Belgium vs Latvia: Percentage of one-person households
Belgium
34.7%
in 2018
Latvia
35.0%
in 2018
Belgium rank
13th
Latvia rank
12th
Percentage of one-person households over time
- Belgium
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 35.0% against 34.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 12th of 67 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 27.1% | 7.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 31.5% | 3.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Belgium or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 35.0% against 34.7% in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Belgium and Latvia?
- 0.3%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 12th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.