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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

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.