Colombia vs Zambia: Gini coefficient
Colombia
0.5438
in 2024
Zambia
0.5148
in 2022
Colombia rank
2nd
Zambia rank
4th
Gini coefficient over time
- Colombia
- Zambia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.5438 against 0.5148 in Zambia, a difference of 0.029.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 4th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5677 | 0.4833 | 0.0844 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.5549 | 0.4816 | 0.0733 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.5323 | 0.5393 | 0.0069 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.5482 | 0.5148 | 0.0333 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini coefficient, Colombia or Zambia?
- Colombia, at 0.5438 against 0.5148 in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gini coefficient between Colombia and Zambia?
- 0.029, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for gini coefficient?
- Colombia ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 4th 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.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.