Across 11 major economies, the average member of the top 1% holds millions in PPP-adjusted wealth, while the average person in the bottom half often holds only tens of thousands or less. The U.S. sits farthest right in absolute wealth, while Mexico has the highest top-1% share.
Each dumbbell compares two like-for-like per-capita wealth measures within a country: the bottom 50% and the top 1%. Country labels show the top 1% share of national wealth. The x-axis uses a log scale because the lower-half values are in thousands while the top-end values are in millions.