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
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
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.