Malta vs United Kingdom: Wealth share of the richest 1%

Malta
21.4%
in 2024
United Kingdom
21.3%
in 2024
Malta rank
207th
United Kingdom rank
209th

Wealth share of the richest 1% over time

  • Malta
  • United Kingdom
20406080182019222024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 21.4% against 21.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Malta ranks 207th and United Kingdom ranks 209th of 215 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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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.