Distribution of wealth
![World Distribution of Wealth and Population in the Year 2000](/Images/godic/202502/11/World_distributionofwealth_GDP_and_population_by_region0633.gif")
![Global distribution of financial wealth excludes illiquid assets.[1]](/Images/godic/202502/11/Global_Distribution_of_Wealth_v30633.jpg")
![Global distribution of wealth by OCED Data. sources:](/Images/godic/202502/11/World_wealth_distribution_20120633.png")
![Number of high-net-worth individuals in the world, 2011.[6]](/Images/godic/202502/11/Number_of_High_Net_Worth_Individuals,_2011_v40633.jpg")
The distribution of wealth is a comparison of the wealth of various members or groups in a society. It differs from the income distribution in that it looks at the distribution of ownership of the assets in a society, rather than the current income of members of that society.