Czechia vs Korea: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Czechia
26.3%
in 2024
Korea
26.1%
in 2024
Czechia rank
124th
Korea rank
126th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Czechia
- Korea
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 26.3% against 26.1% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Korea ahead.
Czechia ranks 124th and Korea ranks 126th of 215 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 22.5% | 1.0% | Korea |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 22.9% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 24.4% | 2.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 26.3% | 1.9% | Korea |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 26.2% | 0.6% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Czechia or Korea?
- Czechia, at 26.3% against 26.1% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Czechia and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Korea rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Czechia ranks 124th and Korea ranks 126th 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.