Germany vs Greece: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Germany

10.2%

in 2022

Greece

10.1%

in 2022

Germany rank

74th

Greece rank

75th

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

Germany currently reports 10.2% against 10.1% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Greece ahead.

Germany ranks 74th and Greece ranks 75th 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.