Brazil vs Colombia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011
Brazil
83.2%
in 2022
Colombia
88.4%
in 2022
Brazil rank
76th
Colombia rank
73rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 88.4% against 83.2% in Brazil, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 76th and Colombia ranks 73rd of 119 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.4% | 95.4% | 2.0% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 94.5% | 4.5% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 91.1% | 6.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 90.2% | 5.6% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices), Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 88.4% against 83.2% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Brazil and Colombia?
- 5.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Brazil ranks 76th and Colombia ranks 73rd of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.