Belarus vs Latvia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day
Belarus
2.6%
in 2020
Latvia
2.8%
in 2023
Belarus rank
91st
Latvia rank
90th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day over time
- Belarus
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Belarus, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 90th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 14.2% | 23.0% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.3% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day, Belarus or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day between Belarus and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Belarus ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 90th 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 $8.30 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 $8.30 per day.