Barbados vs Djibouti: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Barbados
28.6%
in 2024
Djibouti
28.3%
in 2024
Barbados rank
68th
Djibouti rank
71st
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Barbados
- Djibouti
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 28.6% against 28.3% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 68th and Djibouti ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.8% | 26.3% | 10.5% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 26.3% | 8.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 27.5% | 5.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.1% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.3% | 0.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Barbados or Djibouti?
- Barbados, at 28.6% against 28.3% in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Barbados and Djibouti?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Djibouti?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Djibouti rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Barbados ranks 68th and Djibouti ranks 71st 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.