Ethiopia vs Mauritania: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Ethiopia
23.6%
in 2024
Mauritania
23.5%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
180th
Mauritania rank
182nd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Ethiopia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 23.6% against 23.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 180th and Mauritania ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.3% | 27.3% | 11.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 30.6% | 3.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 25.8% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 23.6% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.5% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
- Ethiopia, at 23.6% against 23.5% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Ethiopia ranks 180th and Mauritania ranks 182nd 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.