Here's how much money you have to make to be in the top 1% in different countries around the world

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The income needed to join the top 1% of earners varies greatly from country to country.
According to a list compiled by Bloomberg, it takes about $488,000 to be in the top 1% in the United States, but it takes about half that to join the top 1% in Australia.
Here's a ranking of how much you need to earn to join the top 1% in countries around the world, and what the average incomes in those countries are, according to a list compiled by Business Insider.
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From India to Australia to the United States, the income needed to join the top 1% varies greatly from country to country.

According to new data from the World Inequality Database and Statistics Canada compiled by Bloomberg's Ben Steverman and Reade Pickert, it takes about $488,000 to be in the top 1% in the United States, but it takes about half that to join the top 1% in Australia.

Here's a ranking of how much you need to earn to join the top 1% in countries around the world, as well as what the average incomes in those countries are, according to a list compiled by Business Insider from World Data.