South Korea vs Nigeria: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

South Korea

11.9%

in 2022

Nigeria

12.0%

in 2022

South Korea rank

65th

Nigeria rank

64th

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

Nigeria currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 65th and Nigeria ranks 64th 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.