Maldives vs Norway: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Maldives
23.4%
in 2024
Norway
23.5%
in 2024
Maldives rank
184th
Norway rank
183rd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Maldives
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 23.5% against 23.4% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 184th and Norway ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 23.6% | 14.5% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 23.7% | 14.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 24.3% | 8.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.7% | 1.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Maldives or Norway?
- Norway, at 23.5% against 23.4% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Maldives and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Norway rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Maldives ranks 184th and Norway ranks 183rd 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.