Bangladesh vs Kenya: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Bangladesh
15.6%
in 2016
Kenya
16.1%
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
36th
Kenya rank
33rd
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Bangladesh
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.1% against 15.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 33rd of 109 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank, Bangladesh or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 16.1% against 15.6% in Bangladesh as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank between Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th and Kenya ranks 33rd 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.