Brazil vs Colombia: Total shortfall from extreme poverty
Total shortfall from extreme poverty over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 1.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Colombia, a difference of 446.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 22nd of 120 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
| 2000s | 10.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.51 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
| 2010s | 5.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.11 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total shortfall from extreme poverty, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 2.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 1.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total shortfall from extreme poverty between Brazil and Colombia?
- 446.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Brazil 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 total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 22nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.