Latvia vs Lithuania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Latvia
63.2%
in 2023
Lithuania
54.1%
in 2023
Latvia rank
89th
Lithuania rank
92nd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 63.2% against 54.1% in Lithuania, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 89th and Lithuania ranks 92nd of 120 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 88.8% | 1.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 78.3% | 4.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 53.7% | 10.4% | 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, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Latvia, at 63.2% against 54.1% in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 9.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Latvia ranks 89th and Lithuania ranks 92nd 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.