Argentina vs Nigeria: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Argentina

11.6%

in 2022

Nigeria

12.0%

in 2022

Argentina rank

67th

Nigeria rank

64th

Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time

Nigeria currently reports 12.0% against 11.6% in Argentina, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 64th of 109 countries.

Indicator: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Unit: %
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.