Latvia vs Poland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011
Latvia
54.5%
in 2021
Poland
46.1%
in 2021
Latvia rank
90th
Poland rank
93rd
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 over time
- Latvia
- Poland
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 54.5% against 46.1% in Poland, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 90th and Poland ranks 93rd of 119 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.4% | 96.5% | 1.9% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 85.8% | 1.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 71.5% | 6.5% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 48.6% | 8.2% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices), Latvia or Poland?
- Latvia, at 54.5% against 46.1% in Poland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) between Latvia and Poland?
- 8.4%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Latvia ranks 90th and Poland ranks 93rd of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). 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 $30 per day.