Morocco vs Sri Lanka: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Morocco
26.6%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
26.8%
in 2024
Morocco rank
120th
Sri Lanka rank
117th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Morocco
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 26.8% against 26.6% in Morocco, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.5% | 24.0% | 2.5% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 25.2% | 1.3% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 27.6% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 0.9% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.8% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Morocco or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 26.8% against 26.6% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Morocco and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Sri Lanka rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Morocco ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th 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.