Kuwait vs Mali: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Kuwait
24.7%
in 2024
Mali
24.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
152nd
Mali rank
151st
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Kuwait
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 24.8% against 24.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mali ahead.
Kuwait ranks 152nd and Mali ranks 151st of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1% | 38.6% | 5.5% | Mali |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 35.4% | 1.6% | Mali |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 25.4% | 8.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.2% | 3.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 0.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Kuwait or Mali?
- Mali, at 24.8% against 24.7% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Kuwait and Mali?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Mali rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Kuwait ranks 152nd and Mali ranks 151st 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.