India vs Iraq: Wealth share of the richest 1%
India
40.1%
in 2024
Iraq
40.4%
in 2024
India rank
6th
Iraq rank
5th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- India
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 40.4% against 40.1% in India, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
India ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 33.4% | 19.5% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 34.6% | 17.4% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 33.4% | 6.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.5% | 1.6% | India |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 40.1% | 1.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, India or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 40.4% against 40.1% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between India and Iraq?
- 0.3%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do India and Iraq rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- India ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 5th 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.