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Share (top 1%, wealth)

% · higher is better · 210 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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League table

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  1. 1South Africa54.9%
  2. 2Russian Federation49%
  3. 3Eswatini44.9%
  4. 4Uruguay40.5%
  5. 5Iraq40.4%
  6. 6India40.1%
  7. 7Namibia40%
  8. 8Mexico39.8%
  9. 9Chile39.6%
  10. 10Brazil39.5%
  11. 11Botswana39.3%
  12. 12Colombia39.2%
  13. 13Zimbabwe39%
  14. 14Yemen, Rep.38.9%
  15. 15Mozambique38.9%
  16. 16Peru38.6%
  17. 17Angola38.4%
  18. 18Bahrain38.1%
  19. 19Qatar37.7%
  20. 20Oman37.3%
  21. 21Belize37.1%
  22. 22Zambia36.5%
  23. 23Congo, Rep.36.1%
  24. 24Lebanon35.2%
  25. 25Estonia35%
  26. 26United States34.8%
  27. 27Georgia34.6%
  28. 28St. Kitts and Nevis34.5%
  29. 29Syrian Arab Republic34.2%
  30. 30Hong Kong SAR, China33.7%
  31. 31Hungary33.4%
  32. 32Thailand33.3%
  33. 33Cyprus33.3%
  34. 34Congo, Dem. Rep.31.8%
  35. 35Venezuela, RB31.8%
  36. 36Turkiye31.7%
  37. 37Switzerland31.5%
  38. 38Uganda30.9%
  39. 39Tunisia30.9%
  40. 40Israel30.8%
  41. 41Bahamas, The30.7%
  42. 42Bolivia30.7%
  43. 43Suriname30.7%
  44. 43Honduras30.7%
  45. 44Jamaica30.7%
  46. 45Guatemala30.7%
  47. 45Paraguay30.7%
  48. 45Guyana30.7%
  49. 46Trinidad and Tobago30.6%
  50. 46Haiti30.6%
  51. 47Panama30.6%
  52. 47Nicaragua30.6%
  53. 48China30.4%
  54. 49Austria30.2%
  55. 50Rwanda30.2%
  56. 51Monaco30.1%
  57. 52Saudi Arabia30.1%
  58. 53Poland29.9%
  59. 54West Bank and Gaza29.9%
  60. 55Tanzania29.8%
  61. 56Sao Tome and Principe28.9%
  62. 57Comoros28.8%
  63. 58Central African Republic28.8%
  64. 59Costa Rica28.7%
  65. 60Egypt, Arab Rep.28.6%
  66. 61South Sudan28.6%
  67. 62Canada28.6%
  68. 63Barbados28.6%
  69. 63Latvia28.6%
  70. 64Singapore28.4%
  71. 65Djibouti28.3%
  72. 66Lesotho28.2%
  73. 67United Arab Emirates28.1%
  74. 68Nigeria28%
  75. 69Algeria27.9%
  76. 70Germany27.9%
  77. 71Taiwan27.8%
  78. 72Jordan27.8%
  79. 73Cabo Verde27.7%
  80. 74St. Lucia27.7%
  81. 74Grenada27.7%
  82. 74France27.7%
  83. 75Cayman Islands27.7%
  84. 75Curacao27.7%
  85. 76Aruba27.6%
  86. 77Turks and Caicos Islands27.6%
  87. 77Puerto Rico (US)27.6%
  88. 78Dominica27.6%
  89. 79Antigua and Barbuda27.6%
  90. 80British Virgin Islands27.6%
  91. 81Sint Maarten (Dutch part)27.5%
  92. 82Luxembourg27.5%
  93. 83St. Vincent and the Grenadines27.5%
  94. 84Sweden27.5%
  95. 85Ghana27.5%
  96. 86Micronesia, Fed. Sts.27.3%
  97. 87Samoa27.3%
  98. 88Palau27.3%
  99. 89Tuvalu27.3%
  100. 90Greenland27.3%
  101. 90Naoero27.3%
  102. 91New Caledonia27.3%
  103. 92Tonga27.2%
  104. 93Bermuda27.2%
  105. 94French Polynesia27.2%
  106. 94Philippines27.2%
  107. 94Vanuatu27.2%
  108. 95Solomon Islands27.2%
  109. 96Malaysia27.2%
  110. 97Fiji27.2%
  111. 98Kiribati27.2%
  112. 99Marshall Islands27.2%
  113. 100Turkmenistan27.1%
  114. 101Sri Lanka26.8%
  115. 102Kazakhstan26.8%
  116. 103Malawi26.7%
  117. 104Morocco26.6%
  118. 105Somalia, Fed. Rep.26.5%
  119. 106Lao PDR26.4%
  120. 107Gambia, The26.4%
  121. 108Czechia26.3%
  122. 109Cameroon26.2%
  123. 110Korea, Rep.26.1%
  124. 111Burkina Faso26.1%
  125. 112Mauritius26%
  126. 113Kenya25.9%
  127. 114Burundi25.9%
  128. 115Libya25.9%
  129. 116Sierra Leone25.8%
  130. 117Argentina25.8%
  131. 118Madagascar25.7%
  132. 119Togo25.6%
  133. 120Iran, Islamic Rep.25.6%
  134. 121Papua New Guinea25.6%
  135. 122Chad25.5%
  136. 123Bulgaria25.4%
  137. 123Cuba25.4%
  138. 124Cambodia25.2%
  139. 125Senegal25.1%
  140. 125Ecuador25.1%
  141. 126Uzbekistan25%
  142. 127Portugal25%
  143. 128Equatorial Guinea25%
  144. 129Viet Nam25%
  145. 130Dominican Republic24.9%
  146. 131Niger24.8%
  147. 132Sudan24.8%
  148. 133Mali24.8%
  149. 134Kuwait24.7%
  150. 134El Salvador24.7%
  151. 135Armenia24.6%
  152. 136Japan24.6%
  153. 137Cote d'Ivoire24.6%
  154. 138Nepal24.5%
  155. 139Benin24.4%
  156. 140Lithuania24.4%
  157. 141Gabon24.3%
  158. 142Korea, Dem. People's Rep.24.3%
  159. 143Greece24.3%
  160. 144Liberia24.3%
  161. 145Romania24.2%
  162. 146Spain24.2%
  163. 147Kyrgyz Republic24.1%
  164. 148Mongolia24.1%
  165. 149Myanmar24.1%
  166. 150Liechtenstein24%
  167. 151Pakistan24%
  168. 152Tajikistan23.9%
  169. 153Bhutan23.9%
  170. 153Macao SAR, China23.9%
  171. 154Guinea-Bissau23.9%
  172. 154Bangladesh23.9%
  173. 155Serbia23.7%
  174. 156Australia23.7%
  175. 157Timor-Leste23.7%
  176. 158Afghanistan23.6%
  177. 159Ethiopia23.6%
  178. 160Eritrea23.6%
  179. 161Mauritania23.5%
  180. 162Norway23.5%
  181. 163Maldives23.4%
  182. 164Seychelles23.3%
  183. 165Ireland23.3%
  184. 166Moldova23.2%
  185. 167Slovenia23.2%
  186. 168Guinea23.2%
  187. 169Ukraine23.2%
  188. 170Azerbaijan23.1%
  189. 171San Marino22.9%
  190. 171Gibraltar22.9%
  191. 172Andorra22.8%
  192. 172Isle of Man22.8%
  193. 173Brunei Darussalam22.8%
  194. 174New Zealand22.7%
  195. 175Montenegro22.6%
  196. 176Croatia22.6%
  197. 177Bosnia and Herzegovina22.5%
  198. 178Albania22.4%
  199. 179Belarus22%
  200. 180Italy22%
  201. 181North Macedonia21.9%
  202. 182Malta21.4%
  203. 183Indonesia21.3%
  204. 184United Kingdom21.3%
  205. 185Denmark20.8%
  206. 186Iceland19.2%
  207. 187Finland18%
  208. 188Slovak Republic17.2%
  209. 189Belgium15.5%
  210. 190Netherlands14%

Share (top 1%, wealth)