Estonia vs Latvia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Estonia
56.6%
in 2023
Latvia
63.2%
in 2023
Estonia rank
91st
Latvia rank
89th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 63.2% against 56.6% in Estonia, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 89th of 120 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 100.0% | 3.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 89.8% | 2.6% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 82.4% | 11.0% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 64.1% | 11.8% | Latvia |
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, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 63.2% against 56.6% in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Estonia and Latvia?
- 6.6%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Estonia ranks 91st 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.