Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Malta or United Kingdom?

Malta, at 21.4% against 21.3% in United Kingdom as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

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.

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

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 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15.0%	19.3%	4.3%	United Kingdom
1990s	15.0%	19.7%	4.7%	United Kingdom
2000s	15.0%	20.0%	5.0%	United Kingdom
2010s	18.7%	21.3%	2.6%	United Kingdom
2020s	21.4%	21.2%	0.3%	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Malta or United Kingdom?: Malta, at 21.4% against 21.3% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Malta and United Kingdom?: 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malta and United Kingdom rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?: Malta ranks 207th and United Kingdom ranks 209th 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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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.