Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Bulgaria
25.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
25.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
139th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Bulgaria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25.6% against 25.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 28.7% | 7.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 28.6% | 5.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 26.4% | 3.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 25.6% | 2.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 25.6% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25.6% against 25.4% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Bulgaria ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th 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
The 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.