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Latvia vs Peru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 34.2M in Peru (ranked 48/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 494,211 sq mi for Peru (ranked 121st vs. 19th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Peru
Population
1844219
34854181
Population rank 149/197 48/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$289B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 49/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$8,452
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 93/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$17,802
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$94.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$2,770
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 106/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$6,804
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
494,211 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Latvia and Peru: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Peru economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Peru
Year GDP
Latvia Peru
1960 - $2,571,986,572
1961 - $2,897,852,693
1962 - $3,284,322,201
1963 - $3,598,272,493
1964 - $4,353,664,867
1965 - $5,163,008,077
1966 - $6,109,048,737
1967 - $6,194,340,080
1968 - $5,736,083,835
1969 - $6,420,909,790
1970 - $7,432,223,177
1971 - $8,289,582,884
1972 - $9,189,413,409
1973 - $10,994,381,895
1974 - $13,858,441,211
1975 - $16,931,162,355
1976 - $16,131,958,851
1977 - $14,544,913,961
1978 - $12,491,876,743
1979 - $15,954,012,439
1980 - $18,136,838,538
1981 - $21,648,214,893
1982 - $21,794,535,621
1983 - $17,345,260,564
1984 - $17,600,400,385
1985 - $15,078,736,875
1986 - $21,859,448,586
1987 - $36,889,706,593
1988 - $15,439,408,447
1989 - $22,499,558,526
1990 - $26,410,386,963
1991 - $34,341,465,998
1992 - $35,966,302,303
1993 - $34,832,077,221
1994 - $44,882,079,767
1995 $5,608,208,785 $53,312,793,687
1996 $5,799,465,288 $55,252,414,130
1997 $6,349,481,007 $58,147,522,523
1998 $6,974,112,951 $55,501,467,877
1999 $7,324,192,890 $50,187,324,568
2000 $7,761,252,607 $51,744,749,133
2001 $8,190,888,740 $52,030,158,775
2002 $9,249,030,241 $54,777,553,515
2003 $11,244,337,720 $58,731,030,122
2004 $13,827,070,379 $66,768,703,498
2005 $16,306,935,905 $76,060,606,061
2006 $20,434,922,247 $88,643,193,062
2007 $29,420,499,248 $102,170,981,144
2008 $34,135,200,994 $120,550,599,815
2009 $25,691,530,442 $120,822,986,521
2010 $23,468,324,572 $147,527,631,521
2011 $26,575,547,901 $171,761,737,047
2012 $27,116,149,949 $192,650,021,649
2013 $29,152,128,168 $201,175,543,571
2014 $30,277,203,767 $200,786,250,583
2015 $26,344,565,877 $189,802,976,286
2016 $27,117,105,060 $191,898,104,390
2017 $29,391,059,767 $211,007,984,081
2018 $33,247,935,477 $222,597,009,739
2019 $33,099,503,951 $228,346,006,004
2020 $33,379,927,435 $201,409,694,756
2021 $38,183,326,785 $226,328,766,460
2022 $38,014,713,596 $246,065,570,308
2023 $42,572,151,720 $266,958,720,838
2024 $43,520,773,851 $289,221,969,060

Latvia and Peru economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Peru
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Peru
1960 - $252.8
1961 - $276.6
1962 - $305
1963 - $324
1964 - $381
1965 - $439
1966 - $505
1967 - $498
1968 - $448
1969 - $488
1970 - $550
1971 - $599
1972 - $647
1973 - $754
1974 - $927
1975 - $1,104
1976 - $1,026
1977 - $903
1978 - $756
1979 - $942
1980 - $1,045
1981 - $1,216
1982 - $1,194
1983 - $927
1984 - $918
1985 - $767
1986 - $1,087
1987 - $1,792
1988 - $733
1989 - $1,045
1990 - $1,200
1991 - $1,527
1992 - $1,567
1993 - $1,488
1994 - $1,879
1995 $2,257 $2,190
1996 $2,360 $2,227
1997 $2,610 $2,301
1998 $2,894 $2,156
1999 $3,064 $1,917
2000 $3,278 $1,945
2001 $3,505 $1,930
2002 $4,004 $2,007
2003 $4,915 $2,129
2004 $6,110 $2,397
2005 $7,284 $2,707
2006 $9,212 $3,130
2007 $13,371 $3,581
2008 $15,678 $4,198
2009 $11,996 $4,181
2010 $11,188 $5,072
2011 $12,903 $5,861
2012 $13,329 $6,519
2013 $14,484 $6,747
2014 $15,186 $6,667
2015 $13,322 $6,232
2016 $13,839 $6,217
2017 $15,132 $6,736
2018 $17,252 $6,978
2019 $17,295 $7,037
2020 $17,564 $6,133
2021 $20,262 $6,826
2022 $20,227 $7,351
2023 $22,676 $7,888
2024 $23,368 $8,452

Latvia vs. Peru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Peru
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Peru
1950 64.6 46
1951 65.2 46.5
1952 65.7 46.8
1953 66.2 47.1
1954 66.7 47.5
1955 67.1 47.9
1956 67.6 48.4
1957 68.3 48.9
1958 68.9 49.5
1959 69.5 50
1960 70.3 50.6
1961 70.5 51.2
1962 69.9 51.5
1963 70.3 52.6
1964 71.5 53.3
1965 71.2 53.9
1966 71.2 54.4
1967 70.9 54.9
1968 70.5 55.4
1969 70.2 55.8
1970 70.2 47.7
1971 70.6 56.5
1972 70.3 57
1973 70.2 57.3
1974 70.1 57.8
1975 69.3 58.2
1976 69.4 58.6
1977 69.4 58.9
1978 69.3 59.3
1979 68.8 59.6
1980 69.1 60
1981 69.1 60.3
1982 69.6 60.6
1983 69.4 60.8
1984 69.4 61.1
1985 69.6 61.7
1986 71 62.2
1987 71 62.5
1988 70.9 63
1989 70.4 63.4
1990 69.5 64
1991 69.2 64.2
1992 68.5 65
1993 66.6 65.7
1994 65.2 66.5
1995 66 67.2
1996 68.6 67.8
1997 69.2 68.3
1998 68.9 68.7
1999 69.6 69.3
2000 70.2 69.8
2001 69.9 70.3
2002 70.2 70.8
2003 70.6 71.3
2004 70.9 71.4
2005 70.6 72
2006 70.6 72.3
2007 70.8 72.7
2008 72 72.7
2009 72.7 72.6
2010 73 72.9
2011 73.7 73.3
2012 73.9 74
2013 74.2 74.6
2014 74.3 75.3
2015 74.7 75.7
2016 74.8 76
2017 74.8 76
2018 75 76
2019 75.6 76.3
2020 75.5 73.8
2021 73.2 71.6
2022 74.9 76.8
2023 76.2 77.7
2024 76.3 77.9
2025 76.5 78.1

Latvia and Peru population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Peru
Year Population
Latvia Peru
1960 2,120,979 10,174,127
1961 2,152,681 10,475,123
1962 2,181,586 10,784,612
1963 2,210,919 11,102,099
1964 2,240,623 11,427,978
1965 2,265,919 11,761,085
1966 2,283,217 12,101,297
1967 2,301,220 12,448,814
1968 2,323,619 12,803,993
1969 2,343,173 13,166,767
1970 2,359,164 13,501,237
1971 2,376,389 13,838,067
1972 2,395,674 14,210,147
1973 2,415,819 14,582,867
1974 2,437,186 14,956,552
1975 2,456,130 15,333,957
1976 2,470,989 15,716,809
1977 2,485,073 16,109,806
1978 2,497,921 16,516,059
1979 2,505,953 16,933,139
1980 2,511,701 17,360,949
1981 2,519,421 17,798,805
1982 2,531,080 18,246,503
1983 2,546,011 18,705,957
1984 2,562,047 19,174,716
1985 2,578,873 19,648,204
1986 2,599,892 20,117,122
1987 2,626,583 20,582,320
1988 2,653,434 21,054,702
1989 2,666,955 21,532,589
1990 2,663,151 22,014,771
1991 2,650,581 22,483,775
1992 2,614,338 22,946,340
1993 2,563,290 23,413,783
1994 2,520,742 23,881,493
1995 2,485,056 24,348,919
1996 2,457,222 24,811,171
1997 2,432,851 25,274,147
1998 2,410,019 25,738,095
1999 2,390,482 26,186,504
2000 2,367,550 26,598,331
2001 2,337,170 26,964,601
2002 2,310,173 27,288,217
2003 2,287,955 27,580,490
2004 2,263,122 27,852,190
2005 2,238,799 28,101,180
2006 2,218,357 28,324,491
2007 2,200,325 28,530,699
2008 2,177,322 28,719,041
2009 2,141,669 28,896,811
2010 2,097,555 29,086,019
2011 2,059,709 29,304,086
2012 2,034,319 29,550,366
2013 2,012,647 29,817,919
2014 1,993,782 30,115,826
2015 1,977,527 30,457,600
2016 1,959,537 30,866,494
2017 1,942,248 31,324,637
2018 1,927,174 31,897,584
2019 1,913,822 32,449,303
2020 1,900,449 32,838,579
2021 1,884,490 33,155,882
2022 1,879,383 33,475,438
2023 1,877,445 33,845,617
2024 1,862,441 34,217,848

Fertility rates in Latvia and Peru

Fertility rate
Latvia

Peru
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Peru
1960 1.94 6.94
1961 1.94 6.92
1962 1.91 6.9
1963 1.85 6.86
1964 1.79 6.81
1965 1.74 6.75
1966 1.76 6.68
1967 1.8 6.6
1968 1.83 6.51
1969 1.88 6.42
1970 1.96 6.32
1971 2 6.21
1972 2 6.09
1973 1.98 5.97
1974 1.97 5.84
1975 1.96 5.71
1976 1.93 5.58
1977 1.89 5.44
1978 1.87 5.31
1979 1.87 5.17
1980 1.86 5.04
1981 1.88 4.92
1982 1.97 4.8
1983 2.07 4.68
1984 2.09 4.57
1985 2.08 4.46
1986 2.12 4.35
1987 2.15 4.25
1988 2.11 4.14
1989 2.05 4.03
1990 2.02 3.91
1991 1.86 3.79
1992 1.73 3.67
1993 1.51 3.55
1994 1.39 3.43
1995 1.25 3.32
1996 1.16 3.2
1997 1.11 3.1
1998 1.09 3
1999 1.16 2.92
2000 1.25 2.85
2001 1.22 2.74
2002 1.26 2.69
2003 1.32 2.66
2004 1.29 2.67
2005 1.39 2.64
2006 1.46 2.62
2007 1.54 2.58
2008 1.58 2.53
2009 1.46 2.48
2010 1.36 2.42
2011 1.33 2.41
2012 1.44 2.36
2013 1.52 2.32
2014 1.65 2.27
2015 1.7 2.23
2016 1.74 2.19
2017 1.69 2.15
2018 1.6 2.12
2019 1.61 2.09
2020 1.55 2.06
2021 1.57 2.03
2022 1.47 2
2023 1.36 1.98

Latvia and Peru demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Peru
Year Median age, years
Latvia Peru
1960 32.3 18.2
1961 32.4 18.1
1962 32.6 18
1963 32.8 17.9
1964 33 17.9
1965 33.2 17.9
1966 33.5 17.9
1967 33.8 17.9
1968 34 17.9
1969 34.1 17.9
1970 34.2 17.9
1971 34.3 17.9
1972 34.5 18
1973 34.6 18
1974 34.7 18.1
1975 34.9 18.1
1976 35 18.2
1977 35.1 18.2
1978 35.1 18.3
1979 35.1 18.4
1980 34.9 18.5
1981 34.8 18.6
1982 34.7 18.7
1983 34.6 18.8
1984 34.7 18.9
1985 34.7 19.1
1986 34.7 19.2
1987 34.6 19.3
1988 34.6 19.5
1989 34.5 19.6
1990 34.6 19.8
1991 34.8 20
1992 35.2 20.2
1993 35.6 20.4
1994 36 20.7
1995 36.2 20.9
1996 36.6 21.2
1997 36.9 21.5
1998 37.3 21.8
1999 37.6 22.1
2000 37.9 22.5
2001 38.3 22.8
2002 38.6 23.2
2003 38.9 23.5
2004 39.2 23.9
2005 39.4 24.2
2006 39.7 24.6
2007 39.9 25
2008 40.1 25.4
2009 40.5 25.8
2010 41.1 26.3
2011 41.6 26.7
2012 42 27.1
2013 42.3 27.4
2014 42.5 27.8
2015 42.8 28.1
2016 43 28.4
2017 43.2 28.6
2018 43.4 28.9
2019 43.6 29.2
2020 43.8 29.5
2021 43.9 29.8
2022 44 30.1
2023 44.1 30.5
2024 44.3 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Peru
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$256B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
4.24%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.12%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
158,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-2.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
5.2%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
52.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
32.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
65.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
30.3%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2%
2024
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
176
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$82.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$79.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$4.93B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
1,119,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
2.2%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
59.3%
2024

Energy

Latvia Peru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
827 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$20.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
58.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
1.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
76.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
30.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
10.2%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
12.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
1,588 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
61.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
49.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
96.2%
2023

Society

Latvia Peru
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+18,406
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
79.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.07 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
53
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
8.46
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
13.6
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
93.7%
2024
English speaking
45.9%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
82%
2024

Health

Latvia Peru
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$446
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$120.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
1.62
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
51
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
15.8
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
28.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
7.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
6.45 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Peru
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.86%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
14,443 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
94,153 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
277,267 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
109,106 mi
2021

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