Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Malawi
26.6%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
26.8%
in 2024
Malawi rank
119th
Sri Lanka rank
117th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 26.8% against 26.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.5% | 24.0% | 16.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 25.2% | 15.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 27.6% | 6.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 26.6% | 8.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.8% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 26.8% against 26.6% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Malawi ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th 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.