Brazil vs Colombia: Gini coefficient
Brazil
0.5026
in 2024
Colombia
0.5438
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Colombia rank
2nd
Gini coefficient over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.5438 against 0.5026 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0412.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Colombia ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.573 | 0.5555 | 0.0175 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.5637 | 0.5497 | 0.0139 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.5301 | 0.5253 | 0.0048 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.5106 | 0.5467 | 0.036 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.5438 against 0.5026 in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.0412, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for gini coefficient?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Colombia ranks 2nd 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 Gini coefficient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.