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Share (top 1%, wealth)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
27.9%
Median: 27.2%
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
South Africa
54.9%
Lowest
Netherlands
14.0%
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa54.9%
2Russian Federation49.0%
3Eswatini44.9%
4Uruguay40.5%
5Iraq40.4%
By Region
South America35.4%(7 countries)
North America33.5%(4 countries)
Africa31.3%(9 countries)
Asia29.2%(27 countries)
Other27.7%(134 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (14.0%)High (54.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.9%)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Asia (27)
Other (134)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 54.9% |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 49.0% |
| 3 | Eswatini | 44.9% |
| 4 | Uruguay | 40.5% |
| 5 | Iraq | 40.4% |
| 6 | India | 40.1% |
| 7 | Namibia | 40.0% |
| 8 | Mexico | 39.8% |
| 9 | Chile | 39.6% |
| 10 | Brazil | 39.5% |
| 11 | Botswana | 39.3% |
| 12 | Colombia | 39.2% |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 39.0% |
| 14 | Yemen | 38.9% |
| 15 | Mozambique | 38.9% |
| 16 | Peru | 38.6% |
| 17 | Angola | 38.4% |
| 18 | Bahrain | 38.1% |
| 19 | Qatar | 37.7% |
| 20 | Oman | 37.3% |
| 21 | Belize | 37.1% |
| 22 | Zambia | 36.5% |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 36.1% |
| 24 | Lebanon | 35.2% |
| 25 | Estonia | 35.0% |
| 26 | United States of America | 34.8% |
| 27 | Georgia | 34.6% |
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 34.5% |
| 29 | Syrian Arab Republic | 34.2% |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 33.7% |
| 31 | Hungary | 33.4% |
| 32 | Thailand | 33.3% |
| 33 | Cyprus | 33.3% |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31.8% |
| 35 | Venezuela | 31.8% |
| 36 | Türkiye | 31.7% |
| 37 | Switzerland | 31.5% |
| 38 | Uganda | 30.9% |
| 39 | Tunisia | 30.9% |
| 40 | Israel | 30.8% |
| 41 | Bahamas | 30.7% |
| 42 | Bolivia | 30.7% |
| 43 | Honduras | 30.7% |
| 44 | Suriname | 30.7% |
| 45 | Jamaica | 30.7% |
| 46 | Guatemala | 30.7% |
| 47 | Guyana | 30.7% |
| 48 | Paraguay | 30.7% |
| 49 | Haiti | 30.6% |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.6% |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 30.6% |
| 52 | Panama | 30.6% |
| 53 | People's Republic of China | 30.4% |
| 54 | Austria | 30.2% |
| 55 | Rwanda | 30.2% |
| 56 | Monaco | 30.1% |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 30.1% |
| 58 | Poland | 29.9% |
| 59 | State of Palestine | 29.9% |
| 60 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.8% |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.9% |
| 62 | Comoros | 28.8% |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 28.8% |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 28.7% |
| 65 | Egypt | 28.6% |
| 66 | South Sudan | 28.6% |
| 67 | Canada | 28.6% |
| 68 | Latvia | 28.6% |
| 69 | Barbados | 28.6% |
| 70 | Singapore | 28.4% |
| 71 | Djibouti | 28.3% |
| 72 | Lesotho | 28.2% |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 28.1% |
| 74 | Nigeria | 28.0% |
| 75 | Algeria | 27.9% |
| 76 | Germany | 27.9% |
| 77 | Taiwan, Province of China | 27.8% |
| 78 | Jordan | 27.8% |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 27.7% |
| 80 | France | 27.7% |
| 81 | Grenada | 27.7% |
| 82 | Saint Lucia | 27.7% |
| 83 | Cayman Islands | 27.7% |
| 84 | Montserrat | 27.7% |
| 85 | Curaçao | 27.7% |
| 86 | Anguilla | 27.6% |
| 87 | Aruba | 27.6% |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 27.6% |
| 89 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 27.6% |
| 90 | Dominica | 27.6% |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.6% |
| 92 | Virgin Islands, British | 27.6% |
| 93 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 27.5% |
| 94 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 27.5% |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 27.5% |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.5% |
| 97 | Sweden | 27.5% |
| 98 | Ghana | 27.5% |
| 99 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.3% |
| 100 | Samoa | 27.3% |
| 101 | Palau | 27.3% |
| 102 | Tuvalu | 27.3% |
| 103 | Greenland | 27.3% |
| 104 | Nauru | 27.3% |
| 105 | New Caledonia | 27.3% |
| 106 | Tonga | 27.2% |
| 107 | Bermuda | 27.2% |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 27.2% |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 27.2% |
| 110 | Philippines | 27.2% |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 27.2% |
| 112 | Malaysia | 27.2% |
| 113 | Fiji | 27.2% |
| 114 | Kiribati | 27.2% |
| 115 | Marshall Islands | 27.2% |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 27.1% |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 26.8% |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 26.8% |
| 119 | Malawi | 26.7% |
| 120 | Morocco | 26.6% |
| 121 | Somalia | 26.5% |
| 122 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 26.4% |
| 123 | Republic of The Gambia | 26.4% |
| 124 | Czech Republic | 26.3% |
| 125 | Cameroon | 26.2% |
| 126 | South Korea | 26.1% |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 26.1% |
| 128 | Mauritius | 26.0% |
| 129 | Kenya | 25.9% |
| 130 | Burundi | 25.9% |
| 131 | Libya | 25.9% |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 25.8% |
| 133 | Argentina | 25.8% |
| 134 | Madagascar | 25.7% |
| 135 | Togo | 25.6% |
| 136 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.6% |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 25.6% |
| 138 | Chad | 25.5% |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 25.4% |
| 140 | Cuba | 25.4% |
| 141 | Cambodia | 25.2% |
| 142 | Ecuador | 25.1% |
| 143 | Senegal | 25.1% |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 25.0% |
| 145 | Portugal | 25.0% |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.0% |
| 147 | Vietnam | 25.0% |
| 148 | Dominican Republic | 24.9% |
| 149 | Niger | 24.8% |
| 150 | Sudan | 24.8% |
| 151 | Mali | 24.8% |
| 152 | El Salvador | 24.7% |
| 153 | Kuwait | 24.7% |
| 154 | Armenia | 24.6% |
| 155 | Japan | 24.6% |
| 156 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.6% |
| 157 | Nepal | 24.5% |
| 158 | Benin | 24.4% |
| 159 | Lithuania | 24.4% |
| 160 | Gabon | 24.3% |
| 161 | North Korea | 24.3% |
| 162 | Greece | 24.3% |
| 163 | Liberia | 24.3% |
| 164 | Romania | 24.2% |
| 165 | Spain | 24.2% |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.1% |
| 167 | Mongolia | 24.1% |
| 168 | Myanmar | 24.1% |
| 169 | Liechtenstein | 24.0% |
| 170 | Pakistan | 24.0% |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 23.9% |
| 172 | Macao | 23.9% |
| 173 | Bhutan | 23.9% |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.9% |
| 175 | Bangladesh | 23.9% |
| 176 | Serbia | 23.7% |
| 177 | Australia | 23.7% |
| 178 | Timor-Leste | 23.7% |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 23.6% |
| 180 | Ethiopia | 23.6% |
| 181 | Eritrea | 23.6% |
| 182 | Mauritania | 23.5% |
| 183 | Norway | 23.5% |
| 184 | Maldives | 23.4% |
| 185 | Seychelles | 23.3% |
| 186 | Ireland | 23.3% |
| 187 | Moldova, Republic of | 23.2% |
| 188 | Slovenia | 23.2% |
| 189 | Guinea | 23.2% |
| 190 | Ukraine | 23.2% |
| 191 | Azerbaijan | 23.1% |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 22.9% |
| 193 | San Marino | 22.9% |
| 194 | Guernsey | 22.9% |
| 195 | Jersey | 22.9% |
| 196 | Isle of Man | 22.8% |
| 197 | Andorra | 22.8% |
| 198 | Brunei Darussalam | 22.8% |
| 199 | New Zealand | 22.7% |
| 200 | Montenegro | 22.6% |
| 201 | Croatia | 22.6% |
| 202 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.5% |
| 203 | Albania | 22.4% |
| 204 | Belarus | 22.0% |
| 205 | Italy | 22.0% |
| 206 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 21.9% |
| 207 | Malta | 21.4% |
| 208 | Indonesia | 21.3% |
| 209 | United Kingdom | 21.3% |
| 210 | Denmark | 20.8% |
| 211 | Iceland | 19.2% |
| 212 | Finland | 18.0% |
| 213 | Slovakia | 17.2% |
| 214 | Belgium | 15.5% |
| 215 | Netherlands | 14.0% |
Showing 215 of 215 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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