Brazil vs Colombia: Income inequality: Atkinson index
Brazil
0.4373
in 2023
Colombia
0.4399
in 2023
Brazil rank
27th
Colombia rank
26th
Income inequality: Atkinson index over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.4399 against 0.4373 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0026.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 26th of 174 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3858 | 0.3975 | 0.0117 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.4274 | 0.4399 | 0.0125 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality: atkinson index, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.4399 against 0.4373 in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality: atkinson index between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.0026, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 26th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.