Burundi vs Mauritius: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Burundi
25.9%
in 2024
Mauritius
26.0%
in 2024
Burundi rank
130th
Mauritius rank
128th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Burundi
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 26.0% against 25.9% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritius ahead.
Burundi ranks 130th and Mauritius ranks 128th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.1% | 25.1% | 1.0% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.2% | 0.7% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.4% | 0.4% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 26.7% | 0.5% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 26.0% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Burundi or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 26.0% against 25.9% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Burundi and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritius?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Mauritius rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Burundi ranks 130th and Mauritius ranks 128th 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.