Canada vs Egypt: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Canada
28.6%
in 2024
Egypt
28.6%
in 2024
Canada rank
67th
Egypt rank
65th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Canada
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 28.6% against 28.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Egypt ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Egypt ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 36.2% | 46.2% | 10.0% | Egypt |
| 1850s | 35.4% | 46.2% | 10.8% | Egypt |
| 1880s | 37.4% | 45.6% | 8.2% | Egypt |
| 1900s | 39.3% | 45.9% | 6.6% | Egypt |
| 1910s | 42.9% | 46.5% | 3.6% | Egypt |
| 1920s | 34.1% | 46.5% | 12.4% | Egypt |
| 1930s | 34.2% | 46.5% | 12.3% | Egypt |
| 1940s | 35.4% | 46.5% | 11.2% | Egypt |
| 1950s | 30.2% | 46.5% | 16.3% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 26.6% | 45.8% | 19.2% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 22.9% | 46.1% | 23.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 25.5% | 1.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 26.2% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 28.7% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.4% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 27.7% | 1.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Canada or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 28.6% against 28.6% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Canada and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Egypt?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Egypt rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Canada ranks 67th and Egypt ranks 65th 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.