Australia vs Guinea-Bissau: Wealth share of the richest 1%

Australia
23.7%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
23.9%
in 2024
Australia rank
177th
Guinea-Bissau rank
174th

Wealth share of the richest 1% over time

  • Australia
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 23.9% against 23.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 177th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th of 215 countries.

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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
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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.