The United States has fallen from the #1 place to live to #16 with Switzerland now grabbing the laurels. Here is a list of nations with 5 years GDP on a per capita growth basis. The USA has fallen to 107 on this list of 135 nations.
| 1 | Myanmar | 213.36% |
| 2 | China | 151.17% |
| 3 | Uruguay | 145.47% |
| 4 | Mongolia | 136.01% |
| 5 | Brazil | 119.20% |
| 6 | Paraguay | 118.16% |
| 7 | Moldova | 112.92% |
| 8 | Indonesia | 112.09% |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 100.28% |
| 10 | Iran | 98.67% |
| 11 | Egypt | 94.04% |
| 12 | Argentina | 93.73% |
| 13 | Nepal | 92.98% |
| 14 | Russia | 90.12% |
| 15 | India | 89.31% |
| 16 | Colombia | 88.55% |
| 17 | Vietnam | 88.05% |
| 18 | Australia | 78.24% |
| 19 | Georgia | 75.52% |
| 20 | Lebanon | 75.46% |
| 21 | Cambodia | 73.21% |
| 22 | Slovak Republic | 72.31% |
| 23 | Jordan | 68.92% |
| 24 | Peru | 68.10% |
| 25 | Qatar | 67.80% |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 67.48% |
| 27 | Ghana | 66.66% |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 64.07% |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 63.32% |
| 30 | Switzerland | 62.57% |
| 31 | Panama | 61.36% |
| 32 | Philippines | 60.47% |
| 33 | Thailand | 60.24% |
| 34 | Singapore | 60.12% |
| 35 | Mauritius | 58.55% |
| 36 | Serbia | 58.35% |
| 37 | Oman | 57.29% |
| 38 | Chile | 56.21% |
| 39 | Poland | 55.91% |
| 40 | Macedonia | 55.68% |
| 41 | Ukraine | 55.10% |
| 42 | Montenegro | 54.24% |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 53.95% |
| 44 | Armenia | 53.78% |
| 45 | Venezuela | 53.16% |
| 46 | Romania | 52.45% |
| 47 | Namibia | 51.99% |
| 48 | South Africa | 51.37% |
| 49 | Israel | 51.21% |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 50.42% |
| 51 | Lithuania | 48.82% |
| 52 | New Zealand | 48.54% |
| 53 | Nigeria | 48.37% |
| 54 | Malaysia | 47.21% |
| 55 | Morocco | 46.94% |
| 56 | Tanzania | 46.60% |
| 57 | Ecuador | 45.48% |
| 58 | Honduras | 42.54% |
| 59 | Pakistan | 41.87% |
| 60 | Latvia | 40.72% |
| 61 | Malta | 40.23% |
| 62 | Senegal | 39.65% |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 39.35% |
| 64 | Sweden | 39.03% |
| 65 | Kenya | 38.49% |
| 66 | Guatemala | 36.80% |
| 67 | Botswana | 36.62% |
| 68 | Turkey | 36.03% |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 35.56% |
| 70 | Tunisia | 35.31% |
| 71 | Uganda | 35.01% |
| 72 | Estonia | 34.93% |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 34.53% |
| 74 | Japan | 34.04% |
| 75 | Norway | 34.02% |
| 76 | Slovenia | 33.77% |
| 77 | Hungary | 32.30% |
| 78 | Taiwan | 31.25% |
| 79 | Cyprus | 30.76% |
| 80 | Canada | 30.14% |
| 81 | Austria | 29.42% |
| 82 | Croatia | 29.32% |
| 83 | Belgium | 27.32% |
| 84 | Finland | 26.99% |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 26.95% |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 26.86% |
| 87 | Germany | 26.15% |
| 88 | Dominica | 25.15% |
| 89 | Hong Kong | 25.12% |
| 90 | Denmark | 24.63% |
| 91 | St. Lucia | 23.78% |
| 92 | Netherlands | 23.75% |
| 93 | France | 21.02% |
| 94 | Jamaica | 20.25% |
| 95 | Portugal | 19.22% |
| 96 | Mexico | 19.02% |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.95% |
| 98 | Spain | 17.89% |
| 99 | El Salvador | 17.79% |
| 100 | Italy | 16.70% |
| 101 | Greece | 16.48% |
| 102 | Grenada | 16.07% |
| 103 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 12.67% |
| 104 | Barbados | 11.44% |
| 105 | Bahrain | 10.65% |
| 106 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 9.57% |
| 107 | United States | 7.59% |
| 108 | Belize | 7.47% |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.75% |
| 110 | Fiji | 5.74% |
| 111 | South Korea | n.a. |
| 112 | Liechtenstein | n.a. |
| 113 | Montserrat | n.a. |
| 114 | Guadeloupe | n.a. |
| 115 | Guam | n.a. |
| 116 | Anguilla | n.a. |
| 117 | Puerto Rico | n.a. |
| 118 | Cayman Is. | n.a. |
| 119 | Reunion Is. | n.a. |
| 120 | French Polynesia | n.a. |
| 121 | Netherlands Antilles | n.a. |
| 122 | Bermuda | n.a. |
| 123 | Martinique | n.a. |
| 124 | Aruba | n.a. |
| 125 | Turks & Caicos Is. | n.a. |
| 126 | US Virgin Is. | n.a. |
| 127 | Andorra | n.a. |
| 128 | Cook Islands | n.a. |
| 129 | Monaco | n.a. |
| 130 | British Virgin Is. | n.a. |
| 131 | Macau | n.a. |
| 132 | United Kingdom | -1.97% |
| 133 | Bahamas | -4.40% |
| 134 | Seychelles | -7.33% |
| 135 | Ireland | -8.12% |