Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Bangladesh
23.9%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
23.9%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
174th
Guinea-Bissau rank
174th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Bangladesh
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 23.9% against 23.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 174th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th of 215 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.2% | 39.1% | 15.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 31.3% | 7.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 29.5% | 4.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 30.5% | 6.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 0.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Bangladesh or Guinea-Bissau?
- Bangladesh, at 23.9% against 23.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Bangladesh ranks 174th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) β 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.