Austria vs France: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Austria

7.1%

in 2017

France

7.2%

in 2022

Austria rank

98th

France rank

97th

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

France currently reports 7.2% against 7.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was France ahead.

Austria ranks 98th and France ranks 97th 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.