Chad vs Papua New Guinea: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Chad
25.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
25.6%
in 2024
Chad rank
138th
Papua New Guinea rank
137th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Chad
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25.6% against 25.5% in Chad, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Chad ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.2% | 28.7% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 28.6% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 26.4% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.6% | 1.0% | Chad |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.6% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Chad or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25.6% against 25.5% in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Chad and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Chad ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 137th 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.