Armenia vs Japan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Armenia
24.6%
in 2024
Japan
24.6%
in 2024
Armenia rank
154th
Japan rank
155th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Armenia
- Japan
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 24.6% against 24.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Armenia ranks 154th and Japan ranks 155th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 23.2% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 23.6% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 24.4% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 24.5% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 24.5% | 0.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Armenia or Japan?
- Armenia, at 24.6% against 24.6% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Armenia and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and Japan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Armenia ranks 154th and Japan ranks 155th 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.