Barbados vs Egypt: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Barbados
28.6%
in 2024
Egypt
28.6%
in 2024
Barbados rank
68th
Egypt rank
65th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Barbados
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 28.6% against 28.6% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 68th and Egypt ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.8% | 25.5% | 11.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 26.2% | 9.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 28.7% | 4.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 28.4% | 1.6% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.7% | 0.7% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Barbados or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 28.6% against 28.6% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Barbados and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Egypt?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Egypt rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Barbados ranks 68th and Egypt ranks 65th 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.