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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0329 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5349 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3401 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4535 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7794 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 157.9 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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
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.