Japan    $3.109 billion
34. Swaziland    $3.100 billion
35. Finland    $3.100 billion
36. Denmark    $3.083 billion
37. New Zealand    $3.050 billion
38. Belgium    $2.900 billion
39. Greece    $2.867 billion
40. Norway    $2.850 billion
41. Portugal    $2.850 billion
42. Taiwan    $2.800 billion
43. Israel    $2.721 billion
44. Egypt    $2.650 billion
45. Poland    $2.450 billion
46. United Arab Emirates    $2.438 billion
47. South Korea    $2.348 billion
48. Lebanon    $2.333 billion
49. Peru    $2.330 billion
50. Argentina    $2.220 billion
51. Indonesia    $2.210 billion
52. Morocco    $2.167 billion
53. China    $2.155 billion
54. Angola    $2.000 billion
55. Kazakhstan    $1.840 billion
56. Turkey    $1.726 billion
57. St. Kitts and Nevis    $1.500 billion
58. Guernsey    $1.500 billion
59. Vietnam    $1.500 billion
60. Monaco    $1.483 billion
61. Kuwait    $1.230 billion
62. Romania    $1.100 billion
63. Belize    $1.000 billion
64. Nepal    $1.000 billion