Chile vs Mexico: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Chile
39.6%
in 2024
Mexico
39.8%
in 2024
Chile rank
9th
Mexico rank
8th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Chile
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 39.8% against 39.6% in Chile, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Mexico ahead.
Chile ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 36.6% | 46.0% | 9.4% | Mexico |
| 1850s | 37.8% | 46.2% | 8.5% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 40.3% | 46.4% | 6.1% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 41.7% | 46.3% | 4.6% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 43.1% | 45.6% | 2.5% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 43.1% | 45.6% | 2.5% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 43.1% | 45.7% | 2.6% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 42.9% | 45.9% | 3.0% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 40.8% | 45.6% | 4.8% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 46.0% | 45.9% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 46.2% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 39.8% | 33.1% | 6.6% | Chile |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 33.1% | 6.6% | Chile |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 37.4% | 2.3% | Chile |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 40.8% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 40.0% | 0.7% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Chile or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 39.8% against 39.6% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Chile and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Chile ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 8th 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.