Cameroon vs Laos: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Cameroon
26.1%
in 2024
Laos
26.4%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
125th
Laos rank
122nd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Cameroon
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 26.4% against 26.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 125th and Laos ranks 122nd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.0% | 25.1% | 7.0% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 25.5% | 6.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 25.4% | 3.9% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 25.8% | 3.5% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.4% | 0.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Cameroon or Laos?
- Laos, 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 Laos?
- 0.3%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Laos?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Laos rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cameroon ranks 125th and Laos ranks 122nd 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
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.