Mauritania vs Norway: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Mauritania
23.5%
in 2024
Norway
23.5%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
182nd
Norway rank
183rd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Mauritania
- Norway
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 23.5% against 23.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 182nd and Norway ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.3% | 23.6% | 3.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 23.7% | 6.9% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 24.3% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.7% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Mauritania or Norway?
- Mauritania, at 23.5% against 23.5% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Mauritania and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Norway rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Mauritania ranks 182nd 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.