Germany vs Latvia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Germany
12.5%
in 2022
Latvia
12.3%
in 2023
Germany rank
53rd
Latvia rank
54th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Germany
- Latvia
How they compare
Germany currently reports 12.5% against 12.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 53rd and Latvia ranks 54th of 130 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 10.7% | 3.0% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 13.3% | 4.8% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 13.3% | 3.2% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 12.3% | 0.6% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Germany or Latvia?
- Germany, at 12.5% against 12.3% in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Germany and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Germany ranks 53rd and Latvia ranks 54th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.