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