Denmark vs United Kingdom: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Denmark
20.8%
in 2024
United Kingdom
21.3%
in 2024
Denmark rank
210th
United Kingdom rank
209th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 21.3% against 20.8% in Denmark, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Denmark ranks 210th and United Kingdom ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 27.5% | 68.0% | 40.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 29.3% | 68.7% | 39.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 29.9% | 72.0% | 42.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 33.1% | 71.6% | 38.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 32.2% | 68.5% | 36.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 22.4% | 59.3% | 36.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 16.7% | 57.6% | 40.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 17.1% | 53.5% | 36.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 14.2% | 45.1% | 30.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 14.3% | 38.6% | 24.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 30.7% | 16.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 19.3% | 4.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 1.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 20.0% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 21.3% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.2% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Denmark or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom?
- 0.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Denmark ranks 210th and United Kingdom ranks 209th 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.