Three metrics of inequality in Colombia
Colombia: Three metrics of inequality was 74.92 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Three metrics of inequality in Colombia, 2003–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for three metrics of inequality in Colombia is 74.92, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Colombia peaked at 74.92 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67.49, in 2015.
That places Colombia 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.49 | 71.12 | 72.41 | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.47 | 67.49 | 71.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.74 | 72.82 | 74.92 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,422 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.393 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0935 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0935 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1187 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4399 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is three metrics of inequality in Colombia?
- Three metrics of inequality in Colombia was 74.92 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.92 in 2022.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.49 in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Colombia ranks 2nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.