Belgium vs Iceland: Wealth share of the richest 1%

Belgium
15.5%
in 2024
Iceland
19.2%
in 2024
Belgium rank
214th
Iceland rank
211th

Wealth share of the richest 1% over time

  • Belgium
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 19.2% against 15.5% in Belgium, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 214th and Iceland ranks 211th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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The 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.