Syria vs Thailand: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Syria
34.2%
in 2024
Thailand
33.3%
in 2024
Syria rank
29th
Thailand rank
32nd
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Syria
- Thailand
How they compare
Syria currently reports 34.2% against 33.3% in Thailand, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Thailand ahead.
Syria ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.7% | 37.6% | 4.9% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 36.5% | 3.7% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 34.3% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 33.2% | 0.9% | Syria |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 33.6% | 0.6% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Syria or Thailand?
- Syria, at 34.2% against 33.3% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Syria and Thailand?
- 0.9%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Syria and Thailand rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Syria ranks 29th and Thailand ranks 32nd 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.