Botswana vs Colombia: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Botswana
0.6382
in 2015
Colombia
0.6444
in 2022
Botswana rank
8th
Colombia rank
6th
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time
- Botswana
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.6444 against 0.6382 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0062.
Botswana ranks 8th and Colombia ranks 6th of 109 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6698 | 0.6286 | 0.0412 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.6382 | 0.5866 | 0.0516 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Botswana or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.6444 against 0.6382 in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Botswana and Colombia?
- 0.0062, with Colombia ahead.
- How do Botswana and Colombia rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Botswana ranks 8th and Colombia ranks 6th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.