Taiwan vs Tanzania: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Taiwan
17.0%
in 2017
Tanzania
17.1%
in 2017
Taiwan rank
27th
Tanzania rank
25th
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 17.1% against 17.0% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tanzania ahead.
Taiwan ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 25th of 109 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 11.5% | 1.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 0.3% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank, Taiwan or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 17.1% against 17.0% in Taiwan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank between Taiwan and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
- How do Taiwan and Tanzania rank globally for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Taiwan ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 25th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.