Denmark vs Switzerland: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Denmark

6.8%

in 2022

Switzerland

6.1%

in 2022

Denmark rank

100th

Switzerland rank

103rd

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

Denmark currently reports 6.8% against 6.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Switzerland ahead.

Denmark ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 103rd 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.