Colombia vs India: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax

Colombia
0.6444
in 2022
India
0.621
in 2022
Colombia rank
6th
India rank
9th

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax over time

  • Colombia
  • India
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.6444 against 0.621 in India, a difference of 0.0234.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th and India ranks 9th of 109 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia India Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6371 0.5454 0.0917 Colombia
2010s 0.5945 0.6218 0.0273 India
2020s 0.6286 0.6159 0.0127 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax, Colombia or India?
Colombia, at 0.6444 against 0.621 in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax between Colombia and India?
0.0234, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Colombia and India rank globally for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
Colombia ranks 6th and India ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

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.