El Salvador vs Niger: Wealth share of the richest 1%
El Salvador
24.7%
in 2024
Niger
24.8%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
152nd
Niger rank
149th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- El Salvador
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 24.8% against 24.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 152nd and Niger ranks 149th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.7% | 26.0% | 3.7% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 28.2% | 1.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 30.2% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 25.1% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 25.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, El Salvador or Niger?
- Niger, at 24.8% against 24.7% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between El Salvador and Niger?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd and Niger ranks 149th 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.