Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Afghanistan
23.6%
in 2024
Mauritania
23.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
179th
Mauritania rank
182nd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 23.6% against 23.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 179th and Mauritania ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.8% | 27.3% | 3.5% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 30.6% | 6.8% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 25.8% | 2.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 23.6% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.5% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 23.6% against 23.5% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th and Mauritania ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.