Israel vs Madagascar: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Israel

13.9%

in 2016

Madagascar

13.7%

in 2021

Israel rank

49th

Madagascar rank

52nd

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

Israel currently reports 13.9% against 13.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 49th and Madagascar ranks 52nd 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.