Belarus vs Italy: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Belarus
22.0%
in 2024
Italy
22.0%
in 2024
Belarus rank
204th
Italy rank
205th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Belarus
- Italy
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 22.0% against 22.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 204th and Italy ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 16.3% | 5.3% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 16.6% | 5.7% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.8% | 1.7% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 22.8% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Belarus or Italy?
- Belarus, at 22.0% against 22.0% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Belarus and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Italy?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Italy rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Belarus ranks 204th and Italy ranks 205th 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.