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Hungary vs Latvia statistics compared

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Hungary has a population of 9.56M (ranked 97/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Hungary's land area is 35,236 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 109th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Hungary ranks 55/197 ($223B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Hungary ranks 54/197 ($23,311), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Hungary Latvia
Population
9518980
1844219
Population rank 98/197 149/197
GDP
$223B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 55/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$23,311
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 54/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,636
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$164B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73.5%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,123
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 35/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,444
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
35,236 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
271.4 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.51
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
44.6 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.3 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Hungary and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Hungary and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Hungary

Latvia
Year GDP
Hungary Latvia
1968 $4,886,222,555 -
1969 $5,429,812,387 -
1970 $5,780,929,203 -
1971 $6,291,568,221 -
1972 $7,379,313,742 -
1973 $9,138,292,402 -
1974 $10,016,338,179 -
1975 $11,420,392,515 -
1976 $13,235,612,079 -
1977 $14,783,674,055 -
1978 $17,286,744,154 -
1979 $19,959,731,325 -
1980 $23,116,977,148 -
1981 $23,705,883,892 -
1982 $24,141,667,188 -
1983 $21,910,365,258 -
1984 $21,242,726,264 -
1985 $21,510,643,750 -
1986 $24,778,163,812 -
1987 $27,232,016,527 -
1988 $29,799,838,597 -
1989 $30,422,508,938 -
1990 $34,478,360,679 -
1991 $34,867,307,353 -
1992 $38,857,339,125 -
1993 $40,256,233,360 -
1994 $43,307,949,890 -
1995 $46,577,614,589 $5,608,208,785
1996 $46,833,767,124 $5,799,465,288
1997 $47,398,564,799 $6,349,481,007
1998 $48,784,412,624 $6,974,112,951
1999 $49,160,204,397 $7,324,192,890
2000 $47,275,954,429 $7,761,252,607
2001 $53,800,068,066 $8,190,888,740
2002 $67,636,468,625 $9,249,030,241
2003 $85,190,469,121 $11,244,337,720
2004 $104,015,363,080 $13,827,070,379
2005 $113,098,237,571 $16,306,935,905
2006 $115,604,111,412 $20,434,922,247
2007 $140,123,326,896 $29,420,499,248
2008 $158,228,265,916 $34,135,200,994
2009 $130,807,441,076 $25,691,530,442
2010 $131,898,737,241 $23,468,324,572
2011 $141,712,804,954 $26,575,547,901
2012 $128,470,269,690 $27,116,149,949
2013 $135,646,053,779 $29,152,128,168
2014 $141,128,696,412 $30,277,203,767
2015 $125,244,126,623 $26,344,565,877
2016 $128,983,560,865 $27,117,105,060
2017 $143,335,098,992 $29,391,059,767
2018 $161,184,691,014 $33,247,935,477
2019 $164,936,682,034 $33,099,503,951
2020 $158,468,487,754 $33,379,927,435
2021 $183,282,685,440 $38,183,326,785
2022 $177,536,698,165 $38,014,713,596
2023 $214,022,571,311 $42,572,151,720
2024 $222,904,723,252 $43,520,773,851

Hungary and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Hungary

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Hungary Latvia
1968 $476 -
1969 $527 -
1970 $559 -
1971 $607 -
1972 $710 -
1973 $876 -
1974 $956 -
1975 $1,083 -
1976 $1,249 -
1977 $1,388 -
1978 $1,618 -
1979 $1,865 -
1980 $2,158 -
1981 $2,213 -
1982 $2,255 -
1983 $2,050 -
1984 $1,991 -
1985 $2,020 -
1986 $2,331 -
1987 $2,566 -
1988 $2,812 -
1989 $2,902 -
1990 $3,324 -
1991 $3,361 -
1992 $3,747 -
1993 $3,887 -
1994 $4,187 -
1995 $4,509 $2,257
1996 $4,542 $2,360
1997 $4,606 $2,610
1998 $4,752 $2,894
1999 $4,802 $3,064
2000 $4,630 $3,278
2001 $5,281 $3,505
2002 $6,658 $4,004
2003 $8,410 $4,915
2004 $10,291 $6,110
2005 $11,212 $7,284
2006 $11,478 $9,212
2007 $13,935 $13,371
2008 $15,763 $15,678
2009 $13,051 $11,996
2010 $13,190 $11,188
2011 $14,211 $12,903
2012 $12,950 $13,329
2013 $13,739 $14,484
2014 $14,353 $15,186
2015 $12,783 $13,322
2016 $13,216 $13,839
2017 $14,736 $15,132
2018 $16,605 $17,252
2019 $17,013 $17,295
2020 $16,387 $17,564
2021 $19,031 $20,262
2022 $18,484 $20,227
2023 $22,312 $22,676
2024 $23,311 $23,368

Hungary vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Hungary

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Hungary Latvia
1950 62.1 64.6
1951 62.5 65.2
1952 63.9 65.7
1953 63.9 66.2
1954 65.4 66.7
1955 66.9 67.1
1956 66 67.6
1957 66.3 68.3
1958 67.4 68.9
1959 67.3 69.5
1960 68.1 70.3
1961 69 70.5
1962 67.9 69.9
1963 68.9 70.3
1964 69.5 71.5
1965 69.1 71.2
1966 69.9 71.2
1967 69.5 70.9
1968 69.3 70.5
1969 69.4 70.2
1970 69.2 70.2
1971 69.1 70.6
1972 69.7 70.3
1973 69.6 70.2
1974 69.3 70.1
1975 69.4 69.3
1976 69.7 69.4
1977 69.9 69.4
1978 69.5 69.3
1979 69.7 68.8
1980 69.1 69.1
1981 69.2 69.1
1982 69.4 69.6
1983 68.9 69.4
1984 69 69.4
1985 68.9 69.6
1986 69.1 71
1987 69.6 71
1988 69.9 70.9
1989 69.4 70.4
1990 69.4 69.5
1991 69.4 69.2
1992 69.2 68.5
1993 69.2 66.6
1994 69.6 65.2
1995 70 66
1996 70.6 68.6
1997 71 69.2
1998 70.9 68.9
1999 71 69.6
2000 71.8 70.2
2001 72.4 69.9
2002 72.5 70.2
2003 72.5 70.6
2004 72.9 70.9
2005 72.9 70.6
2006 73.3 70.6
2007 73.4 70.8
2008 74 72
2009 74.2 72.7
2010 74.5 73
2011 74.9 73.7
2012 75.2 73.9
2013 75.7 74.2
2014 75.8 74.3
2015 75.7 74.7
2016 76.2 74.8
2017 76 74.8
2018 76.2 75
2019 76.5 75.6
2020 75.7 75.5
2021 74.2 73.2
2022 76.2 74.9
2023 77 76.2
2024 77.2 76.3
2025 77.3 76.5

Hungary and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Hungary

Latvia
Year Population
Hungary Latvia
1960 9,983,512 2,120,979
1961 10,027,958 2,152,681
1962 10,060,825 2,181,586
1963 10,087,947 2,210,919
1964 10,119,835 2,240,623
1965 10,147,935 2,265,919
1966 10,178,653 2,283,217
1967 10,216,604 2,301,220
1968 10,255,815 2,323,619
1969 10,298,723 2,343,173
1970 10,337,910 2,359,164
1971 10,367,537 2,376,389
1972 10,398,489 2,395,674
1973 10,432,055 2,415,819
1974 10,478,720 2,437,186
1975 10,540,525 2,456,130
1976 10,598,677 2,470,989
1977 10,648,031 2,485,073
1978 10,684,822 2,497,921
1979 10,704,152 2,505,953
1980 10,711,122 2,511,701
1981 10,711,848 2,519,421
1982 10,705,535 2,531,080
1983 10,689,463 2,546,011
1984 10,668,095 2,562,047
1985 10,648,713 2,578,873
1986 10,630,564 2,599,892
1987 10,612,741 2,626,583
1988 10,596,487 2,653,434
1989 10,481,719 2,666,955
1990 10,373,988 2,663,151
1991 10,373,400 2,650,581
1992 10,369,341 2,614,338
1993 10,357,523 2,563,290
1994 10,343,355 2,520,742
1995 10,328,965 2,485,056
1996 10,311,238 2,457,222
1997 10,290,486 2,432,851
1998 10,266,570 2,410,019
1999 10,237,530 2,390,482
2000 10,210,971 2,367,550
2001 10,187,576 2,337,170
2002 10,158,608 2,310,173
2003 10,129,552 2,287,955
2004 10,107,146 2,263,122
2005 10,087,065 2,238,799
2006 10,071,370 2,218,357
2007 10,055,780 2,200,325
2008 10,038,188 2,177,322
2009 10,022,650 2,141,669
2010 10,000,023 2,097,555
2011 9,971,727 2,059,709
2012 9,920,362 2,034,319
2013 9,872,734 2,012,647
2014 9,833,038 1,993,782
2015 9,797,755 1,977,527
2016 9,759,755 1,959,537
2017 9,726,756 1,942,248
2018 9,706,964 1,927,174
2019 9,694,824 1,913,822
2020 9,670,419 1,900,449
2021 9,630,932 1,884,490
2022 9,605,074 1,879,383
2023 9,592,186 1,877,445
2024 9,562,314 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Hungary and Latvia

Fertility rate
Hungary

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Hungary Latvia
1960 2.02 1.94
1961 1.94 1.94
1962 1.79 1.91
1963 1.82 1.85
1964 1.82 1.79
1965 1.82 1.74
1966 1.89 1.76
1967 2.01 1.8
1968 2.06 1.83
1969 2.04 1.88
1970 1.98 1.96
1971 1.93 2
1972 1.93 2
1973 1.93 1.98
1974 2.27 1.97
1975 2.35 1.96
1976 2.23 1.93
1977 2.15 1.89
1978 2.06 1.87
1979 2.01 1.87
1980 1.91 1.86
1981 1.88 1.88
1982 1.8 1.97
1983 1.75 2.07
1984 1.75 2.09
1985 1.85 2.08
1986 1.84 2.12
1987 1.82 2.15
1988 1.81 2.11
1989 1.82 2.05
1990 1.87 2.02
1991 1.87 1.86
1992 1.77 1.73
1993 1.68 1.51
1994 1.64 1.39
1995 1.57 1.25
1996 1.46 1.16
1997 1.37 1.11
1998 1.32 1.09
1999 1.28 1.16
2000 1.32 1.25
2001 1.31 1.22
2002 1.3 1.26
2003 1.27 1.32
2004 1.28 1.29
2005 1.31 1.39
2006 1.34 1.46
2007 1.32 1.54
2008 1.35 1.58
2009 1.32 1.46
2010 1.25 1.36
2011 1.23 1.33
2012 1.34 1.44
2013 1.35 1.52
2014 1.44 1.65
2015 1.45 1.7
2016 1.53 1.74
2017 1.54 1.69
2018 1.55 1.6
2019 1.55 1.61
2020 1.59 1.55
2021 1.61 1.57
2022 1.56 1.47
2023 1.51 1.36

Hungary and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Hungary

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Hungary Latvia
1960 32.1 32.3
1961 32.4 32.4
1962 32.6 32.6
1963 32.9 32.8
1964 33.2 33
1965 33.4 33.2
1966 33.7 33.5
1967 33.8 33.8
1968 34 34
1969 34.1 34.1
1970 34.1 34.2
1971 34.2 34.3
1972 34.3 34.5
1973 34.3 34.6
1974 34.3 34.7
1975 34.3 34.9
1976 34.2 35
1977 34.2 35.1
1978 34.2 35.1
1979 34.3 35.1
1980 34.3 34.9
1981 34.4 34.8
1982 34.5 34.7
1983 34.7 34.6
1984 34.9 34.7
1985 35.1 34.7
1986 35.3 34.7
1987 35.5 34.6
1988 35.8 34.6
1989 36.1 34.5
1990 36.5 34.6
1991 36.7 34.8
1992 36.9 35.2
1993 37 35.6
1994 37.2 36
1995 37.5 36.2
1996 37.7 36.6
1997 37.9 36.9
1998 38.1 37.3
1999 38.3 37.6
2000 38.4 37.9
2001 38.6 38.3
2002 38.7 38.6
2003 38.8 38.9
2004 38.9 39.2
2005 39 39.4
2006 39.1 39.7
2007 39.2 39.9
2008 39.4 40.1
2009 39.6 40.5
2010 39.9 41.1
2011 40.4 41.6
2012 40.9 42
2013 41.2 42.3
2014 41.5 42.5
2015 41.9 42.8
2016 42.3 43
2017 42.6 43.2
2018 42.8 43.4
2019 43 43.6
2020 43.3 43.8
2021 43.6 43.9
2022 43.9 44
2023 44.2 44.1
2024 44.6 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Hungary Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$198B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
46.7%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.81%
2022
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.13%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
46,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.59%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.47%
2024
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
61.4
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.4%
2022
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2022
2.6%
2023
Number of millionaires
24,692
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.32%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
68
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$41.5B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$46.4B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.24B
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
31,641,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.4%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
87%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Hungary Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,515 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
43.8 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.57 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
64.2%
2023
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
15.3%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
21.1%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
62.5%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,605 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.62%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
44.8%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Hungary Latvia
% of world population
0.12%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+16,223
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
73.2%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
69.4
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
41
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
80
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2023
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
174
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
25.3%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
93.8%
2024
92.7%
2024

Health

Hungary Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,407
2023
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$401
2023
$505
2022
Life expectancy
77.3 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.3
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
32.5%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.3%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.2%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.93 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Hungary Latvia
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
3,685 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,626 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,910 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
130,979 mi
2018
n/a

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