Greece vs Latvia: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty
Greece
0.6%
in 2023
Latvia
0.4%
in 2023
Greece rank
77th
Latvia rank
80th
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty over time
- Greece
- Latvia
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Greece ranks 77th and Latvia ranks 80th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the share and number of people living in extreme poverty, Greece or Latvia?
- Greece, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the share and number of people living in extreme poverty between Greece and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latvia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Latvia rank globally for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Greece ranks 77th and Latvia ranks 80th 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 The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. 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 per day.