The Boston Consulting Group just released a global wealth report tallying the countries with biggest increase in millionaire households in 2011.
Here's an exclusive look at the world's top 15 countries where the richest live their luxurious life.
15. The Netherlands
Population: 16.7 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 2.1%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, oversees a fortune of more than $7 billion from her family's beer manufacturing company.
14. Ireland
Population: 4.8 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 2.2%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Denis O'Brien, mobile phone tycoon.
13. Oman
Population: 2.8 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 2.5%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Qaboos bin Said al Said, and his family are the nation's richest individuals.
12. Belgium
Population: 10.4 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 2.9%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Albert Frere, owner of conglomerate Compagnie Nationale a Portefeuille, whose diversified holdings stretch from oil to media.
11. Japan
Population: 125.2 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 2.9%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Tadashi Yanai, who is worth more than $11 billion. He is the founder of Uniqlo, a clothing retailer.
10. Bahrain
Population: 1.3 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 3.2%
Wealthiest inhabitant: King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa and his royal family.
9. Taiwan
Population: 23.2 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 3.2%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Tsai Wan-Tsai, owns publicly listed Fubon Financial Holding.
8. Israel
Population: 7.8 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 3.6%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Brothers, Idan and Eyal Ofer, who inherited their father's shipping fortune and art collection following Samy Ofer's death in June 2011.
7. U.S.
Population: 322.4 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 4.3%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, with a fortune of about $60 billion.
6. United Arab Emirates
Population: 5.3 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 5.0%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Members of the al Ghurair family. Manages banking, malls and manufacturing.
5. Hong Kong
Population: 7.2 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 8.8%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Li Ka-Shing, manages conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa and real estate company Cheung Kong Holdings. He is also Asia's, wealthiest man.
4. Switzerland
Population: 7.7 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 9.5%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish founder of Ikea, the world's largest furniture retailer. He is Switzerland's, and Europe's, richest person.
3. Kuwait
Population: 3.6 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 11.8%
Wealthiest inhabitant: The Alghanim and al Kharafi families.
2. Qatar
Population: 1.9 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 14.3%
Wealthiest inhabitant: The Qatari ruler, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani.
1. Singapore
Population: 4.8 million
Percentage of millionaire households: 17.1%
Wealthiest inhabitant: Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. He had renounced his U.S. citizenship last year prior to the social network's IPO on the NASDAQ.
Data from: Boston Consulting Group and Bloomberg Billionaires
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