Romania vs Uruguay: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank

Romania

13.3%

in 2022

Uruguay

13.0%

in 2022

Romania rank

55th

Uruguay rank

57th

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

Romania currently reports 13.3% against 13.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Uruguay ahead.

Romania ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 57th 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.