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

Mauritania

9.5%

in 2019

Spain

9.7%

in 2022

Mauritania rank

81st

Spain rank

79th

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

Spain currently reports 9.7% against 9.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 81st and Spain ranks 79th 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.