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🇱🇻 Latvia

Republic of Latvia

LVA LV € Euro (EUR)

Every statistic we track for Latvia — 124 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$45,840

#58 of 191

Life expectancy

75.3 yrs

#75 of 188

Happiness score

6.37

#48 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.75

#20 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 95% #30/139 2024
At-Risk-of-Poverty Rate 22% #3/30 2025
Bank Account Ownership 95% #29/139 2024
Bank Branches 4.4 #128/153 2024
Current Account Balance -3.6% #121/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 87.2% #31/140 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 0.9 #175/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0.4% #37/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.3% #102/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 53.7 #96/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 85.1 #110/191 2026
GDP per Capita 28,913 #53/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 27,220 #46/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 45,840 #58/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 4.3% #31/184 2019
Government Debt 47.4% #107/185 2026
Income Inequality (Gini) 34 #28/57 2023
Income per Person 20,180 #43/183 2018
Income per Person 20,180 #43/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3% #117/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 44 #41/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 83.1% #26/144 2017
Real GDP Growth 2.2% #128/191 2026
Severe Material & Social Deprivation 4.8% #15/30 2025
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #113/191 2026
Tax Wedge (single, avg wage) (OECD) 41.1% #14/40 2023
Total GDP (Long Run) 51,248,480,035 #108/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 6.7% #34/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.2 #196/217 2024
Median Age 43.8 #34/235 2026
Population 2.2 #144/229 2013
Population 1.9 #142/191 2026
Population Density 29.5 #189/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 189 #139/195 2025
Urban Population 68.5% #94/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #62/214 2023
Internet Users 92.7% #42/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 115.2 #97/209 2022
Weekly Internet Use 89% #22/34 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 22.2% #97/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 14.5 #3/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 0.3 #182/199 2024
Daily Cigarette Smokers 22.1% #5/31 2019
Health Spending (QoG) 7.6% #68/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 43.9% #38/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 2.5 #175/191 2023
Life Expectancy 75.3 #75/188 2013
Life Expectancy 75.9 #61/186 2020
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 22.3% #4/30 2019
Suicide Rate 12 #45/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 35.3% #14/167 2022
Undernourishment 2.5% #137/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 77 #74/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 12 #25/146 2020
PISA Mathematics Score 483 #21/79 2022
PISA Reading Score 475 #27/79 2022
PISA Science Score 494 #20/79 2022

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 3.7 #79/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 2,240 #51/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 73.5% #39/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #15/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #31/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.8 #40/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 59 #38/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 59 #37/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #29/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #14/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #19/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #151/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 88 #48/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #14/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 1 #3/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.7 #44/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.9 #20/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #20/179 2025
Military Spending 3.6% #13/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #14/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.1 #157/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 82.9 #12/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 1 #15/179 2025
Satisfaction with Democracy 57% #15/34 2024
Satisfaction with Democracy (ESS) 3.8 #33/38 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 1.1 #27/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 81 #17/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 4 #99/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 9.8 #119/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 83.7% #88/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 45.4% #74/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.8 #107/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 25.4% #73/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 1.7% #120/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 2.6 #146/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 57.3 #46/141 2023
World Risk Index 3.2 #116/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 60.4% #100/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 6.4 #48/147 2025
Happiness (EVS) 80.5% #29/36 2017–2020
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #62/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.8 #44/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #77/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #89/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #87/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1.6 #8/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.9 #42/193 2023
Life Satisfaction (Eurobarometer) 80.8% #22/34 2024

🧭 Attitudes & values

Acceptance of Homosexuality (EVS) 20.7% #22/36 2017–2020
Attended a Demonstration 12.6% #63/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 50.5% #140/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 45.5% #135/143 2018
Generalised Trust 2.7 #21/36 2023
Importance of Religion 2.3 #33/35 2023
Interpersonal Trust (EVS) 23% #24/36 2017–2020
Preference for State Ownership 5.5 #21/35 2023
Risk Tolerance 4.3 #31/36 2023
Self-assessed Health 2.7 #3/36 2023
Signed a Petition 14.6% #65/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 13.3% #50/120 2017
Trust in government 3.5 #119/123 2017
Trust in parliament 3.2 #148/151 2017
Trust in People (ESS) 4 #28/38 2023
Trust in political parties 2.8 #118/120 2017
Trust in Science 78.4% #55/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 70.3% #61/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 4.4 #109/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.