Belize vs Congo: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Belize
37.1%
in 2024
Congo
36.1%
in 2024
Belize rank
21st
Congo rank
23rd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Belize
- Congo
How they compare
Belize currently reports 37.1% against 36.1% in Congo, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 21st and Congo ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.0% | 32.5% | 2.5% | Belize |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 32.5% | 2.9% | Belize |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 32.9% | 3.6% | Belize |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 35.9% | 2.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 36.0% | 0.9% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Belize or Congo?
- Belize, at 37.1% against 36.1% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Belize and Congo?
- 1.0%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Congo?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Congo rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Belize ranks 21st and Congo ranks 23rd 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.