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Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World
Bank, 2023

The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population, according to two different sources. Data from World InequalityDatabase refers to income measured after taxes and benefits. Depending on the country and year, World Bank data relates toincome measured after taxes and benefits or consumption.

Share according to the World Bank2%4%6%8%10%Share according to the World Inequality Database10%1:11:12:12:13:13:14:14:15:15:16:16:17:17:11:21:2BrazilBrazilChileChileChinaChinaGreeceGreeceIndiaIndiaMexicoMexicoParaguayParaguayUnited StatesUnited StatesUzbekistanUzbekistanAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4BCircles sized byPopulation

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