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Latvia

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Riga236,467 observations
Population
1.85M
world rank #150 / 217
GDP
48.62B
world rank #99 / 186
GDP / capita
38,800.5
world rank #49 / 185
Life expectancy
76.4
world rank #95 / 217

Governance

574 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile64.6#41Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile65.8#50Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile76.5#62Rule of Law0-100 percentile75.7#31
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,788 indicators
GDPcurrent US$48.62B#99GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $38,800.5#49GDP growth%2.1%#130Inflation%3.7%#104
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$22.12B#79Merchandise importscurrent US$26.28B#78Exports of goods & services% GDP62.6%#28Imports of goods & services% GDP67.2%#28
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,540 indicators
Life expectancyyears76.4#95Infant mortalityper 1k births2.2#7Maternal mortalityper 100k19#19Health spending% GDP7.3%#78
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,052 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross101.3%#33Education spending% GDP4.3%#73Adult literacy%99.9%#1Primary enrollment% gross97.6%#79
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

430 indicators
Populationpeople1.85M#150Population growth%-0.99%#209Urban population%68.6%#85Fertility ratebirths/woman1.2#180
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

291 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%44%#51Forest area% land55%#39Electric power consumptionkWh per capita3,767.7#34
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

291 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.2,271#29Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

378 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area18.8%#79Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources1%#25Capture fisheries productiontonnes56,367.7#97
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

302 indicators
Agricultural land% land area31.7%#121Cereal yieldkg per hectare3,557.5#77Aquaculture productiontonnes742#136Food production index2014-16 = 100103.9#110
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

145 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people121.3#73Secure internet serversper 1M people28,218.4#41Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people10.9#71
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,125 indicators
Gini indexindex34#23Extreme poverty% pop0.4%#5Internet users% pop92.7%#40Homicide rateper 100k2.5#46
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

321 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.6#15Hazard & exposure0-101.7#12Vulnerability0-104.1#30
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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