Greece vs Latvia: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Greece
0.6%
in 2023
Latvia
0.4%
in 2023
Greece rank
70th
Latvia rank
73rd
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Greece
- Latvia
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Greece ranks 70th and Latvia ranks 73rd of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Greece or Latvia?
- Greece, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Greece and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latvia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Latvia rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Greece ranks 70th and Latvia ranks 73rd of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.