Comoros vs Egypt: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Comoros
28.8%
in 2024
Egypt
28.6%
in 2024
Comoros rank
62nd
Egypt rank
65th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Comoros
- Egypt
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 28.8% against 28.6% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 62nd and Egypt ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 25.5% | 14.8% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 26.2% | 14.0% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 28.7% | 11.2% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 28.4% | 2.3% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 27.7% | 1.1% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Comoros or Egypt?
- Comoros, at 28.8% against 28.6% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Comoros and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Egypt?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Egypt rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Comoros ranks 62nd 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.