Bulgaria vs Taiwan: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Bulgaria
17.0%
in 2023
Taiwan
17.0%
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
26th
Taiwan rank
27th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 17.0% against 17.0% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Taiwan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 27th of 109 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Taiwan Difference Ahead
1980s 3.7% 9.3% 5.6% Taiwan
1990s 10.0% 10.2% 0.2% Taiwan
2000s 10.1% 15.0% 4.9% Taiwan
2010s 13.6% 17.0% 3.4% Taiwan

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, Bulgaria or Taiwan?
Bulgaria, at 17.0% against 17.0% in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank between Bulgaria and Taiwan?
0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Taiwan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Taiwan rank globally for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 27th 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

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

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