Mali vs Niger: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Mali
24.8%
in 2024
Niger
24.8%
in 2024
Mali rank
151st
Niger rank
149th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 24.8% against 24.8% in Mali, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 151st and Niger ranks 149th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 45.7% | 45.8% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 1980s | 38.6% | 26.0% | 12.5% | Mali |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 28.2% | 7.2% | Mali |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 30.2% | 4.8% | Niger |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 25.1% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 25.0% | 0.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 24.8% against 24.8% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Mali and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Mali ranks 151st 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.