World distributionofwealth GDP and population by region

World distribution of wealth is the

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of how wealth is distributed around the world. The guideline for categorizing the data is to organize it based on the continent on which the people with wealth reside.

Data organization

Sometimes the data is organized by household wealth. It is useful to do it this way because sometimes the holders of wealth take care of other people who have no wealth, such as children or other family members.

World distribution of wealth (2016)

Data for the following tables is obtained from ''The UN-WIDER World Distribution of Household Wealth Report''.

Northern America

Central and South America

Europe

Africa

Middle East

Asia

Other

Net worth per capita (2016)

Data for the following tables is obtained from ''The UN-WIDER World Distribution of Household Wealth Report''.''The World Distribution of Household Wealth''. James B. Davies, Susanna Sandstrom, Anthony Shorrocks, and Edward N. Wolff. 5 December 2006.
Launch of the WIDER study on The World Distribution of Household Wealth
(includes press release, summary, and data)

(copy of full report with a cover page added)
The World Distribution of Household Wealth
(exact copy of report published at United Nations website)

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