Latvia vs Romania: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)
Latvia
24.7%
in 2025
Romania
27.4%
in 2025
Latvia rank
15th
Romania rank
13th
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) over time
- Latvia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 27.4% against 24.7% in Latvia, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 15th and Romania ranks 13th of 48 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.6% | 38.3% | 5.8% | Romania |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 31.1% | 5.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty, Latvia or Romania?
- Romania, at 27.4% against 24.7% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty between Latvia and Romania?
- 2.7%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Latvia ranks 15th and Romania ranks 13th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.