Croatia vs Latvia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Croatia
56.8%
in 2023
Latvia
63.2%
in 2023
Croatia rank
90th
Latvia rank
89th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Croatia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 63.2% against 56.8% in Croatia, a difference of 6.4%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Latvia ahead.
Croatia ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 89th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.9% | 90.0% | 6.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 82.4% | 3.1% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 64.1% | 2.0% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day, Croatia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 63.2% against 56.8% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Croatia and Latvia?
- 6.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Latvia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Croatia ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 89th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.