Brazil vs Mexico: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Brazil
39.5%
in 2024
Mexico
39.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Mexico rank
8th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 39.8% against 39.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 12 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 46.2% | 46.0% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1850s | 46.3% | 46.2% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1880s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 46.2% | 46.3% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 46.6% | 45.6% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 46.7% | 45.7% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 47.0% | 45.9% | 1.1% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 46.7% | 45.6% | 1.1% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 46.7% | 46.2% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 33.1% | 5.6% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 33.1% | 5.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 37.4% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 40.8% | 2.2% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 40.0% | 0.6% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 39.8% against 39.5% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 8th 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.