Bahrain vs Peru: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Bahrain
38.1%
in 2024
Peru
38.5%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
18th
Peru rank
16th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Bahrain
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 38.5% against 38.1% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 18th and Peru ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.5% | 36.2% | 1.3% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 36.2% | 2.1% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 38.9% | 2.8% | Peru |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 37.3% | 2.2% | Peru |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 39.2% | 1.1% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Bahrain or Peru?
- Peru, at 38.5% against 38.1% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Bahrain and Peru?
- 0.4%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Peru?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Peru rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Bahrain ranks 18th and Peru ranks 16th 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.