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

Germany

10.2%

in 2022

Hungary

10.7%

in 2022

Germany rank

74th

Hungary rank

72nd

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

Hungary currently reports 10.7% against 10.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 74th and Hungary ranks 72nd 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.