Eswatini vs India: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Eswatini
44.9%
in 2024
India
40.1%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
3rd
India rank
6th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Eswatini
- India
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 44.9% against 40.1% in India, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 13.9% | 26.4% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 17.2% | 22.9% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 27.2% | 11.8% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 33.1% | 9.4% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 38.9% | 5.8% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Eswatini or India?
- Eswatini, at 44.9% against 40.1% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Eswatini and India?
- 4.8%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and India rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Eswatini ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th 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.