Which country is the wealthiest country in the world? Why do sources disagree?

by fishlord05

I saw many headlines claiming that China has become the wealthiest country in the world, overtaking the US by a huge margin.

www.businessinsider.in/international/news/china-overtakes-us-as-the-richest-country-in-the-world/articleshow/87736126.cms

www.indiatoday.in/business/story/china-overtakes-us-as-richest-country-global-wealth-mckinsey-report-1877299-2021-11-16

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Curious I also wanted to see if any other sources thought the same, so googling “countries by wealth” I came to the Credit Suisse ranking on Wikipedia which seemed credible

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_wealth

For 2021, it said the US dwarfed Chinese wealth. Why is this the case that they disagree so much? Is it the methodology? Who should I trust more? What should I make of this?

Thanks for your time

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