Latvia vs United States: Prosperity gap

Latvia

1.29

in 2023

United States

1.32

in 2024

Latvia rank

91st

United States rank

88th

Prosperity gap over time

United States currently reports 1.32 against 1.29 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0316.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 91st and United States ranks 88th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Prosperity gap
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.