Not in the geometric sense -- which is more like how people tend to think of these things, whether explicitly or not.<p>Suppose my wealth is $1 million, including my house.<p>Then Elon Musk's wealth is 50/0.001 = 50,000 times greater than mine.<p>But Jeff Bezos's wealth is just 165/50 = 3.3 times greater than Musk's.