Afghanistan vs Serbia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Afghanistan
23.6%
in 2024
Serbia
23.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
179th
Serbia rank
176th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Afghanistan
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 23.7% against 23.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 179th and Serbia ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.8% | 21.9% | 1.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 22.1% | 1.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 23.3% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 0.0% | Serbia |
| 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 Serbia?
- Serbia, at 23.7% against 23.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Afghanistan and Serbia?
- 0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Serbia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Serbia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th and Serbia ranks 176th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – 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
The 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.