Egypt vs South Sudan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Egypt
28.6%
in 2024
South Sudan
28.6%
in 2024
Egypt rank
65th
South Sudan rank
66th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Egypt
- South Sudan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 28.6% against 28.6% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Sudan ahead.
Egypt ranks 65th and South Sudan ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 28.3% | 2.8% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 28.3% | 2.0% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 28.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 28.5% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 28.6% | 0.9% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Egypt or South Sudan?
- Egypt, at 28.6% against 28.6% in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Egypt and South Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South Sudan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Egypt ranks 65th and South Sudan ranks 66th 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.