Niger vs Sudan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Niger
24.8%
in 2024
Sudan
24.8%
in 2024
Niger rank
149th
Sudan rank
150th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Niger
- Sudan
How they compare
Niger currently reports 24.8% against 24.8% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Sudan ahead.
Niger ranks 149th and Sudan ranks 150th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 7 and Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 45.8% | 45.7% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 24.0% | 2.0% | Niger |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 24.0% | 4.1% | Niger |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 24.0% | 6.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 24.6% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.8% | 0.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Niger or Sudan?
- Niger, at 24.8% against 24.8% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Niger and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Niger ranks 149th and Sudan ranks 150th 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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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.