Ranked: Where Wealth Is Most Concentrated

Ranked: Where Wealth Is Most Concentrated

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Two countries can have similar levels of wealth but vastly different levels of who owns it.

Using data from the UBS Global Wealth Report 2026, this graphic shows countries by their wealth Gini Index, a measure of how concentrated household wealth is within each economy. A score of 100 indicates one person owns all the wealth, while 0 represents perfect equality.

Behind every economy is a different story of who owns the nation’s wealth, and who benefits most from its growth.

Countries With the Most Concentrated Wealth

The table below ranks selected countries by UBS’s 2025 Wealth Gini Index, which measures how unevenly household wealth is distributed. The rankings include 32 of the 56 markets analyzed in the report, spanning major advanced and emerging economies.

Rank	Country	Gini Index 2025 (0-100)	Region
1	UAE	82	Middle East
2	Russia	82	Europe
3	South Africa	81	Africa
4	Brazil	81	Americas
5	Saudi Arabia	78	Middle East
6	U.S.	77	Americas
7	Sweden	74	Europe
8	India	74	Asia
9	Türkiye	73	Middle East
10	Mexico	72	Americas
11	Chile	71	Americas
12	Singapore	69	Asia
13	Switzerland	68	Europe
14	Germany	67	Europe
15	Israel	66	Middle East
16	Hong Kong SAR	64	Asia
17	Portugal	61	Europe
18	China (Mainland)	60	Asia
19	Greece	60	Europe
20	UK	59	Europe
21	Taiwan	59	Asia
22	France	57	Europe
23	South Korea	57	Asia
24	Poland	57	Europe
25	Spain	57	Europe
26	Hungary	56	Europe
27	Italy	54	Europe
28	Japan	53	Asia
29	Australia	53	Oceania
30	Qatar	47	Middle East
31	Belgium	46	Europe
32	Slovakia	38	Europe

America’s Wealth Gap Stands Out

The U.S. ranks sixth overall with a wealth Gini score of 77, behind only the UAE, Russia, South Africa, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia.

That ranking comes despite America having the world’s largest millionaire population with 23.6 million people, or roughly 41% of all millionaires globally. At the same time, the country ranks second worldwide in average wealth per adult but only 28th in median wealth, highlighting the large gap between the wealth of the average household and that of the typical American.

Together, these figures illustrate how substantial gains in household wealth have been concentrated among the wealthiest Americans, pushing the U.S. near the top of the global wealth concentration rankings.

Europe Dominates the Lowest Wealth Concentration Rankings

At the opposite end of the spectrum, Europe accounts for six of the 10 lowest wealth concentration scores in the dataset.

Slovakia ranks lowest overall with a score of 38, followed by Belgium (46), Italy (54), Hungary (56), and France, Poland, and Spain (57). The UK also sits well below the U.S. at 59.

Many of these countries combine widespread homeownership, stronger social safety nets, and higher levels of median wealth than countries near the top of the rankings.

Wealth Concentration Is Different From Income Inequality

A country’s wealth concentration is not the same as its income inequality.

Income measures what people earn each year, while wealth includes assets accumulated over decades, such as homes, businesses, pensions, investments, and inheritances. Because wealth compounds over time, it is typically distributed much more unevenly than income.

As housing wealth, stock markets, and private business ownership continue to drive household fortunes, who owns a country’s wealth may become just as important as how much wealth the economy creates.

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• Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-where-wealth-is-most-concentrated/