Denmark vs Indonesia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Denmark
20.8%
in 2024
Indonesia
21.3%
in 2024
Denmark rank
210th
Indonesia rank
208th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Denmark
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 21.3% against 20.8% in Denmark, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 210th and Indonesia ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and Indonesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 27.5% | 20.8% | 6.8% | Denmark |
| 1850s | 29.3% | 21.1% | 8.2% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 29.9% | 21.4% | 8.4% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 33.1% | 21.8% | 11.3% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 32.2% | 22.5% | 9.6% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 22.4% | 22.5% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 16.7% | 24.1% | 7.4% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 17.1% | 27.5% | 10.3% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 14.2% | 24.4% | 10.2% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 14.3% | 22.1% | 7.8% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 20.5% | 6.6% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 20.0% | 5.1% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 18.9% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.5% | 2.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 19.9% | 1.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Denmark or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 21.3% against 20.8% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Denmark and Indonesia?
- 0.5%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Indonesia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Indonesia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Denmark ranks 210th and Indonesia ranks 208th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) β 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.