Cote d'Ivoire vs Japan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Cote d'Ivoire
24.6%
in 2024
Japan
24.6%
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
156th
Japan rank
155th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24.6% against 24.6% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 156th and Japan ranks 155th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 13 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 33.4% | 8.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 34.2% | 9.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 35.6% | 10.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 40.3% | 5.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 46.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1920s | 45.8% | 46.1% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 45.9% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 38.2% | 7.7% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 21.8% | 24.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 22.5% | 24.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 23.7% | 23.2% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 29.2% | 23.2% | 6.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 23.6% | 2.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.4% | 3.7% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.5% | 2.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 24.5% | 0.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Cote d'Ivoire or Japan?
- Japan, at 24.6% against 24.6% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Cote d'Ivoire and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Japan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 156th and Japan ranks 155th 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.