Eswatini vs Uruguay: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Eswatini
44.9%
in 2024
Uruguay
40.5%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
4th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Eswatini
- Uruguay
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 44.9% against 40.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 39.8% | 0.6% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 39.8% | 0.4% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 41.2% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 38.7% | 3.8% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 39.9% | 4.8% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Eswatini or Uruguay?
- Eswatini, at 44.9% against 40.5% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Eswatini and Uruguay?
- 4.4%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Uruguay rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Eswatini ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 4th 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.