Angola vs Yemen: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Angola
38.4%
in 2024
Yemen
38.9%
in 2024
Angola rank
17th
Yemen rank
14th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Angola
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 38.9% against 38.4% in Angola, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.5% | 37.6% | 0.8% | Angola |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 37.7% | 0.8% | Angola |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 39.1% | 6.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 39.3% | 5.2% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 38.9% | 0.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Angola or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 38.9% against 38.4% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Angola and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Yemen rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Angola ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 14th 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
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.