Thailand vs Venezuela: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Thailand
33.3%
in 2024
Venezuela
31.8%
in 2024
Thailand rank
32nd
Venezuela rank
35th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Thailand
- Venezuela
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 33.3% against 31.8% in Venezuela, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.6% | 35.2% | 2.4% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 35.3% | 1.2% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 36.0% | 1.7% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 31.8% | 1.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 31.5% | 2.1% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Thailand or Venezuela?
- Thailand, at 33.3% against 31.8% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Thailand and Venezuela?
- 1.5%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Venezuela?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Venezuela rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Thailand ranks 32nd and Venezuela ranks 35th 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.