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Latvia

Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Riga236,460 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#41 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile65.8#50 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile76.5#62 Rule of Law0-100 percentile75.7#31

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Economy

1,790 indicators

GDPcurrent US$48.62B#99 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $38,800.5#49 GDP growth%2.1%#130 Inflation%3.7%#104

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Trade

125 indicators

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Health

1,540 indicators

Life expectancyyears76.4#95 Infant mortalityper 1k births2.2#7 Maternal mortalityper 100k19#19 Health 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%#33 Education spending% GDP4.3%#73 Adult literacy%99.9%#1 Primary enrollment% gross97.6%#79

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

430 indicators

Populationpeople1.85M#150 Population growth%-0.99%#209 Urban population%68.6%#85 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.2#180

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

291 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%44%#51 Forest area% land55%#39 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita3,767.7#34

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Energy

291 indicators

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Environment

378 indicators

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Agriculture

302 indicators

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Technology

145 indicators

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Society

2,125 indicators

Gini indexindex34#23 Extreme poverty% pop0.4%#5 Internet users% pop92.7%#40 Homicide rateper 100k2.5#46

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Risk

321 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.6#15 Hazard & exposure0-101.7#12 Vulnerability0-104.1#30

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Other

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