Kenya vs Libya: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Kenya
25.9%
in 2024
Libya
25.9%
in 2024
Kenya rank
129th
Libya rank
131st
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Kenya
- Libya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 25.9% against 25.9% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 129th and Libya ranks 131st of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.2% | 25.7% | 14.5% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 25.6% | 9.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 25.8% | 6.7% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 25.5% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.9% | 0.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Kenya or Libya?
- Kenya, at 25.9% against 25.9% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Kenya and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Libya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Libya rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Kenya ranks 129th and Libya ranks 131st 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.