Democratic Republic of Congo vs Venezuela: Wealth share of the richest 1%

Democratic Republic of Congo
31.8%
in 2024
Venezuela
31.8%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
34th
Venezuela rank
35th

Wealth share of the richest 1% over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 31.8% against 31.8% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Venezuela ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 34th and Venezuela ranks 35th of 215 countries.

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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.