Ethiopia vs Norway: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Ethiopia
23.6%
in 2024
Norway
23.5%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
180th
Norway rank
183rd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Ethiopia
- Norway
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 23.6% against 23.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Norway ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 180th and Norway ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 10 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 50.9% | 9.1% | Norway |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 53.2% | 9.6% | Norway |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 54.0% | 8.3% | Norway |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 57.8% | 12.1% | Norway |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 56.6% | 11.0% | Norway |
| 1920s | 45.8% | 42.3% | 3.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 29.2% | 16.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 30.3% | 15.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 24.4% | 21.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 24.5% | 22.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 24.0% | 22.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 23.6% | 14.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 23.7% | 10.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 24.3% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 22.7% | 1.9% | 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 Norway?
- Ethiopia, at 23.6% against 23.5% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Ethiopia and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Norway?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Norway rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Ethiopia ranks 180th and Norway ranks 183rd 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.