Italy vs Lithuania: Share of population living below national poverty lines
Italy
20.1%
in 2021
Lithuania
20.9%
in 2021
Italy rank
29th
Lithuania rank
27th
Share of population living below national poverty lines over time
- Italy
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 20.9% against 20.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lithuania ahead.
Italy ranks 29th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 70 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 20.2% | 1.2% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 20.9% | 1.0% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.4% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living below national poverty lines, Italy or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 20.9% against 20.1% in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of population living below national poverty lines between Italy and Lithuania?
- 0.8%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lithuania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Lithuania rank globally for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Italy ranks 29th and Lithuania ranks 27th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.