Latvia vs Sweden: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Latvia
0.7%
in 2021
Sweden
0.7%
in 2021
Latvia rank
81st
Sweden rank
80th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time
- Latvia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 80th of 119 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 0.5% | 5.1% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.7% | 2.7% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices, Latvia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Latvia and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Latvia ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 80th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. 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 $3.20 per day.