Cape Verde vs Taiwan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Cape Verde
27.7%
in 2024
Taiwan
27.8%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
79th
Taiwan rank
77th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Cape Verde
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 27.8% against 27.7% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 79th and Taiwan ranks 77th of 215 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 23.3% | 16.0% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 25.4% | 13.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 26.0% | 10.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 28.0% | 0.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 0.0% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Cape Verde or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 27.8% against 27.7% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Cape Verde and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Taiwan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Taiwan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cape Verde ranks 79th and Taiwan ranks 77th 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.