Germany vs Nigeria: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Germany
27.9%
in 2024
Nigeria
28.0%
in 2024
Germany rank
76th
Nigeria rank
74th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Germany
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 28.0% against 27.9% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 51.5% | 41.8% | 9.7% | Germany |
| 1850s | 54.0% | 43.6% | 10.4% | Germany |
| 1880s | 50.5% | 45.7% | 4.8% | Germany |
| 1900s | 52.0% | 45.7% | 6.2% | Germany |
| 1910s | 50.8% | 45.6% | 5.1% | Germany |
| 1920s | 38.9% | 45.7% | 6.8% | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 39.3% | 45.8% | 6.5% | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 36.7% | 45.9% | 9.2% | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 21.8% | 46.1% | 24.3% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 25.3% | 46.8% | 21.5% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 25.6% | 46.9% | 21.3% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 24.5% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 25.7% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.0% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 24.7% | 2.9% | Germany |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 25.8% | 2.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Germany or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 28.0% against 27.9% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Germany and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Nigeria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Nigeria rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Germany ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 74th 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.