China vs Nicaragua: Wealth share of the richest 1%

China

30.4%

in 2024

Nicaragua

30.6%

in 2024

China rank

53rd

Nicaragua rank

51st

Wealth share of the richest 1% over time

China
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 30.6% against 30.4% in China, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

China ranks 53rd and Nicaragua ranks 51st of 215 countries.

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Wealth share of the richest 1% in China
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Nicaragua
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About this data

Indicator: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit: %
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The 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.