Japan vs Kuwait: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Japan
24.6%
in 2024
Kuwait
24.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
155th
Kuwait rank
152nd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 24.7% against 24.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 155th and Kuwait ranks 152nd of 215 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.2% | 33.1% | 10.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 33.9% | 10.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 33.6% | 9.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 27.7% | 3.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.7% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Japan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 24.7% against 24.6% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Japan and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Japan ranks 155th and Kuwait ranks 152nd 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.