Greece vs Latvia: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient

Greece
22,959
in 2017
Latvia
23,133
in 2017
Greece rank
47th
Latvia rank
46th

Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient over time

  • Greece
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 23,133 against 22,959 in Greece, a difference of 174.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 47th and Latvia ranks 46th of 160 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Latvia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Latvia Difference Ahead
1820s 1,306 938.3 367.26 Greece
1850s 1,607 1,121 486.13 Greece
1870s 1,938 1,378 560.19 Greece
1890s 2,257 1,851 406.36 Greece
1910s 2,592 2,882 289.9 Latvia
1920s 3,733 2,962 770.63 Greece
1950s 3,052 6,074 3,022 Latvia
1960s 5,015 8,432 3,417 Latvia
1970s 9,900 11,916 2,016 Latvia
1980s 14,300 13,739 561 Greece
1990s 15,964 15,806 158 Greece
2000s 23,528 14,190 9,338 Greece
2010s 24,738 20,136 4,602 Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data, Greece or Latvia?
Latvia, at 23,133 against 22,959 in Greece as of 2017.
What is the difference in use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data between Greece and Latvia?
174, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latvia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
How do Greece and Latvia rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
Greece ranks 47th and Latvia ranks 46th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data
Source
Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 2,400 data points, 1820–2017
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In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.