Canada vs Latvia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Canada
28.6%
in 2024
Latvia
28.6%
in 2024
Canada rank
67th
Latvia rank
68th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 28.6% against 28.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Latvia ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.9% | 24.8% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 25.4% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 26.2% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.4% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.6% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Canada or Latvia?
- Canada, at 28.6% against 28.6% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Canada and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Canada ranks 67th and Latvia ranks 68th 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.