Nigeria vs Taiwan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Nigeria
28.0%
in 2024
Taiwan
27.8%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
74th
Taiwan rank
77th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Nigeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 28.0% against 27.8% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 74th and Taiwan ranks 77th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 11 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 34.4% | 7.4% | Nigeria |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 36.8% | 6.9% | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 43.8% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 44.2% | 1.5% | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 44.8% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 45.7% | 46.1% | 0.4% | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 45.9% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 38.2% | 7.7% | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 21.8% | 24.3% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 22.5% | 24.3% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 23.7% | 23.2% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 23.3% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 25.4% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 26.0% | 1.0% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 28.0% | 3.3% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 27.7% | 1.9% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Nigeria or Taiwan?
- Nigeria, at 28.0% against 27.8% in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Taiwan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Taiwan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Nigeria ranks 74th and Taiwan ranks 77th 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.