Latvia vs Lithuania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Latvia
4.0%
in 2023
Lithuania
4.2%
in 2023
Latvia rank
90th
Lithuania rank
89th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4.2% against 4.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 90th and Lithuania ranks 89th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 88.2% | 24.8% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.1% | 2.7% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.2% | 1.8% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 1.2% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 4.2% against 4.0% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Latvia ranks 90th and Lithuania ranks 89th 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.