Japan vs Latvia: Prosperity gap
Japan
1.2
in 2020
Latvia
1.29
in 2023
Japan rank
92nd
Latvia rank
91st
Prosperity gap over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.29 against 1.2 in Japan, a difference of 0.09.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 92nd and Latvia ranks 91st of 120 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 | 2.41 | 1.09 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 1.92 | 0.8057 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 1.28 | 0.0842 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.29 against 1.2 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.09, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Japan ranks 92nd and Latvia ranks 91st 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 Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.