France vs Taiwan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
France
27.7%
in 2024
Taiwan
27.8%
in 2024
France rank
80th
Taiwan rank
77th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- France
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 27.8% against 27.7% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was France ahead.
France ranks 80th and Taiwan ranks 77th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Taiwan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 47.9% | 34.4% | 13.5% | France |
| 1850s | 48.7% | 36.8% | 12.0% | France |
| 1880s | 48.9% | 43.8% | 5.2% | France |
| 1900s | 55.0% | 44.2% | 10.8% | France |
| 1910s | 54.1% | 44.8% | 9.2% | France |
| 1920s | 50.4% | 46.1% | 4.3% | France |
| 1930s | 49.6% | 45.9% | 3.7% | France |
| 1940s | 34.8% | 38.2% | 3.4% | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 33.4% | 21.8% | 11.6% | France |
| 1960s | 31.4% | 22.5% | 8.9% | France |
| 1970s | 20.3% | 23.7% | 3.4% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 23.3% | 6.6% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 25.4% | 3.0% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 26.0% | 0.8% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 28.0% | 2.7% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 27.7% | 0.6% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, France or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 27.8% against 27.7% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between France and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Taiwan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do France and Taiwan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- France ranks 80th and Taiwan ranks 77th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – 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.