Which country has the most gold per capita?

Switzerland is known for the finer things — chocolate, cheese, premium watches, the list goes on — so it’s no surprise that the country also boasts the highest ownership of gold per capita (about 130 grams or roughly 4.6 ounces for every member of the population).

While China and India are by far the world’s biggest consumers of gold in aggregate, due to their sizeable populations, these countries barely register on the table of per-capita gold ownership.

To be fair, Switzerland’s top spot on this measure owes much to the country’s small population and huge banking sector, which provides services for the entire world.

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