Colombia vs South Africa: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
0.5438
in 2024
South Africa
0.5405
in 2022
Colombia rank
2nd
South Africa rank
3rd
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.5438 against 0.5405 in South Africa, a difference of 0.0033.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5575 | 0.6176 | 0.0602 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.54 | 0.6026 | 0.0626 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5482 | 0.5405 | 0.0076 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 0.5438 against 0.5405 in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and South Africa?
- 0.0033, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. 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.