Lebanon vs United States: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Lebanon
35.2%
in 2024
United States
34.8%
in 2024
Lebanon rank
24th
United States rank
26th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Lebanon
- United States
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 35.2% against 34.8% in United States, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 24th and United States ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 25.3% | 4.2% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 29.8% | 0.4% | United States |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 32.4% | 1.8% | United States |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 35.5% | 1.9% | United States |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 35.2% | 2.5% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Lebanon or United States?
- Lebanon, at 35.2% against 34.8% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Lebanon and United States?
- 0.4%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and United States rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Lebanon ranks 24th and United States ranks 26th 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
The 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.