Italy vs Latvia: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices
Italy
1.5%
in 2021
Latvia
1.7%
in 2021
Italy rank
90th
Latvia rank
87th
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices over time
- Italy
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Latvia ahead.
Italy ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 87th of 119 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 25.9% | 22.6% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 9.6% | 7.9% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 5.2% | 2.4% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices, Italy or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Italy as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices between Italy and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Italy and Latvia rank globally for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Italy ranks 90th and Latvia ranks 87th 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.