Visualizing Global Wealth Inequality
Explore global wealth inequality with an interactive visualization.
Shri Khalpada
Bottom 99% of The World
50.0% Net Wealth
Top 1% of The World
50.0% Net Wealth
Comparing the Bottom 99% with the
Top 1% ▼
by net wealth share at the country level
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South Africa
45.1%54.9%
45.1%54.9%Russia
51.0%49.0%
51.0%49.0%Eswatini
55.1%44.9%
55.1%44.9%Uruguay
59.5%40.5%
59.5%40.5%Iraq
59.6%40.4%
59.6%40.4%India
59.9%40.1%
59.9%40.1%Namibia
60.0%40.0%
60.0%40.0%Mexico
60.2%39.8%
60.2%39.8%Chile
60.4%39.6%
60.4%39.6%Brazil
60.5%39.5%
60.5%39.5%Botswana
60.7%39.3%
60.7%39.3%Colombia
60.8%39.2%
60.8%39.2%Zimbabwe
61.0%39.0%
61.0%39.0%Yemen
61.1%38.9%
61.1%38.9%Mozambique
61.1%38.9%
61.1%38.9%Peru
61.5%38.6%
61.5%38.6%Angola
61.6%38.4%
61.6%38.4%Bahrain
61.9%38.1%
61.9%38.1%Qatar
62.3%37.7%
62.3%37.7%Oman
62.7%37.3%
62.7%37.3%Belize
62.9%37.1%
62.9%37.1%Zambia
63.5%36.5%
63.5%36.5%Congo
63.9%36.1%
63.9%36.1%Lebanon
64.8%35.2%
64.8%35.2%Estonia
65.0%35.0%
65.0%35.0%United States of America
65.2%34.8%
65.2%34.8%Georgia
65.4%34.6%
65.4%34.6%Syrian Arab Republic
65.8%34.2%
65.8%34.2%Hong Kong
66.3%33.7%
66.3%33.7%Hungary
66.6%33.4%
66.6%33.4%Thailand
66.7%33.3%
66.7%33.3%Cyprus
66.7%33.3%
66.7%33.3%DR Congo
68.2%31.8%
68.2%31.8%Venezuela
68.2%31.8%
68.2%31.8%Turkey
68.3%31.7%
68.3%31.7%Switzerland
68.5%31.5%
68.5%31.5%Uganda
69.1%30.9%
69.1%30.9%Tunisia
69.1%30.9%
69.1%30.9%Israel
69.2%30.8%
69.2%30.8%Bahamas
69.3%30.7%
69.3%30.7%Bolivia
69.3%30.7%
69.3%30.7%Honduras
69.3%30.7%
69.3%30.7%Suriname
69.3%30.7%
69.3%30.7%Jamaica
69.3%30.7%
69.3%30.7%Guatemala
69.3%30.6%
69.3%30.6%Guyana
69.3%30.6%
69.3%30.6%Paraguay
69.3%30.6%
69.3%30.6%Haiti
69.4%30.6%
69.4%30.6%Trinidad and Tobago
69.4%30.6%
69.4%30.6%Nicaragua
69.4%30.6%
69.4%30.6%Panama
69.4%30.6%
69.4%30.6%China
69.6%30.4%
69.6%30.4%Austria
69.8%30.2%
69.8%30.2%Rwanda
69.8%30.2%
69.8%30.2%Saudi Arabia
69.9%30.1%
69.9%30.1%Poland
70.1%29.9%
70.1%29.9%Palestine
70.1%29.9%
70.1%29.9%Tanzania
70.2%29.8%
70.2%29.8%Sao Tome and Principe
71.1%28.9%
71.1%28.9%Comoros
71.2%28.8%
71.2%28.8%Central African Republic
71.2%28.8%
71.2%28.8%Costa Rica
71.3%28.7%
71.3%28.7%Egypt
71.4%28.6%
71.4%28.6%South Sudan
71.4%28.6%
71.4%28.6%Canada
71.4%28.6%
71.4%28.6%Latvia
71.4%28.6%
71.4%28.6%Singapore
71.7%28.3%
71.7%28.3%Djibouti
71.7%28.3%
71.7%28.3%Lesotho
71.8%28.2%
71.8%28.2%United Arab Emirates
71.9%28.1%
71.9%28.1%Nigeria
72.0%28.0%
72.0%28.0%Algeria
72.1%27.9%
72.1%27.9%Germany
72.2%27.9%
72.2%27.9%Taiwan
72.2%27.8%
72.2%27.8%Jordan
72.2%27.8%
72.2%27.8%Cabo Verde
72.3%27.7%
72.3%27.7%France
72.3%27.7%
72.3%27.7%Luxembourg
72.5%27.5%
72.5%27.5%Sweden
72.5%27.5%
72.5%27.5%Ghana
72.5%27.5%
72.5%27.5%Philippines
72.8%27.2%
72.8%27.2%Malaysia
72.8%27.2%
72.8%27.2%Turkmenistan
72.9%27.1%
72.9%27.1%Sri Lanka
73.2%26.8%
73.2%26.8%Kazakhstan
73.3%26.8%
73.3%26.8%Malawi
73.4%26.7%
73.4%26.7%Morocco
73.4%26.6%
73.4%26.6%Somalia
73.5%26.5%
73.5%26.5%Lao PDR
73.6%26.4%
73.6%26.4%Gambia
73.6%26.4%
73.6%26.4%Czechia
73.7%26.3%
73.7%26.3%Cameroon
73.8%26.2%
73.8%26.2%Korea
73.9%26.1%
73.9%26.1%Burkina Faso
73.9%26.1%
73.9%26.1%Mauritius
74.0%26.0%
74.0%26.0%Kenya
74.1%25.9%
74.1%25.9%Burundi
74.1%25.9%
74.1%25.9%Libya
74.1%25.9%
74.1%25.9%Sierra Leone
74.2%25.8%
74.2%25.8%Argentina
74.2%25.8%
74.2%25.8%Madagascar
74.3%25.7%
74.3%25.7%Togo
74.4%25.6%
74.4%25.6%Iran
74.4%25.6%
74.4%25.6%Papua New Guinea
74.4%25.6%
74.4%25.6%Chad
74.5%25.5%
74.5%25.5%Bulgaria
74.6%25.4%
74.6%25.4%Cuba
74.6%25.4%
74.6%25.4%Cambodia
74.8%25.2%
74.8%25.2%Ecuador
74.9%25.1%
74.9%25.1%Senegal
74.9%25.1%
74.9%25.1%Uzbekistan
75.0%25.0%
75.0%25.0%Portugal
75.0%25.0%
75.0%25.0%Equatorial Guinea
75.0%25.0%
75.0%25.0%Vietnam
75.0%24.9%
75.0%24.9%Dominican Republic
75.1%24.9%
75.1%24.9%Niger
75.2%24.8%
75.2%24.8%Sudan
75.2%24.8%
75.2%24.8%Mali
75.2%24.8%
75.2%24.8%El Salvador
75.3%24.7%
75.3%24.7%Kuwait
75.3%24.7%
75.3%24.7%Armenia
75.4%24.6%
75.4%24.6%Japan
75.4%24.6%
75.4%24.6%Cote d’Ivoire
75.4%24.6%
75.4%24.6%Nepal
75.6%24.4%
75.6%24.4%Benin
75.6%24.4%
75.6%24.4%Lithuania
75.6%24.4%
75.6%24.4%Gabon
75.7%24.3%
75.7%24.3%North Korea
75.7%24.3%
75.7%24.3%Greece
75.7%24.3%
75.7%24.3%Liberia
75.7%24.3%
75.7%24.3%Romania
75.8%24.2%
75.8%24.2%Spain
75.8%24.1%
75.8%24.1%Kyrgyzstan
75.9%24.1%
75.9%24.1%Mongolia
75.9%24.1%
75.9%24.1%Myanmar
75.9%24.1%
75.9%24.1%Pakistan
76.0%24.0%
76.0%24.0%Tajikistan
76.1%23.9%
76.1%23.9%Bhutan
76.1%23.9%
76.1%23.9%Macao
76.1%23.9%
76.1%23.9%Bangladesh
76.2%23.8%
76.2%23.8%Guinea-Bissau
76.2%23.8%
76.2%23.8%Serbia
76.3%23.7%
76.3%23.7%Australia
76.3%23.7%
76.3%23.7%Timor-Leste
76.3%23.7%
76.3%23.7%Afghanistan
76.4%23.6%
76.4%23.6%Ethiopia
76.4%23.6%
76.4%23.6%Eritrea
76.4%23.6%
76.4%23.6%Mauritania
76.5%23.5%
76.5%23.5%Norway
76.5%23.5%
76.5%23.5%Maldives
76.6%23.4%
76.6%23.4%Seychelles
76.7%23.3%
76.7%23.3%Ireland
76.7%23.3%
76.7%23.3%Moldova
76.8%23.2%
76.8%23.2%Slovenia
76.8%23.2%
76.8%23.2%Guinea
76.8%23.2%
76.8%23.2%Ukraine
76.8%23.2%
76.8%23.2%Azerbaijan
76.9%23.1%
76.9%23.1%Brunei Darussalam
77.2%22.8%
77.2%22.8%New Zealand
77.3%22.7%
77.3%22.7%Montenegro
77.4%22.6%
77.4%22.6%Croatia
77.4%22.6%
77.4%22.6%Bosnia and Herzegovina
77.5%22.5%
77.5%22.5%Albania
77.6%22.4%
77.6%22.4%Italy
78.0%22.0%
78.0%22.0%North Macedonia
78.1%21.9%
78.1%21.9%Malta
78.6%21.4%
78.6%21.4%Indonesia
78.7%21.3%
78.7%21.3%United Kingdom
78.7%21.3%
78.7%21.3%Denmark
79.2%20.8%
79.2%20.8%Iceland
80.8%19.2%
80.8%19.2%Finland
82.0%18.0%
82.0%18.0%Slovakia
82.8%17.2%
82.8%17.2%Belgium
84.5%15.5%
84.5%15.5%Netherlands
86.0%14.0%
86.0%14.0%This tool illustrates how wealth (everything from houses and land to stocks and savings, minus any debts) is distributed among individuals over 20 years old, with resources split equally within couples. The data comes from the World Inequality Database, which provides a more comprehensive definition of "net personal wealth". Information about each country's income group and region comes from the World Bank.
Note that country-level wealth-share values are currently from 2024 in the World Inequality Database. The world aggregate values are from 2023, and there are still a few countries for which some filter metadata is missing.
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