Wealth share of the richest 1% in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 25.0% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 25.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1980.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.0% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 144 Uzbekistan 25.0% compare
- 145 Portugal 25.0% compare
- 147 Vietnam 24.9% compare
- 148 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
- 149 Niger 24.8% compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5091 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7773 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 144.38 2010 = 100 (2024)
- 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Equatorial Guinea was 25.0% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.