Czechia vs Latvia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Czechia
7.9%
in 2022
Latvia
8.7%
in 2022
Czechia rank
91st
Latvia rank
88th
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank over time
- Czechia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 8.7% against 7.9% in Czechia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 88th of 109 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.1% | 0.8% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.7% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 9.3% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 8.7% | 0.8% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank, Czechia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 8.7% against 7.9% in Czechia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank between Czechia and Latvia?
- 0.8%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Czechia and Latvia rank globally for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Czechia ranks 91st and Latvia ranks 88th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.