Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Kenya
25.9%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
25.8%
in 2024
Kenya rank
129th
Sierra Leone rank
132nd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 25.9% against 25.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.2% | 27.1% | 13.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 34.8% | 27.1% | 7.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 26.1% | 6.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 24.9% | 2.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 25.8% | 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 Sierra Leone?
- Kenya, at 25.9% against 25.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Kenya ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 132nd 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.