Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Latvia
Latvia: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 0.4441 in 2023. β Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Latvia, 1993β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Latvia stood at 0.4441.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Latvia peaked at 3.77 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
Latvia ranks 80th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 | 0 | 3.77 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.29 | 0.8321 | 3.65 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 0.3375 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4678 | 0.4241 | 0.5121 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More poverty & inequality data for Latvia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.34 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,558 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 31.88 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.117 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 31.3 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0904 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Latvia?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Latvia was 0.4441 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 in 1996.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Latvia ranks 80th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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