Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Although the world has been in an economic downturn for past several years, the number of billionaires keeps increasing.
Let's take a look at some countries that have most billionaires per capita.
Source: slate.com
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: A view of Monaco.Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Monaco
Number of billionaires: 3
Country's population: 35,427
Global rank: 1
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: Tourists walk inside the zone known as Port Sante in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis.Photographs: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
St Kitts and Nevis
Number of billionaires: 1
Country's population: 53,051
Global rank: 2
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: Liberation Monument in Guernsey.Photographs: Source: Man vyi/Wikimedia Commons
Guernsey
Number of billionaires: 1
Country's population: 65,573
Global rank: 3
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: An exterior view of a futuristic pavilion in the Hong Kong's Central district.Photographs: Victor Fraile/Reuters
Hong Kong
Number of billionaires: 39
Country's population: 7.1 million
Global rank: 4
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: A tourist looks at handicrafts on the main square in San Pedro, Belize.Photographs: Henry Romero/Reuters
Belize
Number of billionaires: 1
Country's population: 356,600
Global rank: 5
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: Two girls talk sitting on the Venetian Walls surrounding the old town of capital Nicosia.Photographs: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters
Cyprus
Number of billionaires: 3
Country's population: 1.1 million
Global rank: 6
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: A view of central Tel Aviv backed by the Mediterranean Sea.Photographs: Nir Elias/Reuters
Israel
Number of billionaires: 17
Country's population: 7.8 million
Global rank: 7
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: A cyclist rides past the skyline of the Central Business District in Singapore.Photographs: Edgar Su/Reuters
Singapore
Number of billionaires: 10
Country's population: 5.2 million
Global rank: 8
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: A view of Kuwait City.Photographs: Stephanie Mcgehee/Reuters
Kuwait
Number of billionaires: 5
Country's population: 2.8 million
Global rank: 9
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Countries with most billionaires per capita
Image: A view of Zurich, Lake Zurich and the eastern Swiss Alps.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Switzerland
Number of billionaires: 13
Country's population: 7.9 million
Global rank: 10
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