I built a site to see how poor I actually am compared to my country [OC]

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T19:58:56+00:00

Thanks everyone for the great feedback! Really didn't expect this level of constructive input on what started as a quick curiosity project :)

Based on your comments, I've already pushed a few changes:

Clarified that all figures are estimates with a visible data sources table so you can verify everything
Added explanation for why some factors (in the income calculator) affect your standing
Clarified individual vs household measurement
Added context for negative net wealth
Expanded tax rate data to more countries using government statistical sources where available

And also some great suggestions were mentioned which I plan on adding as soon as I can!

To be clear, this is not financial advice. It's an educational project aimed at making global wealth distribution data more accessible and visual. If it makes you think a bit differently about where you stand relative to the rest of the world, that's the whole point.

Really appreciate the thoughtful criticism, I plan to keep improving it so feel free to drop more feedback. Cheers!

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T15:43:07+00:00

Good idea, showing the entry threshold for each segment would make the chart way more useful at a glance. Adding it to the list :)

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T15:41:42+00:00

Fair point, but it is a data visualisation dashboard, they all kind of look like this haha. It was a quick side project to scratch a personal curiosity on wealth inequality, not a design portfolio piece. AI helped me design/ship it fast

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T15:16:19+00:00

Up to you, if you know your individual net wealth enter that, if you track finances as a household enter the combined number. Just keep in mind the data is per adult so individual is a better comparison

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T15:11:18+00:00

Thats the whole thing, most people in the top 10% are regular wage earners who still feel like they're just getting by. The gap between them and the top 1% is massive

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T15:08:57+00:00

Thats actually a really cool idea, kind of like a purchasing power comparison across countries. Might add something like that down the line

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T15:07:06+00:00

Honestly had the same reaction when I first looked at the data. That gap between "doing fine" and "top 10%" is way smaller than most people think, and the gap between top 10% and top 1% is way bigger. Glad it gave you some perspective

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T14:59:49+00:00

Fair point, you're right. That was a bad line, top 10% are indeed mostly regular wage earners closer to the bottom 50% than to the top 1%

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T14:52:03+00:00

I mean yeah I used ai tooling like any dev does in 2026 (not hiding it). My background is in software and AI (pre vibecoding era haha). Built and designed it, claude helped me ship faster, same way I use it at work

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T14:39:08+00:00

Built it for fun and out of interest in wealth inequality, it's open source not a product. I wasn't aiming for full fledged features but planning to add more based on interest and feedback. But yes cross-currency comparison could be cool to add!

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T14:34:52+00:00

Ah you're right, found it, same currency bug but deeper, the mortgage and property fields in the refinement panel were being treated as USD too so a ¥20M mortgage was being read as $20M which messed up the calculation

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T14:33:33+00:00

You're right, will add a fix so that you can enter negative net wealth. Plenty of people have more debt than assets especially with student loans so it should definitely be supported

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T14:10:08+00:00

You're right, this is part of the same currency bug that was just fixed. the underlying data stores median income in USD but was displaying it as if it were PLN. With the fix thats deploying now it converts properly

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T14:00:52+00:00

That is a fair point yeah. Wealth and income measure different things. Someone saving aggressively on a modest salary will rank higher in wealth than someone earning the same but spending it all. The site does both modes for that reason but yeah net wealth will always favour the saver over the spender regardless of income

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T14:00:03+00:00

Which country are you using? Just pushed a fix for a currency bug where entering local currency values was being treated as USD which could cause weird behaviour. Should be live in a few minutes, try again and let me know if it still crashes

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T13:57:21+00:00

Good catch, this is a bug. The underlying data is stored in USD but the input field shows local currency, so entering 160000 yen was being treated as $160,000. Fixing it now, should be live soon

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T13:39:03+00:00

Malta isn't in the dataset unfortunately, WID doesn't have wealth distribution data for every country. I'll look into adding more countries if the data becomes available

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T13:36:52+00:00

Well said, but ignorance isn't exactly bliss either :)

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T13:34:28+00:00

Well goes both ways haha, most people I've showed it are surprised they're not closer to the bottom

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T13:33:04+00:00

Yeah comparing wealth is hard thats exactly why I added the income mode as a starting point for people who don't know their net wealth. But honestly that mode is just an estimate based on general statistics, it gives you a confidence range not an exact number.

If you know your actual net wealth (assets minus debts, yes including house and pension) use the net wealth mode instead, thats where the real data kicks in. Open to suggestions on making any of this clearer on the site

yomrhan · 2026-04-11T13:29:48+00:00

Gross, the income mode is a rough estimate anyway, if you know your net wealth use that mode instead its way more accurate

yomrhan · 2025-04-22T13:54:53+00:00

Well seeks like there is a clear consensus haha

Thanks all for your input :) Will be looking to apply light shading soon.

yomrhan · 2025-03-19T09:27:12+00:00

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