| Ranking | Colombia | Peru | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the highest income inequality2026-11-02 | #1 · 0.54 index (0-1) | #21 · 0.4 index (0-1) | Colombia by 20 |
| Countries with the highest average annual precipitation2026-11-02 | #1 · 3,240 mm per year | #44 · 1,738 mm per year | Colombia by 43 |
| Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income2026-11-02 | #3 · 26.96 % | #2 · 35.81 % | Peru by 1 |
| Countries with the highest income inequality before tax2026-11-02 | #2 · 74.92 Gini index | #6 · 69.66 Gini index | Colombia by 4 |
| Countries producing the most coffee2026-11-02 | #3 · 839.85 thousand tonnes | #8 · 358.99 thousand tonnes | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the most threatened bird species2026-11-02 | #3 · 102 | #5 · 93 | Colombia by 2 |
| Countries catching the most wild fish2026-11-01 | #40 · 493.55 thousand metric tons | #4 · 5,764.7 thousand metric tons | Peru by 36 |
| Countries producing the most palm oil2026-11-02 | #4 · 1,841.88 thousand tonnes | #16 · 300 thousand tonnes | Colombia by 12 |
| Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch2026-11-02 | #40 · 493.55 thousand metric tons | #4 · 5,764.7 thousand metric tons | Peru by 36 |
| Countries producing the most fish and seafood2026-11-02 | #50 · 321 thousand tonnes | #5 · 6,678 thousand tonnes | Peru by 45 |
| Countries with the most land used for palm oil2026-11-02 | #5 · 511.58 thousand hectares | #17 · 100 thousand hectares | Colombia by 12 |
| Countries with the largest total fisheries production2026-11-02 | #35 · 704.07 thousand metric tons | #5 · 5,882.32 thousand metric tons | Peru by 30 |
| Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields2026-11-02 | #35 · 0.34 tonnes per hectare | #6 · 0.83 tonnes per hectare | Peru by 29 |
| Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources2026-11-02 | #6 · 2,145 cubic kilometres | #8 · 1,641 cubic kilometres | Colombia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest sugar cane yields2026-11-02 | #13 · 89.22 tonnes per hectare | #6 · 101.63 tonnes per hectare | Peru by 7 |
| Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports)2026-10-29 | #7 · 43 % of exports of goods, services and primary income | #44 · 17.11 % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Colombia by 37 |
| Countries with the highest rice yields2026-11-02 | #46 · 4.5 tonnes per hectare | #7 · 8.31 tonnes per hectare | Peru by 39 |
| Countries with the highest stomach cancer death rates2026-11-02 | #8 · 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people | #7 · 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Peru by 1 |
| Countries producing the most sugar cane2026-11-02 | #8 · 31.86 million tonnes | #16 · 12.04 million tonnes | Colombia by 8 |
| Countries with the most threatened plant species2026-11-02 | #8 · 918 | #16 · 568 | Colombia by 8 |
| Countries with the largest external debt2026-10-29 | #9 · 201.76 DOD, current US$ bn | #20 · 93.27 DOD, current US$ bn | Colombia by 11 |
| Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person2026-11-02 | #9 · 22.92 square metres per person | #11 · 20.68 square metres per person | Colombia by 2 |
| Countries with the most threatened fish species2026-11-02 | #9 · 183 species | #40 · 90 species | Colombia by 31 |
| Countries with the highest palm oil yields2026-11-02 | #9 · 15.3 tonnes per hectare | #10 · 14.69 tonnes per hectare | Colombia by 1 |
| Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection2026-11-02 | #38 · 40.98 % | #9 · 83.36 % | Peru by 29 |
| Countries with the largest share of the world's forest2026-11-02 | #13 · 1.44 % of global total | #10 · 1.62 % of global total | Peru by 3 |
| Countries with the largest forest area2026-11-02 | #13 · 594.57 thousand sq. km | #10 · 671.6 thousand sq. km | Peru by 3 |
| Countries with the most threatened mammal species2026-11-02 | #10 · 63 | #14 · 51 | Colombia by 4 |
| Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates2026-11-02 | #10 · 37.09 per 100,000 people | #14 · 28.76 per 100,000 people | Colombia by 4 |
| Countries by net secondary income2026-10-28 | #11 · 16.4k BoP, current US$ million | #22 · 7,906.25 BoP, current US$ million | Colombia by 11 |
| Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person2026-11-02 | #13 · 41.5k cubic metres per person | #11 · 49.0k cubic metres per person | Peru by 2 |
| Countries with the highest maternal death rates2026-11-02 | #11 · 0.76 per 100,000 people | #13 · 0.57 per 100,000 people | Colombia by 2 |
| Countries generating the most hydropower2026-11-02 | #12 · 68.11 TWh | #19 · 34 TWh | Colombia by 7 |
| Countries with the highest egg yields per hen2026-11-02 | #41 · 14.72 kilograms per bird | #13 · 18.31 kilograms per bird | Peru by 28 |
| Countries with the most cattle2026-11-01 | #13 · 30.3k thousand animals | #45 · 5,842.17 thousand animals | Colombia by 32 |
| Countries by reserves and related items2026-10-28 | #23 · 4,669.48 BoP, current US$ million | #14 · 7,835.53 BoP, current US$ million | Peru by 9 |
| Countries with the longest compulsory education2026-11-02 | #40 · 12 years | #14 · 14 years | Peru by 26 |
| Countries with the highest homicide rates2026-11-02 | #14 · 24.91 per 100,000 people | #34 · 8.6 per 100,000 people | Colombia by 20 |
| Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports2026-11-02 | #30 · 7.35 months of imports | #14 · 10.54 months of imports | Peru by 16 |
| Countries with the most people in cities of over 1 million2026-11-02 | #16 · 23.8k thousand people | #30 · 11.5k thousand people | Colombia by 14 |
| Countries whose largest city has the most people2026-11-02 | #16 · 11.8k thousand people | #18 · 11.5k thousand people | Colombia by 2 |
| Countries receiving the most remittances2026-10-29 | #17 · 13.1k current US$ million | #40 · 5,299.34 current US$ million | Colombia by 23 |
| Countries producing the most chicken meat2026-11-02 | #19 · 1,821.77 thousand tonnes | #17 · 1,859.24 thousand tonnes | Peru by 2 |
| Countries with the highest sorghum yields2026-11-02 | #38 · 2.37 tonnes per hectare | #17 · 4 tonnes per hectare | Peru by 21 |
| Countries with the most bank depositors per 1,000 adults2026-11-02 | #17 · 1,802.83 per 1,000 adults | #23 · 1,553.48 per 1,000 adults | Colombia by 6 |
| Countries with the most air freight carried2026-11-02 | #17 · 1,936.48 million ton-km | #47 · 299.23 million ton-km | Colombia by 30 |
| Largest agricultural economies2026-10-29 | #18 · 45.49 current US$ bn | #38 · 21.8 current US$ bn | Colombia by 20 |
| Largest countries by land area2026-10-28 | #26 · 1,109.5 thousand km² | #19 · 1,280 thousand km² | Peru by 7 |
| Countries with the highest cotton yields2026-11-02 | #19 · 2.61 tonnes per hectare | #24 · 2.1 tonnes per hectare | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the most airline departures2026-11-02 | #19 · 373.15 thousand | #44 · 125.56 thousand | Colombia by 25 |
| Countries with the highest coffee yields2026-11-02 | #20 · 1 tonnes per hectare | #26 · 0.85 tonnes per hectare | Colombia by 6 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions including land use2026-11-02 | #20 · 24.33 billion tonnes | #40 · 7.99 billion tonnes | Colombia by 20 |
| Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions2026-11-02 | #20 · 92.07 million subscriptions | #40 · 42.64 million subscriptions | Colombia by 20 |
| Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #20 · 12.1k thousand people | #33 · 5,200 thousand people | Colombia by 13 |
| Countries with the most military personnel2026-11-02 | #20 · 256 thousand people | #50 · 81 thousand people | Colombia by 30 |
| Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe2026-11-02 | #44 · 80 % | #21 · 87 % | Peru by 23 |
| Countries with the most immigrants2026-11-02 | #22 · 3,063.52 thousand people | #40 · 1,837.22 thousand people | Colombia by 18 |
| Countries producing the most oil2026-11-02 | #22 · 458.51 TWh | #40 · 58.04 TWh | Colombia by 18 |
| Countries with the most international migrants2026-11-02 | #22 · 3,063.52 thousand people | #40 · 1,837.22 thousand people | Colombia by 18 |
| Countries with the highest soybean yields2026-11-02 | #22 · 2.52 tonnes per hectare | #34 · 2.21 tonnes per hectare | Colombia by 12 |
| Countries with the largest urban population2026-11-02 | #22 · 42.09 million people | #33 · 29.6 million people | Colombia by 11 |
| Countries using the most water for agriculture2026-10-29 | #25 · 20.88 billion cubic meters | #23 · 23.11 billion cubic meters | Peru by 2 |
| Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5)2026-10-30 | #23 · 155.88 thousand tonnes | #30 · 109.5 thousand tonnes | Colombia by 7 |
| Countries producing the most rice2026-11-02 | #25 · 2,823 thousand tonnes | #23 · 3,640.43 thousand tonnes | Peru by 2 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-10-29 | #24 · 4.5 million | #33 · 1.76 million | Colombia by 9 |
| Countries producing the most meat2026-11-02 | #24 · 3,160.73 thousand tonnes | #29 · 2,389.93 thousand tonnes | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #24 · 4,495.73 thousand people | #33 · 1,758.99 thousand people | Colombia by 9 |
| Countries producing the most pig meat2026-11-02 | #24 · 587.82 thousand tonnes | #43 · 209.55 thousand tonnes | Colombia by 19 |
| Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective2026-11-02 | #34 · 84 % | #24 · 88 % | Peru by 10 |
| Countries with the most internet users2026-11-02 | #25 · 41.96 million people | #37 · 28.04 million people | Colombia by 12 |
| Countries with the largest labor force2026-11-02 | #25 · 27.1 million people | #35 · 19.24 million people | Colombia by 10 |
| Countries with the most air passengers2026-10-28 | #26 · 42.4 million | #39 · 17.72 million | Colombia by 13 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases2026-11-02 | #29 · 26 per 100,000 people | #26 · 28.33 per 100,000 people | Peru by 3 |
| Countries with the most imported deforestation2026-11-02 | #38 · 7,252.33 hectares | #26 · 10.6k hectares | Peru by 12 |
| Countries using the most pesticides2026-11-02 | #26 · 19.42 thousand tonnes | #40 · 10.62 thousand tonnes | Colombia by 14 |
| Countries with the largest agricultural output2026-11-01 | #27 · 29.02 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ | #36 · 18.48 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ | Colombia by 9 |
| Countries producing the most farmed fish2026-10-30 | #27 · 210.52 thousand metric tons | #37 · 117.62 thousand metric tons | Colombia by 10 |
| Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions2026-11-02 | #27 · 9.11 million subscriptions | #43 · 4 million subscriptions | Colombia by 16 |
| Countries with the most people without safe drinking water2026-11-02 | #29 · 13.6k thousand people | #27 · 17.3k thousand people | Peru by 2 |
| Countries generating the most plastic waste2026-11-02 | #27 · 2,413.46 thousand tonnes | #35 · 1,543.88 thousand tonnes | Colombia by 8 |
| Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children2026-11-02 | #27 · 91 % | #50 · 87 % | Colombia by 23 |
| Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower2026-11-02 | #27 · 72.05 % of total electricity | #44 · 50.52 % of total electricity | Colombia by 17 |
| Countries with the largest aquaculture production2026-11-02 | #27 · 210.52 thousand metric tons | #37 · 117.62 thousand metric tons | Colombia by 10 |
| Most populous countries2026-10-28 | #28 · 53.43 million | #48 · 34.58 million | Colombia by 20 |
| Countries withdrawing the most freshwater2026-10-30 | #32 · 24.26 billion billion cubic meters | #28 · 25.92 billion billion cubic meters | Peru by 4 |
| Countries with the most agricultural land2026-11-02 | #28 · 33.73 million hectares | #46 · 18.49 million hectares | Colombia by 18 |
| Countries with the most trademark applications2026-11-02 | #29 · 33.57 thousand | #28 · 33.99 thousand | Peru by 1 |
| Countries with the largest consumer spending2026-10-29 | #29 · 405.64 current US$ bn | #49 · 239.54 current US$ bn | Colombia by 20 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from cement2026-11-02 | #34 · 4.66 million tonnes | #29 · 5.8 million tonnes | Peru by 5 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from cement2026-11-02 | #34 · 0.32 % of global total | #29 · 0.39 % of global total | Peru by 5 |
| Countries with the most road injury deaths2026-11-02 | #29 · 8,341 deaths | #48 · 4,284 deaths | Colombia by 19 |
| Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines2026-11-02 | #30 · 31.8 % | #33 · 27.6 % | Colombia by 3 |
| Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #30 · 8.5 % | #35 · 5.14 % | Colombia by 5 |
| Largest economies by GDP (PPP)2026-10-29 | #31 · 1,209.58 current international $ bn | #47 · 650.6 current international $ bn | Colombia by 16 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport2026-11-02 | #31 · 39.1 million tonnes | #36 · 26.82 million tonnes | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer2026-11-02 | #31 · 426.13 thousand tonnes | #46 · 222.21 thousand tonnes | Colombia by 15 |
| Countries with the largest national income, adjusted for prices2026-11-02 | #31 · 1,188.6 international $ bn | #48 · 606.51 international $ bn | Colombia by 17 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters2026-11-02 | #32 · 0.1 per 100,000 people | #46 · 0.06 per 100,000 people | Colombia by 14 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from aviation2026-11-01 | #32 · 4,446.32 thousand tonnes | #42 · 2,646.72 thousand tonnes | Colombia by 10 |
| Countries eating the most poultry per person2026-11-02 | #50 · 35.69 kg per person per year | #32 · 43.69 kg per person per year | Peru by 18 |
| Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China2026-11-02 | #32 · 28.36 % | #37 · 27.25 % | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the most container port traffic2026-11-02 | #32 · 5,188.13 thousand TEU | #38 · 3,477.01 thousand TEU | Colombia by 6 |
| Countries with the largest foreign reserves2026-10-29 | #43 · 65.81 includes gold, current US$ bn | #33 · 90.39 includes gold, current US$ bn | Peru by 10 |
| Countries by charges for the use of intellectual property, payments2026-10-28 | #33 · 2,188.39 BoP, current US$ million | #49 · 659.73 BoP, current US$ million | Colombia by 16 |
| Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #34 · 23.7 % | #48 · 15.7 % | Colombia by 14 |
| Countries with the highest bean yields2026-10-29 | #43 · 1.29 tonnes per hectare | #35 · 1.43 tonnes per hectare | Peru by 8 |
| Countries attracting the most foreign direct investment2026-10-29 | #35 · 11.6k BoP, current US$ million | #39 · 10.4k BoP, current US$ million | Colombia by 4 |
| Countries producing the most natural gas2026-11-02 | #40 · 94.13 TWh | #35 · 154.64 TWh | Peru by 5 |
| Largest economies by GDP2026-10-28 | #36 · 457.41 US$ bn | #47 · 334.85 US$ bn | Colombia by 11 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from cement2026-11-02 | #36 · 195.59 million tonnes | #49 · 134.25 million tonnes | Colombia by 13 |
| Countries by foreign direct investment, net outflows2026-10-28 | #38 · 4,824.65 BoP, current US$ million | #48 · 1,422.08 BoP, current US$ million | Colombia by 10 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #38 · 42.09 million tonnes | #43 · 39.06 million tonnes | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from oil2026-11-01 | #38 · 42.09 million tonnes | #43 · 39.06 million tonnes | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest diabetes death rates2026-11-02 | #38 · 20.76 per 100,000 people | #40 · 20.2 per 100,000 people | Colombia by 2 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #38 · 0.34 % of global total | #43 · 0.31 % of global total | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change2026-11-02 | #43 · 14.53 million tonnes | #39 · 16.68 million tonnes | Peru by 4 |
| Countries generating the most electricity2026-11-02 | #40 · 90.36 TWh | #50 · 60.44 TWh | Colombia by 10 |
| Countries by primary income payments2026-10-28 | #45 · 22.3 BoP, current US$ bn | #40 · 29.63 BoP, current US$ bn | Peru by 5 |
| Countries with the highest orange yields2026-11-02 | #44 · 15.96 tonnes per hectare | #40 · 16.64 tonnes per hectare | Peru by 4 |
| Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 emissions2026-11-02 | #41 · 104.46 million tonnes | #48 · 78.88 million tonnes | Colombia by 7 |
| Countries emitting the most CO22026-11-02 | #42 · 92.66 million tonnes | #48 · 70.25 million tonnes | Colombia by 6 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions2026-10-29 | #42 · 92.66 million tonnes | #48 · 70.25 million tonnes | Colombia by 6 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO₂ emissions2026-10-29 | #42 · 0.24 % | #48 · 0.18 % | Colombia by 6 |
| Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions2026-11-02 | #42 · 95.08 Mt CO2e | #49 · 69.27 Mt CO2e | Colombia by 7 |
| Largest manufacturing economies2026-10-29 | #43 · 45.26 current US$ bn | #48 · 35.71 current US$ bn | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP32026-11-02 | #48 · 70.99 thousand children | #43 · 85.9 thousand children | Peru by 5 |
| Largest industrial economies2026-10-29 | #46 · 99.53 current US$ bn | #44 · 100.12 current US$ bn | Peru by 2 |
| Countries investing the most (gross capital formation)2026-10-29 | #44 · 76.47 current US$ bn | #48 · 68.11 current US$ bn | Colombia by 4 |
| Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water2026-11-02 | #44 · 82.17 % of total freshwater withdrawal | #46 · 81.45 % of total freshwater withdrawal | Colombia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change2026-10-31 | #45 · 107.19 million tonnes | #50 · 86.93 million tonnes | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the largest stock market value relative to GDP2026-11-02 | #50 · 28.97 % of GDP | #45 · 31.41 % of GDP | Peru by 5 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change2026-11-02 | #45 · 107.19 million tonnes | #50 · 86.93 million tonnes | Colombia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas2026-10-30 | #46 · 23.02 million tonnes | #47 · 22.8 million tonnes | Colombia by 1 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from gas2026-11-02 | #46 · 0.29 % of global total | #47 · 0.28 % of global total | Colombia by 1 |
History
Rank history in Countries with the highest income inequality
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Head to head
Colombia vs Peru, explained
Colombia vs Peru, head to head across 134 shared rankings. Colombia ranks higher in 93, Peru ranks higher in 41. On that count Colombia comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the highest income inequality, Colombia is #1 with 0.54 index (0-1) and Peru is #21 with 0.4 index (0-1) (Colombia ahead by 20); in Countries with the highest average annual precipitation, Colombia is #1 with 3,240 mm per year and Peru is #44 with 1,738 mm per year (Colombia ahead by 43); in Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income, Colombia is #3 with 26.96 % and Peru is #2 with 35.81 % (Peru ahead by 1); in Countries with the highest income inequality before tax, Colombia is #2 with 74.92 Gini index and Peru is #6 with 69.66 Gini index (Colombia ahead by 4); in Countries producing the most coffee, Colombia is #3 with 839.85 thousand tonnes and Peru is #8 with 358.99 thousand tonnes (Colombia ahead by 5); in Countries with the most threatened bird species, Colombia is #3 with 102 and Peru is #5 with 93 (Colombia ahead by 2).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia ranks higher in more shared rankings (93 of 134). In Countries with the highest income inequality, Colombia is #1 and Peru is #21.
- In how many rankings do Colombia and Peru both appear?
- 134 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.