Brazil vs Colombia: Gini coefficient (after tax)

Brazil
0.4527
in 2022
Colombia
0.5084
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
Colombia rank
2nd

Gini coefficient (after tax) over time

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.5084 against 0.4527 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0557.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and Colombia ranks 2nd of 48 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini coefficient (after tax)
Source
Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,046 data points, 1963–2024
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.