Turkey vs Venezuela: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Turkey
31.7%
in 2024
Venezuela
31.8%
in 2024
Turkey rank
36th
Venezuela rank
35th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Turkey
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 31.8% against 31.7% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 36th and Venezuela ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.0% | 35.2% | 3.9% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 35.3% | 0.4% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 36.0% | 5.2% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 31.8% | 1.1% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 31.5% | 0.6% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Turkey or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 31.8% against 31.7% in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Turkey and Venezuela?
- 0.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Venezuela?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Turkey and Venezuela rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Turkey ranks 36th 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.