Brazil vs Colombia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Brazil
39.5%
in 2024
Colombia
39.2%
in 2024
Brazil rank
10th
Colombia rank
12th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 39.5% against 39.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Colombia ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and Colombia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 46.2% | 46.0% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1850s | 46.3% | 46.2% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1880s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 46.2% | 46.3% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 46.6% | 45.6% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 46.7% | 45.7% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 47.0% | 45.9% | 1.1% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 46.7% | 45.6% | 1.1% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 46.7% | 46.2% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 39.9% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 39.9% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 39.7% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 38.7% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 39.5% | 0.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 39.5% against 39.2% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Colombia ranks 12th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.