Israel vs Latvia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day
Israel
39.4%
in 2022
Latvia
43.6%
in 2023
Israel rank
90th
Latvia rank
88th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day over time
- Israel
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 43.6% against 39.4% in Israel, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 88th of 120 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 80.3% | 21.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 68.5% | 21.2% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 44.9% | 4.1% | 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, Israel or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 43.6% against 39.4% in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day between Israel and Latvia?
- 4.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Latvia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Latvia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Israel ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 88th 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 $30 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 $30 per day.