Armenia vs El Salvador: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Armenia
24.6%
in 2024
El Salvador
24.7%
in 2024
Armenia rank
154th
El Salvador rank
152nd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Armenia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 24.7% against 24.6% in Armenia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
Armenia ranks 154th and El Salvador ranks 152nd of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 29.7% | 8.1% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 29.7% | 6.2% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 29.3% | 5.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 26.7% | 3.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 24.9% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Armenia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 24.7% against 24.6% in Armenia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Armenia and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and El Salvador rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Armenia ranks 154th and El Salvador ranks 152nd 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.
Individual pages
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.