Malaysia vs Moldova: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Malaysia

11.5%

in 2022

Moldova

11.2%

in 2021

Malaysia rank

68th

Moldova rank

70th

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

Malaysia currently reports 11.5% against 11.2% in Moldova, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 68th and Moldova ranks 70th 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.