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
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
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.