Australia vs North Macedonia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Australia
7.7%
in 2022
North Macedonia
7.8%
in 2018
Australia rank
94th
North Macedonia rank
92nd
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Australia
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 7.8% against 7.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1984 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Australia ranks 94th and North Macedonia ranks 92nd of 109 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 6.6% | 0.9% | North Macedonia |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 8.2% | 2.3% | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 8.1% | 1.3% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.3% | 0.6% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank, Australia or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 7.8% against 7.7% in Australia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank between Australia and North Macedonia?
- 0.1%, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North Macedonia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2018.
- How do Australia and North Macedonia rank globally for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Australia ranks 94th and North Macedonia ranks 92nd of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.