Germany vs Taiwan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Germany
27.9%
in 2024
Taiwan
27.8%
in 2024
Germany rank
76th
Taiwan rank
77th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Germany
- Taiwan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 27.9% against 27.8% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 76th and Taiwan ranks 77th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 51.5% | 34.4% | 17.1% | Germany |
| 1850s | 54.0% | 36.8% | 17.3% | Germany |
| 1880s | 50.5% | 43.8% | 6.7% | Germany |
| 1900s | 52.0% | 44.2% | 7.8% | Germany |
| 1910s | 50.8% | 44.8% | 5.9% | Germany |
| 1920s | 38.9% | 46.1% | 7.2% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 39.3% | 45.9% | 6.6% | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 36.7% | 38.2% | 1.5% | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 0.0% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 25.3% | 22.5% | 2.8% | Germany |
| 1970s | 25.6% | 23.7% | 1.8% | Germany |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 23.3% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 25.4% | 0.9% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 26.0% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 28.0% | 0.5% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.7% | 0.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Germany or Taiwan?
- Germany, at 27.9% against 27.8% in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Germany and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taiwan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Taiwan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Germany ranks 76th and Taiwan ranks 77th 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.