Austria vs Latvia: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing
Austria
6.1%
in 2025
Latvia
6.7%
in 2024
Austria rank
24th
Latvia rank
22nd
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing over time
- Austria
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 6.7% against 6.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Latvia ahead.
Austria ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 10.2% | 4.9% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 8.8% | 2.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 5.8% | 6.7% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban population living in inadequate housing, Austria or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 6.7% against 6.1% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban population living in inadequate housing between Austria and Latvia?
- 0.6%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Latvia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Latvia rank globally for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Austria ranks 24th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).