Cameroon vs Gambia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Cameroon
26.1%
in 2024
Gambia
26.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
125th
Gambia rank
123rd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Cameroon
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 26.4% against 26.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 125th and Gambia ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.0% | 33.8% | 1.8% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 33.8% | 2.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 32.5% | 3.2% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.2% | 2.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.4% | 0.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Cameroon or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 26.4% against 26.1% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Cameroon and Gambia?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cameroon ranks 125th and Gambia ranks 123rd 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.