Wealth share of the richest 1% in Comoros
Comoros: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Comoros, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 28.8% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Comoros peaked at 40.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2019.
That places Comoros 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.2% | — |
| 1981 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 40.2% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 40.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 28.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 28.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 40.2% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 40.2% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 38.6% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 28.8% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 59 Palestine 29.9% compare
- 60 Tanzania 29.8% compare
- 61 Sao Tome and Principe 28.9% compare
- 63 Central African Republic 28.8% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 28.7% compare
- 65 Egypt 28.6% compare
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Comoros?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Comoros was 28.8% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2019.
- How does Comoros rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Comoros ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.