Malta vs Spain: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Malta

10.0%

in 2020

Spain

9.7%

in 2022

Malta rank

77th

Spain rank

79th

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

Malta currently reports 10.0% against 9.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Spain ahead.

Malta ranks 77th and Spain ranks 79th of 109 regions.

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.