Germany vs Latvia: At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households
Germany
30.5%
in 2025
Latvia
31.0%
in 2025
Germany rank
13th
Latvia rank
11th
At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households over time
- Germany
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 31.0% against 30.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Latvia ahead.
Germany ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 11th of 47 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 39.4% | 12.7% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 33.4% | 1.4% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 30.6% | 3.2% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households, Germany or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 31.0% against 30.5% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households between Germany and Latvia?
- 0.5%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for at-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households?
- Germany ranks 13th and Latvia ranks 11th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households below-above 65 years by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.