El Salvador vs Japan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
El Salvador
24.7%
in 2024
Japan
24.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
152nd
Japan rank
155th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- El Salvador
- Japan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 24.7% against 24.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 152nd and Japan ranks 155th of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.7% | 23.2% | 6.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 23.6% | 6.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 24.4% | 4.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.5% | 2.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.5% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, El Salvador or Japan?
- El Salvador, at 24.7% against 24.6% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between El Salvador and Japan?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd 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.