Georgia vs United States: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Georgia
34.6%
in 2024
United States
34.8%
in 2024
Georgia rank
27th
United States rank
26th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Georgia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 34.8% against 34.6% in Georgia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Georgia ranks 27th and United States ranks 26th of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 25.3% | 3.6% | United States |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 29.8% | 5.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 32.4% | 7.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 35.5% | 3.9% | United States |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 35.2% | 0.9% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Georgia or United States?
- United States, at 34.8% against 34.6% in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Georgia and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and United States rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Georgia ranks 27th and United States ranks 26th 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.