Brazil vs Namibia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Brazil
39.5%
in 2024
Namibia
40.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Namibia rank
7th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Brazil
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 40.0% against 39.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Namibia ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.7% | 40.5% | 1.7% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 40.4% | 1.7% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 40.4% | 1.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 40.1% | 1.5% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 40.0% | 0.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Brazil or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 40.0% against 39.5% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Brazil and Namibia?
- 0.5%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Namibia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Namibia ranks 7th 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.