Latvia - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Latvia was 0.37 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.50 in 1998 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 2002.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.04 |
| 1993 | 0.15 |
| 1995 | 2.32 |
| 1996 | 3.85 |
| 1997 | 3.81 |
| 1998 | 4.50 |
| 2002 | 0.00 |
| 2003 | 1.44 |
| 2004 | 1.04 |
| 2007 | 0.47 |
| 2008 | 0.37 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Latvia was 0.14 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.56 in 1997 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1993.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.02 |
| 1993 | 0.00 |
| 1995 | 0.00 |
| 1996 | 0.42 |
| 1997 | 0.56 |
| 1998 | 0.00 |
| 2002 | 0.00 |
| 2003 | 0.36 |
| 2004 | 0.34 |
| 2007 | 0.21 |
| 2008 | 0.14 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.50 |
| 2004 | 5.90 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.60 |
| 2004 | 12.70 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
