Netherlands vs Slovakia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Netherlands
14.0%
in 2024
Slovakia
17.2%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
215th
Slovakia rank
213th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Netherlands
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 17.2% against 14.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 215th and Slovakia ranks 213th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 12.5% | 12.9% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 12.6% | 13.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 12.7% | 5.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 16.5% | 0.4% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 17.2% | 3.3% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Netherlands or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 17.2% against 14.0% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 3.2%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Slovakia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Slovakia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Netherlands ranks 215th and Slovakia ranks 213th 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.