Chile vs Colombia: Wealth share of the richest 1%
Chile
39.6%
in 2024
Colombia
39.2%
in 2024
Chile rank
9th
Colombia rank
12th
Wealth share of the richest 1% over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 39.6% against 39.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Colombia ahead.
Chile ranks 9th and Colombia ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 36.6% | 46.0% | 9.4% | Colombia |
| 1850s | 37.8% | 46.2% | 8.5% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 40.3% | 46.4% | 6.1% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 41.7% | 46.3% | 4.6% | Colombia |
| 1910s | 43.1% | 45.6% | 2.5% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 43.1% | 45.6% | 2.5% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 43.1% | 45.7% | 2.6% | Colombia |
| 1940s | 42.9% | 45.9% | 3.0% | Colombia |
| 1950s | 40.8% | 45.6% | 4.8% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 46.0% | 45.9% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 46.2% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 39.8% | 39.9% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 39.9% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 38.7% | 1.8% | Chile |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 39.5% | 0.2% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wealth share of the richest 1%, Chile or Colombia?
- Chile, at 39.6% against 39.2% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wealth share of the richest 1% between Chile and Colombia?
- 0.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Chile ranks 9th 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.