Niger vs Vietnam: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Niger
24.8%
in 2024
Vietnam
24.9%
in 2024
Niger rank
149th
Vietnam rank
147th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Niger
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 24.9% against 24.8% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 149th and Vietnam ranks 147th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 15 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 30.6% | 11.2% | Niger |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 33.1% | 10.5% | Niger |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 38.3% | 7.4% | Niger |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 37.6% | 8.1% | Niger |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 29.8% | 15.8% | Niger |
| 1920s | 45.8% | 38.2% | 7.6% | Niger |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 34.2% | 11.6% | Niger |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 41.4% | 4.6% | Niger |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 25.9% | 20.2% | Niger |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 32.1% | 14.6% | Niger |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 43.8% | 3.1% | Niger |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 25.1% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 25.3% | 2.9% | Niger |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 25.4% | 4.8% | Niger |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 24.9% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 25.1% | 0.2% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Niger or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 24.9% against 24.8% in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Niger and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Vietnam?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Vietnam rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Niger ranks 149th and Vietnam ranks 147th 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.