Belize vs Qatar: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Belize
37.1%
in 2024
Qatar
37.7%
in 2024
Belize rank
21st
Qatar rank
19th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Belize
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 37.7% against 37.1% in Belize, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.0% | 34.4% | 0.6% | Belize |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.0% | 0.4% | Belize |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 34.7% | 1.8% | Belize |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 37.6% | 3.8% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 37.7% | 2.6% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Belize or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 37.7% against 37.1% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Belize and Qatar?
- 0.6%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Qatar rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Belize ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 19th 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.