The list of also available in wikipedia so don't want to talk about the list, but I want to point out that how the mentality of a government can ruin a nation and at the same time can set forward for prosperity.


As you can see a majority of the countries in this list are considered as the first world country. They have a progressive mentality and that is directly reflecting in their GDP or financial prowess. Now look at the second list.


You will also see some financial superpowers in this list but the majority of them are still considered as a third world country with no significant GDP contribution. Also majority of the countries in the second list are the lowest scorer of "Human Development index". So there is no holistic growth due to the backward thinking governments. India needs a special mention here because a major percent of wealth is controlled by only 0.9% of the citizens and 72% of Indians are still falls below the poverty line! They fear the opportunities while opportunity comes knocking at the door!