India vs Uruguay: Wealth share of the richest 1%
India
40.1%
in 2024
Uruguay
40.5%
in 2024
India rank
6th
Uruguay rank
4th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- India
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 40.5% against 40.1% in India, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
India ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 39.8% | 25.9% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 39.8% | 22.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 41.2% | 14.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 38.7% | 5.6% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 39.9% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, India or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 40.5% against 40.1% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between India and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do India and Uruguay rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- India ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th 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.