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The Wealth Gap Visualizer shows where your income and net worth fall on national and global percentile charts, plus how many years at current growth you'd need to reach the top 1%. Uses Federal Reserve SCF data for US percentiles. Median US household income ~$74k, net worth ~$192k; top 1% income ~$650k, net worth ~$11M.

Fórmula

Percentile = lookup(income/wealth) in distribution table
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Income ($/year) — Annual income

Guía paso a paso

  1. 1Enter annual income
  2. 2Enter net worth
  3. 3Select country/region
  4. 4Calculator outputs income percentile, wealth percentile, vs median, years to top 1%

Ejemplos resueltos

Entrada
$120k income, $250k net worth, US
Resultado
~80th income, ~55th wealth percentile

Errores comunes a evitar

  • Conflating income with wealth (high-earner ≠ rich)
  • Comparing to social media rather than actual data

Preguntas frecuentes

Why are wealth percentiles so different from income?

Wealth compounds — top wealth tiers reflect inheritance, equity, and time. Many high earners have modest wealth if they spend most of what they make.

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