Latvia vs Malta: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Latvia
14.0%
in 2025
Malta
19.3%
in 2025
Latvia rank
42nd
Malta rank
40th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Latvia
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 19.3% against 14.0% in Latvia, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 40th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 17.1% | 4.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 28.4% | 4.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 22.8% | 5.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents, Latvia or Malta?
- Malta, at 19.3% against 14.0% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between Latvia and Malta?
- 5.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malta?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Malta rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Latvia ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 40th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.