Colombia vs Israel: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Colombia
22.7%
in 2024
Israel
21.0%
in 2022
Colombia rank
3rd
Israel rank
6th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Colombia
- Israel
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 22.7% against 21.0% in Israel, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 3rd and Israel ranks 6th of 130 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 13.7% | 6.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 21.1% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.1% | 1.8% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 20.2% | 2.5% | 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, Colombia or Israel?
- Colombia, at 22.7% against 21.0% in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Colombia and Israel?
- 1.7%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Israel?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Israel rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Colombia ranks 3rd and Israel ranks 6th 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.