Iraq vs Mexico: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Iraq
40.4%
in 2024
Mexico
39.8%
in 2024
Iraq rank
5th
Mexico rank
8th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Iraq
- Mexico
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 40.4% against 39.8% in Mexico, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4% | 33.1% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 33.1% | 1.5% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 37.4% | 4.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 40.8% | 9.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 40.0% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Iraq or Mexico?
- Iraq, at 40.4% against 39.8% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Iraq and Mexico?
- 0.6%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mexico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Mexico rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Iraq ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th 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.