Comoros vs Sao Tome and Principe: Wealth share of the richest 1%

Comoros
28.8%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
28.9%
in 2024
Comoros rank
62nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
61st

Wealth share of the richest 1% over time

  • Comoros
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 28.9% against 28.8% in Comoros, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st of 215 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 40.3% 23.5% 16.8% Comoros
1990s 40.3% 23.5% 16.7% Comoros
2000s 39.9% 23.5% 16.4% Comoros
2010s 30.7% 26.1% 4.6% Comoros
2020s 28.8% 28.9% 0.1% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Comoros or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 28.9% against 28.8% in Comoros as of 2024.
What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
Comoros ranks 62nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 61st 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

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

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.