Kenya vs South Korea: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Kenya
25.9%
in 2024
South Korea
26.1%
in 2024
Kenya rank
129th
South Korea rank
126th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Kenya
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 26.1% against 25.9% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 129th and South Korea ranks 126th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 15 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 32.9% | 8.9% | Kenya |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 34.9% | 8.7% | Kenya |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 41.8% | 3.9% | Kenya |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 42.3% | 3.4% | Kenya |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 42.9% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 1920s | 45.7% | 43.6% | 2.1% | Kenya |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 44.1% | 1.7% | Kenya |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 36.2% | 9.7% | Kenya |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 23.1% | 23.0% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 23.8% | 22.9% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 24.9% | 22.0% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 22.5% | 17.6% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 22.9% | 11.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 24.4% | 8.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 26.3% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.2% | 0.1% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Kenya or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 26.1% against 25.9% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Kenya and South Korea?
- 0.2%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Korea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and South Korea rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Kenya ranks 129th and South Korea ranks 126th 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.