Wealth inequality has far-reaching consequences for individuals and society as a whole, including economic growth, democracy, social mobility, and social cohesion. Explore cross-national time series data on wealth inequality from various sources, comparing estimates and methodological differences. Use the methodological tables to understand what sits behind each curve.
Country View
Visualize the evolution of wealth inequality for a given country according to various estimates and via multiple inequality indicators.
The tables summarize the type of data used, where the work sources its data, the unit of analysis, the methods of estimation, how different assets are valued, how specific types of assets are treated, any adjustments made to the data, important underlying assumptions, and more.
Country Comparison
Compare the evolution of wealth inequality across countries according to various estimates and via multiple inequality indicators.
The tables summarize the type of data used, where the work sources its data, the unit of analysis, the methods of estimation, how different assets are valued, how specific types of assets are treated, any adjustments made to the data, important underlying assumptions, and more.
A full list of sources for this database is available in the Wealth Inequality section of the Data Sources Library.
