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World map: what it takes to be in the top 1%, country by country

The line for the top 1% ranges from $7.17 million per adult in Switzerland to $33,600 in Niger. Worldwide it is $1.31 million. Switch the map to median wealth, income or how much the top 1% own. Click a country for its full numbers.

Net worth needed for the top 1%

Per adult (20+), in US dollars at ECB exchange rates of 2026-10-09. Grey: not modelled separately. Source: WealthPercentile model based on the World Inequality Database (2026 update). Map: Natural Earth.

Highest

  1. Switzerland$7.2M
  2. Iceland$6.2M
  3. United States$5.4M
  4. Ireland$4.9M
  5. Australia$4.9M
  6. Singapore$4.4M
  7. Belgium$3.8M
  8. Luxembourg$3.7M
  9. United Kingdom$3.6M
  10. New Zealand$3.3M

Lowest

  1. Niger$34k
  2. Rwanda$39k
  3. Nigeria$53k
  4. Nepal$57k
  5. Ethiopia$63k
  6. Tanzania$66k
  7. Senegal$75k
  8. Uganda$85k
  9. India$99k
  10. Pakistan$103k

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