Which country has the highest Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1%?

Maldives has the highest Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% in 2021, at 35.6%, followed by Mozambique (31.1%) and Central African Republic (31.0%).

Which country has the lowest Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1%?

Netherlands has the lowest Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% in 2021, at 6.9%.

What is the median Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% across countries?

The median is 15.3% across the 171 countries with data in 2021.

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Share of Income Of the Richest One Percent by Country

Maldives has the highest Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% in 2021 (35.6%), followed by Mozambique (31.1%) and Central African Republic (31.0%). Netherlands has the lowest (6.9%).

Economics171 countries · 1 metricUpdated Feb 7, 2025Original page

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Year 2021171 of 235 countries

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Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1%, 2021

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 171 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

15.3%

Middle half 12.1% – 19.3%

Average

15.9%

171 countries

Highest

35.6%

Maldives

Lowest

6.9%

Netherlands

Data

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171 countries · # = rank by Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1%

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1	Maldives	35.6%
2	Mozambique	31.1%
3	Central African Republic	31.0%
4	Dominican Republic	28.6%
5	Peru	28.1%
6	Mexico	26.8%
6	Cambodia	26.8%
8	Myanmar	26.5%
9	Angola	26.0%
10	Bahrain	24.3%
11	Yemen	24.2%
12	Zambia	23.2%
13	Thailand	23.0%
14	Chile	22.9%
15	Botswana	22.7%
16	Qatar	22.4%
17	Brazil	22.2%
18	India	21.7%
19	Namibia	21.6%
20	Zimbabwe	21.1%
21	Saudi Arabia	21.0%
21	Ivory Coast	21.0%
23	Syria	20.7%
24	Seychelles	20.6%
25	Lebanon	20.5%
26	Iraq	20.1%
26	Malaysia	20.1%
28	Rwanda	19.9%
29	Philippines	19.6%
29	Guatemala	19.6%
29	Bolivia	19.6%
29	Haiti	19.6%
29	Honduras	19.6%
29	Nicaragua	19.6%
29	Paraguay	19.6%
29	Panama	19.6%
29	Jamaica	19.6%
29	Trinidad and Tobago	19.6%
29	Guyana	19.6%
29	Suriname	19.6%
29	Belize	19.6%
29	Bahamas	19.6%
43	South Africa	19.3%
43	Uganda	19.3%
43	Eswatini	19.3%
46	Oman	19.1%
47	United States	19.0%
47	Venezuela	19.0%
47	Kuwait	19.0%
47	Armenia	19.0%
51	Turkey	18.8%
52	Georgia	18.5%
53	Turkmenistan	18.4%
54	Tanzania	18.2%
55	Egypt	18.1%
55	Iran	18.1%
55	Papua New Guinea	18.1%
55	Bhutan	18.1%
59	Hong Kong	17.9%
60	Colombia	17.8%
61	Costa Rica	17.7%
62	Timor-Leste	17.6%
63	Uzbekistan	17.4%
63	Palestine	17.4%
63	Equatorial Guinea	17.4%
66	Jordan	17.1%
66	Laos	17.1%
68	Ecuador	16.9%
69	Niger	16.6%
69	Bulgaria	16.6%
71	Vietnam	16.4%
72	Estonia	16.3%
73	Afghanistan	16.2%
74	Israel	16.0%
75	Cameroon	15.9%
75	Azerbaijan	15.9%
75	Mauritius	15.9%
75	Djibouti	15.9%
79	China	15.7%
79	Pakistan	15.7%
81	Burkina Faso	15.6%
81	Kyrgyzstan	15.6%
83	South Sudan	15.5%
83	Serbia	15.5%
85	Sudan	15.4%
86	United Arab Emirates	15.3%
87	Kenya	15.2%
87	Poland	15.2%
87	Ghana	15.2%
87	Madagascar	15.2%
91	Argentina	15.1%
91	Morocco	15.1%
91	Cuba	15.1%
94	Malawi	15.0%
94	Sierra Leone	15.0%
96	Indonesia	14.8%
96	Sri Lanka	14.8%
96	Togo	14.8%
96	Mongolia	14.8%
100	Burundi	14.7%
101	DR Congo	14.6%
102	Romania	14.5%
102	Lesotho	14.5%
104	Senegal	14.3%
105	Comoros	14.2%
106	Benin	14.0%
107	Canada	13.9%
107	Cape Verde	13.9%
109	Ethiopia	13.8%
109	Chad	13.8%
109	Eritrea	13.8%
112	El Salvador	13.7%
113	Ukraine	13.6%
113	Gambia	13.6%
115	Libya	13.5%
116	Denmark	13.4%
116	Uruguay	13.4%
118	Germany	13.3%
119	Japan	12.9%
120	United Kingdom	12.7%
121	Lithuania	12.5%
122	Somalia	12.4%
122	Brunei	12.4%
124	Italy	12.2%
124	Liberia	12.2%
124	Ireland	12.2%
127	Tajikistan	12.1%
127	Luxembourg	12.1%
129	Guinea-Bissau	12.0%
130	North Korea	11.9%
130	New Zealand	11.9%
132	Mali	11.8%
132	Finland	11.8%
134	South Korea	11.7%
134	Sweden	11.7%
136	Nigeria	11.6%
136	Bangladesh	11.6%
138	Spain	11.4%
139	Moldova	11.3%
140	Hungary	11.1%
141	Gabon	11.0%
142	Tunisia	10.9%
143	Mauritania	10.8%
144	Austria	10.7%
144	Malta	10.7%
146	Kazakhstan	10.6%
146	Czechia	10.6%
148	Singapore	10.3%
149	Greece	10.0%
150	Algeria	9.9%
150	Australia	9.9%
150	Switzerland	9.9%
153	Nepal	9.7%
154	Portugal	9.4%
154	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.4%
156	Croatia	9.3%
156	Iceland	9.3%
158	Albania	9.2%
159	France	9%
159	Sao Tome and Principe	9%
161	Norway	8.9%
161	Cyprus	8.9%
163	Belarus	8.7%
164	Guinea	8.6%
164	Belgium	8.6%
164	Latvia	8.6%
164	Montenegro	8.6%
168	Slovenia	8.4%
169	North Macedonia	7.7%
170	Slovakia	7.2%
171	Netherlands	6.9%

What correlates with Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% (2021)?

Pearson r against 1,451 other country metrics sharing at least 103 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% tend to score higher on these

RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
r = +0.54 · strong · n = 131
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Months Validity RequiredWhich Countries Require Six Months of Passport Validity?
r = +0.49 · moderate · n = 145
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Gini Coefficient - IncomeGini Coefficient by Country
r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 156
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UK Green List StatusUK Green List Countries
r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 169
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% Mild BlindnessBlind Population by Country
r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 170
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Abortion RateAbortion Rates by Country
r = +0.43 · moderate · n = 140
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Places that have a higher Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% tend to score lower on these

Individualism ScoreIndividualistic Countries
r = −0.50 · moderate · n = 114
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Lung Cancer Rate, Crude (Males)Lung Cancer Rates by Country
r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 168
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Lung Cancer Rate, Crude (Both Sexes)Lung Cancer Rates by Country
r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 168
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Lung Cancer Mortality, Crude (Both Sexes)Lung Cancer Rates by Country
r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 168
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Lung Cancer Mortality Rate Crude MalesLung Cancer Rates by Country
r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 168
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Melanoma Death Rate - FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 170
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1%?: Maldives has the highest Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% in 2021, at 35.6%, followed by Mozambique (31.1%) and Central African Republic (31.0%).
Which country has the lowest Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1%?: Netherlands has the lowest Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% in 2021, at 6.9%.
What is the median Share of National Income Held by the Richest 1% across countries?: The median is 15.3% across the 171 countries with data in 2021.
Where does this share of income of the richest one percent by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: 2023/24 Human Development Report - UN; 2021/22 Human Development Report - UN; List of countries by share of income of the richest one percent - Wiki.

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