Rwanda vs Saudi Arabia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Rwanda
30.2%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
30.1%
in 2024
Rwanda rank
55th
Saudi Arabia rank
57th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 30.2% against 30.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Rwanda ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 8 and Saudi Arabia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 42.8% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 44.6% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 45.5% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 46.2% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 45.9% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1920s | 45.8% | 46.1% | 0.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 46.1% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 46.0% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 45.2% | 0.8% | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 46.0% | 0.8% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 47.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 30.1% | 8.9% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 30.5% | 8.5% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 31.2% | 8.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 30.4% | 4.2% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.1% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Rwanda or Saudi Arabia?
- Rwanda, at 30.2% against 30.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Saudi Arabia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Rwanda ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th 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.