Ecuador vs Lithuania: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
Ecuador
21.4%
in 2025
Lithuania
20.9%
in 2021
Ecuador rank
26th
Lithuania rank
27th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines over time
- Ecuador
- Lithuania
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 21.4% against 20.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 70 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 20.2% | 18.5% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 20.9% | 4.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 20.4% | 9.9% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, Ecuador or Lithuania?
- Ecuador, at 21.4% against 20.9% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines between Ecuador and Lithuania?
- 0.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lithuania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Lithuania rank globally for poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines?
- Ecuador ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines., World Bank (W, published as Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.