Indonesia vs United Kingdom: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Indonesia
21.3%
in 2024
United Kingdom
21.3%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
208th
United Kingdom rank
209th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Indonesia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 21.3% against 21.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Indonesia ranks 208th and United Kingdom ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 20.8% | 68.0% | 47.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 21.1% | 68.7% | 47.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 21.4% | 72.0% | 50.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 21.8% | 71.6% | 49.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 22.5% | 68.5% | 46.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 22.5% | 59.3% | 36.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 24.1% | 57.6% | 33.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 27.5% | 53.5% | 26.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 24.4% | 45.1% | 20.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 22.1% | 38.6% | 16.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 20.5% | 30.7% | 10.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 19.3% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 1.3% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 20.0% | 1.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 21.3% | 2.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 21.2% | 1.2% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Indonesia or United Kingdom?
- Indonesia, at 21.3% against 21.3% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Indonesia and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and United Kingdom rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Indonesia ranks 208th and United Kingdom ranks 209th 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.