Kuwait vs Niger: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Kuwait
24.7%
in 2024
Niger
24.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
152nd
Niger rank
149th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Kuwait
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 24.8% against 24.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 152nd and Niger ranks 149th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1% | 26.0% | 7.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 28.2% | 5.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 30.2% | 3.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.1% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 25.0% | 0.3% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Kuwait or Niger?
- Niger, 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 Niger?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Niger rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Kuwait ranks 152nd and Niger ranks 149th 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.