Italy vs Latvia: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Italy
0.3434
in 2023
Latvia
0.3397
in 2023
Italy rank
56th
Latvia rank
58th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.3434 against 0.3397 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0037.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 56th and Latvia ranks 58th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3515 | 0.2899 | 0.0616 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3372 | 0.3693 | 0.0321 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.3508 | 0.3503 | 0.0005 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.3452 | 0.344 | 0.0012 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Italy or Latvia?
- Italy, at 0.3434 against 0.3397 in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Latvia?
- 0.0037, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 56th and Latvia ranks 58th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.