Latvia vs Slovakia: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Latvia
0.4%
in 2023
Slovakia
0.5%
in 2023
Latvia rank
88th
Slovakia rank
86th
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Latvia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 88th and Slovakia ranks 86th of 132 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Latvia or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Latvia and Slovakia?
- 0.1%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovakia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Slovakia rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Latvia ranks 88th and Slovakia ranks 86th of 132 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.