Austria vs Latvia: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day
Austria
0.6%
in 2023
Latvia
0.7%
in 2023
Austria rank
89th
Latvia rank
88th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day over time
- Austria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Austria ranks 89th and Latvia ranks 88th of 120 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 7.8% | 7.7% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 3.9% | 3.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 2.2% | 1.6% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day, Austria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day between Austria and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Austria ranks 89th and Latvia ranks 88th 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.