Brazil vs Colombia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Brazil
21.2%
in 2024
Colombia
22.7%
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Colombia rank
3rd
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 22.7% against 21.2% in Brazil, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Colombia ranks 3rd of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 22.4% | 3.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 21.7% | 2.9% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 22.9% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 22.6% | 1.5% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 22.7% against 21.2% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Brazil and Colombia?
- 1.5%, with Colombia 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Colombia ranks 3rd of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.