Gambia vs Somalia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Gambia
26.4%
in 2024
Somalia
26.5%
in 2024
Gambia rank
123rd
Somalia rank
121st
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Gambia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 26.5% against 26.4% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.
Gambia ranks 123rd and Somalia ranks 121st of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.8% | 37.4% | 3.7% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 33.4% | 0.3% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 28.7% | 3.9% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 28.5% | 1.3% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.6% | 0.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Gambia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 26.5% against 26.4% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Gambia and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Somalia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Gambia ranks 123rd and Somalia ranks 121st 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
The 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.