Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Benin
24.4%
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
24.6%
in 2024
Benin rank
158th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
156th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 24.6% against 24.4% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Benin ranks 158th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 156th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cote d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.0% | 29.2% | 2.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 26.2% | 0.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 28.2% | 0.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 26.9% | 2.9% | Benin |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.6% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 24.6% against 24.4% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.2%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Benin ranks 158th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 156th 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.