Sri Lanka vs Turkmenistan: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Sri Lanka
26.8%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
27.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
117th
Turkmenistan rank
116th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Sri Lanka
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 27.1% against 26.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 117th and Turkmenistan ranks 116th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.0% | 21.6% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 23.5% | 1.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 26.9% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 27.1% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Sri Lanka or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 27.1% against 26.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan?
- 0.3%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Sri Lanka ranks 117th and Turkmenistan ranks 116th 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
The 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.