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Greece vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Greece has a population of 10.4M (ranked 94/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Greece's land area is 49,769 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 95th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Greece Latvia
Population
10276140
1844219
Population rank 95/197 149/197
GDP
$257B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 54/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$24,752
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 49/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$44,074
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$388B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
142.2%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,349
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 16/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,372
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
49,769 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.32
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
47.3 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Greece and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Greece and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Greece

Latvia
Year GDP
Greece Latvia
1960 $4,274,890,307 -
1961 $4,892,397,431 -
1962 $5,140,542,929 -
1963 $5,813,285,627 -
1964 $6,576,906,345 -
1965 $7,582,209,670 -
1966 $8,472,021,467 -
1967 $9,146,592,856 -
1968 $9,950,331,206 -
1969 $11,454,106,327 -
1970 $12,957,113,636 -
1971 $14,388,806,818 -
1972 $16,650,659,091 -
1973 $22,037,019,563 -
1974 $24,998,715,909 -
1975 $28,129,128,587 -
1976 $30,719,552,239 -
1977 $35,673,080,481 -
1978 $43,654,480,519 -
1979 $53,724,121,435 -
1980 $56,039,256,595 -
1981 $51,618,456,335 -
1982 $53,858,346,939 -
1983 $48,741,397,059 -
1984 $47,352,146,312 -
1985 $47,155,741,426 -
1986 $55,595,445,472 -
1987 $64,739,630,096 -
1988 $75,200,610,137 -
1989 $78,067,933,277 -
1990 $96,529,587,274 -
1991 $103,680,863,713 -
1992 $114,608,178,405 -
1993 $107,295,704,518 -
1994 $114,980,063,202 -
1995 $134,974,613,914 $5,608,208,785
1996 $142,502,984,145 $5,799,465,288
1997 $138,766,067,640 $6,349,481,007
1998 $139,612,812,176 $6,974,112,951
1999 $137,131,371,955 $7,324,192,890
2000 $125,760,166,225 $7,761,252,607
2001 $132,050,474,720 $8,190,888,740
2002 $150,253,800,086 $9,249,030,241
2003 $196,930,509,813 $11,244,337,720
2004 $234,979,615,898 $13,827,070,379
2005 $242,315,668,619 $16,306,935,905
2006 $269,073,415,334 $20,434,922,247
2007 $314,226,996,944 $29,420,499,248
2008 $351,121,399,546 $34,135,200,994
2009 $326,829,054,686 $25,691,530,442
2010 $296,417,644,404 $23,468,324,572
2011 $283,228,079,776 $26,575,547,901
2012 $238,841,140,018 $27,116,149,949
2013 $236,556,279,641 $29,152,128,168
2014 $233,911,581,521 $30,277,203,767
2015 $194,567,373,678 $26,344,565,877
2016 $193,097,239,006 $27,117,105,060
2017 $200,381,103,984 $29,391,059,767
2018 $213,298,873,494 $33,247,935,477
2019 $207,305,649,887 $33,099,503,951
2020 $191,362,985,555 $33,379,927,435
2021 $218,303,801,895 $38,183,326,785
2022 $218,880,566,444 $38,014,713,596
2023 $243,498,333,238 $42,572,151,720
2024 $257,144,811,302 $43,520,773,851

Greece and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Greece

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Greece Latvia
1960 $513 -
1961 $583 -
1962 $608 -
1963 $686 -
1964 $773 -
1965 $887 -
1966 $984 -
1967 $1,053 -
1968 $1,138 -
1969 $1,306 -
1970 $1,474 -
1971 $1,629 -
1972 $1,873 -
1973 $2,468 -
1974 $2,789 -
1975 $3,109 -
1976 $3,343 -
1977 $3,832 -
1978 $4,629 -
1979 $5,627 -
1980 $5,812 -
1981 $5,305 -
1982 $5,502 -
1983 $4,950 -
1984 $4,785 -
1985 $4,747 -
1986 $5,578 -
1987 $6,474 -
1988 $7,492 -
1989 $7,738 -
1990 $9,467 -
1991 $10,047 -
1992 $11,021 -
1993 $10,257 -
1994 $10,937 -
1995 $12,779 $2,257
1996 $13,433 $2,360
1997 $13,016 $2,610
1998 $13,023 $2,894
1999 $12,743 $3,064
2000 $11,638 $3,278
2001 $12,157 $3,505
2002 $13,782 $4,004
2003 $18,021 $4,915
2004 $21,449 $6,110
2005 $22,054 $7,284
2006 $24,416 $9,212
2007 $28,441 $13,371
2008 $31,696 $15,678
2009 $29,425 $11,996
2010 $26,653 $11,188
2011 $25,505 $12,903
2012 $21,624 $13,329
2013 $21,573 $14,484
2014 $21,475 $15,186
2015 $17,981 $13,322
2016 $17,919 $13,839
2017 $18,632 $15,132
2018 $19,873 $17,252
2019 $19,335 $17,295
2020 $17,887 $17,564
2021 $20,655 $20,262
2022 $20,972 $20,227
2023 $23,401 $22,676
2024 $24,752 $23,368

Greece vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Greece

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Greece Latvia
1950 66.2 64.6
1951 66.7 65.2
1952 67.3 65.7
1953 67.5 66.2
1954 68 66.7
1955 68.6 67.1
1956 68.1 67.6
1957 68.4 68.3
1958 69.7 68.9
1959 69.6 69.5
1960 70.5 70.3
1961 70.4 70.5
1962 70.3 69.9
1963 70.6 70.3
1964 70.5 71.5
1965 71.5 71.2
1966 71.9 71.2
1967 71.4 70.9
1968 71.5 70.5
1969 72.1 70.2
1970 72.7 70.2
1971 72.9 70.6
1972 72.7 70.3
1973 73 70.2
1974 73.5 70.1
1975 73.5 69.3
1976 73.7 69.4
1977 73.8 69.4
1978 74.4 69.3
1979 74.7 68.8
1980 74.5 69.1
1981 74.9 69.1
1982 75.2 69.6
1983 75.5 69.4
1984 75.8 69.4
1985 76.1 69.6
1986 76.5 71
1987 76.1 71
1988 77 70.9
1989 77.1 70.4
1990 77.3 69.5
1991 77.4 69.2
1992 77.3 68.5
1993 77.7 66.6
1994 77.9 65.2
1995 77.9 66
1996 78 68.6
1997 78.4 69.2
1998 78.3 68.9
1999 78.4 69.6
2000 78.4 70.2
2001 78.9 69.9
2002 79 70.2
2003 79.1 70.6
2004 79.4 70.9
2005 79.7 70.6
2006 79.8 70.6
2007 79.7 70.8
2008 80.1 72
2009 80.4 72.7
2010 80.6 73
2011 80.6 73.7
2012 80.4 73.9
2013 81.1 74.2
2014 81.1 74.3
2015 80.8 74.7
2016 81.3 74.8
2017 81 74.8
2018 81.5 75
2019 81.3 75.6
2020 81.5 75.5
2021 80.5 73.2
2022 79.9 74.9
2023 81.9 76.2
2024 82 76.3
2025 82.2 76.5

Greece and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Greece

Latvia
Year Population
Greece Latvia
1960 8,331,725 2,120,979
1961 8,398,050 2,152,681
1962 8,448,233 2,181,586
1963 8,479,625 2,210,919
1964 8,510,429 2,240,623
1965 8,550,333 2,265,919
1966 8,613,651 2,283,217
1967 8,684,088 2,301,220
1968 8,740,765 2,323,619
1969 8,772,764 2,343,173
1970 8,792,806 2,359,164
1971 8,831,036 2,376,389
1972 8,888,628 2,395,674
1973 8,929,086 2,415,819
1974 8,962,022 2,437,186
1975 9,046,541 2,456,130
1976 9,188,150 2,470,989
1977 9,308,479 2,485,073
1978 9,429,959 2,497,921
1979 9,548,258 2,505,953
1980 9,642,505 2,511,701
1981 9,729,350 2,519,421
1982 9,789,513 2,531,080
1983 9,846,627 2,546,011
1984 9,895,801 2,562,047
1985 9,934,300 2,578,873
1986 9,967,213 2,599,892
1987 10,000,595 2,626,583
1988 10,036,983 2,653,434
1989 10,089,498 2,666,955
1990 10,196,792 2,663,151
1991 10,319,927 2,650,581
1992 10,399,061 2,614,338
1993 10,460,415 2,563,290
1994 10,512,922 2,520,742
1995 10,562,153 2,485,056
1996 10,608,800 2,457,222
1997 10,661,259 2,432,851
1998 10,720,509 2,410,019
1999 10,761,698 2,390,482
2000 10,805,808 2,367,550
2001 10,862,132 2,337,170
2002 10,902,022 2,310,173
2003 10,928,070 2,287,955
2004 10,955,141 2,263,122
2005 10,987,314 2,238,799
2006 11,020,362 2,218,357
2007 11,048,473 2,200,325
2008 11,077,841 2,177,322
2009 11,107,017 2,141,669
2010 11,121,341 2,097,555
2011 11,104,899 2,059,709
2012 11,045,011 2,034,319
2013 10,965,211 2,012,647
2014 10,892,413 1,993,782
2015 10,820,883 1,977,527
2016 10,775,971 1,959,537
2017 10,754,679 1,942,248
2018 10,732,882 1,927,174
2019 10,721,582 1,913,822
2020 10,698,599 1,900,449
2021 10,569,207 1,884,490
2022 10,436,882 1,879,383
2023 10,405,588 1,877,445
2024 10,388,805 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Greece and Latvia

Fertility rate
Greece

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Greece Latvia
1960 2.23 1.94
1961 2.13 1.94
1962 2.16 1.91
1963 2.14 1.85
1964 2.24 1.79
1965 2.25 1.74
1966 2.32 1.76
1967 2.45 1.8
1968 2.42 1.83
1969 2.36 1.88
1970 2.4 1.96
1971 2.32 2
1972 2.32 2
1973 2.27 1.98
1974 2.38 1.97
1975 2.33 1.96
1976 2.35 1.93
1977 2.27 1.89
1978 2.28 1.87
1979 2.26 1.87
1980 2.23 1.86
1981 2.09 1.88
1982 2.03 1.97
1983 1.94 2.07
1984 1.83 2.09
1985 1.67 2.08
1986 1.6 2.12
1987 1.5 2.15
1988 1.5 2.11
1989 1.4 2.05
1990 1.39 2.02
1991 1.37 1.86
1992 1.36 1.73
1993 1.32 1.51
1994 1.33 1.39
1995 1.28 1.25
1996 1.26 1.16
1997 1.27 1.11
1998 1.24 1.09
1999 1.23 1.16
2000 1.25 1.25
2001 1.25 1.22
2002 1.28 1.26
2003 1.29 1.32
2004 1.31 1.29
2005 1.34 1.39
2006 1.4 1.46
2007 1.41 1.54
2008 1.5 1.58
2009 1.5 1.46
2010 1.48 1.36
2011 1.4 1.33
2012 1.34 1.44
2013 1.29 1.52
2014 1.3 1.65
2015 1.33 1.7
2016 1.38 1.74
2017 1.35 1.69
2018 1.35 1.6
2019 1.34 1.61
2020 1.39 1.55
2021 1.43 1.57
2022 1.32 1.47
2023 1.32 1.36

Greece and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Greece

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Greece Latvia
1960 28.5 32.3
1961 29 32.4
1962 29.3 32.6
1963 29.4 32.8
1964 29.4 33
1965 31 33.2
1966 30.9 33.5
1967 31.1 33.8
1968 31.3 34
1969 31.6 34.1
1970 33.2 34.2
1971 32.9 34.3
1972 33 34.5
1973 33.3 34.6
1974 33.6 34.7
1975 33.8 34.9
1976 33.8 35
1977 33.9 35.1
1978 33.9 35.1
1979 34 35.1
1980 33.8 34.9
1981 33.7 34.8
1982 33.9 34.7
1983 34.1 34.6
1984 34.3 34.7
1985 34.5 34.7
1986 34.8 34.7
1987 35.1 34.6
1988 35.4 34.6
1989 35.7 34.5
1990 36 34.6
1991 36.3 34.8
1992 36.5 35.2
1993 36.6 35.6
1994 36.8 36
1995 37 36.2
1996 37.2 36.6
1997 37.4 36.9
1998 37.6 37.3
1999 37.8 37.6
2000 38 37.9
2001 38.2 38.3
2002 38.5 38.6
2003 38.8 38.9
2004 39.1 39.2
2005 39.4 39.4
2006 39.7 39.7
2007 40.1 39.9
2008 40.5 40.1
2009 40.9 40.5
2010 41.4 41.1
2011 41.8 41.6
2012 42.2 42
2013 42.7 42.3
2014 43.2 42.5
2015 43.7 42.8
2016 44.1 43
2017 44.4 43.2
2018 44.7 43.4
2019 45 43.6
2020 45.3 43.8
2021 45.9 43.9
2022 46.4 44
2023 46.7 44.1
2024 47.3 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Greece Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$239B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
49.9%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.38%
2022
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
147,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.48%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2024
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
68%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
15.4%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.6
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26%
2023
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2023
2.6%
2023
Number of billionaires
16
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
143
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$83.2B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$15.2B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$561M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,406,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
10.5%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
88.6%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Greece Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,875 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
51.7 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.97 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
79.1%
2023
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
21.5%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
12.2%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,694 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
40.6%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.1%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Greece Latvia
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-122,772
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
81%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.4
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
86
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.84
2023
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.3
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.9%
2009
99.9%
2021
English speaking
51%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
86.3%
2024
92.7%
2024

Health

Greece Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,768
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$593
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
6.37
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
31 years
2023
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
5
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.8%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.81 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Greece Latvia
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
4,791 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
20,742 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,065 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
72,700 mi
2018
n/a

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