Brazil vs Colombia: World population growth
Brazil
-0.7%
in 2100
Colombia
-0.7%
in 2100
Brazil rank
188th
Colombia rank
186th
World population growth over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 188th and Colombia ranks 186th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Colombia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.5% | -0.5% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 1800s | 2.4% | 0.2% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1910s | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 2030s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 2040s | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2050s | -0.3% | -0.1% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2060s | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2070s | -0.6% | -0.5% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2080s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2090s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at -0.7% against -0.7% in Brazil as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for world population growth?
- Brazil ranks 188th and Colombia ranks 186th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.