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India vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 7th vs. 121st).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

India Latvia
Population
1474115403
1844219
Population rank 1/197 149/197
GDP
$3.91T
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 5/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$2,697
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 143/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,159
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$3.18T
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
80.4%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,192
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 116/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,011
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
29.5 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

India and Latvia: Comparison Charts

India and Latvia economies compared

GDP
India

Latvia
Year GDP
India Latvia
1960 $37,029,883,876 -
1961 $39,232,435,784 -
1962 $42,161,481,858 -
1963 $48,421,923,459 -
1964 $56,480,289,941 -
1965 $59,556,105,229 -
1966 $45,581,230,504 -
1967 $50,134,942,204 -
1968 $53,085,455,871 -
1969 $58,447,995,017 -
1970 $62,422,483,055 -
1971 $67,351,404,352 -
1972 $71,464,700,667 -
1973 $85,517,673,173 -
1974 $99,526,597,934 -
1975 $98,473,832,017 -
1976 $102,716,451,980 -
1977 $121,486,641,441 -
1978 $137,302,319,829 -
1979 $152,995,442,498 -
1980 $186,328,579,302 -
1981 $193,491,368,446 -
1982 $200,715,624,831 -
1983 $218,262,146,413 -
1984 $212,157,645,178 -
1985 $232,511,554,840 -
1986 $248,985,994,041 -
1987 $279,033,584,092 -
1988 $296,589,670,896 -
1989 $296,042,052,945 -
1990 $320,979,026,420 -
1991 $270,105,341,879 -
1992 $288,208,070,278 -
1993 $279,295,648,983 -
1994 $327,274,843,459 -
1995 $360,281,909,643 $5,608,208,785
1996 $392,896,866,205 $5,799,465,288
1997 $415,867,563,593 $6,349,481,007
1998 $421,351,317,225 $6,974,112,951
1999 $458,821,052,616 $7,324,192,890
2000 $468,395,521,654 $7,761,252,607
2001 $485,440,139,204 $8,190,888,740
2002 $514,939,140,319 $9,249,030,241
2003 $607,700,687,237 $11,244,337,720
2004 $709,152,728,831 $13,827,070,379
2005 $820,383,763,511 $16,306,935,905
2006 $940,259,888,788 $20,434,922,247
2007 $1,216,736,438,835 $29,420,499,248
2008 $1,198,895,139,006 $34,135,200,994
2009 $1,341,888,016,995 $25,691,530,442
2010 $1,675,615,519,485 $23,468,324,572
2011 $1,823,051,829,895 $26,575,547,901
2012 $1,827,637,590,410 $27,116,149,949
2013 $1,856,721,507,622 $29,152,128,168
2014 $2,039,126,479,155 $30,277,203,767
2015 $2,103,588,360,045 $26,344,565,877
2016 $2,294,796,885,663 $27,117,105,060
2017 $2,651,474,262,755 $29,391,059,767
2018 $2,702,929,641,649 $33,247,935,477
2019 $2,835,606,256,558 $33,099,503,951
2020 $2,674,851,578,587 $33,379,927,435
2021 $3,167,270,623,260 $38,183,326,785
2022 $3,346,107,287,731 $38,014,713,596
2023 $3,638,489,096,034 $42,572,151,720
2024 $3,912,686,168,582 $43,520,773,851

India and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
India

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
India Latvia
1960 $84.9 -
1961 $87.9 -
1962 $92.2 -
1963 $103.4 -
1964 $117.9 -
1965 $121.5 -
1966 $91 -
1967 $98 -
1968 $101.6 -
1969 $109.5 -
1970 $114.4 -
1971 $120.7 -
1972 $125.3 -
1973 $146.6 -
1974 $166.7 -
1975 $161.1 -
1976 $164.1 -
1977 $189.6 -
1978 $209.4 -
1979 $228 -
1980 $271.1 -
1981 $275 -
1982 $278.7 -
1983 $296 -
1984 $281 -
1985 $301 -
1986 $315 -
1987 $345 -
1988 $358 -
1989 $350 -
1990 $371 -
1991 $306 -
1992 $319 -
1993 $303 -
1994 $348 -
1995 $375 $2,257
1996 $401 $2,360
1997 $416 $2,610
1998 $414 $2,894
1999 $442 $3,064
2000 $443 $3,278
2001 $450 $3,505
2002 $469 $4,004
2003 $544 $4,915
2004 $624 $6,110
2005 $710 $7,284
2006 $802 $9,212
2007 $1,022 $13,371
2008 $993 $15,678
2009 $1,095 $11,996
2010 $1,348 $11,188
2011 $1,445 $12,903
2012 $1,429 $13,329
2013 $1,433 $14,484
2014 $1,554 $15,186
2015 $1,584 $13,322
2016 $1,708 $13,839
2017 $1,950 $15,132
2018 $1,966 $17,252
2019 $2,041 $17,295
2020 $1,907 $17,564
2021 $2,240 $20,262
2022 $2,347 $20,227
2023 $2,530 $22,676
2024 $2,697 $23,368

India vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
India

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
India Latvia
1950 41.2 64.6
1951 41.6 65.2
1952 42.1 65.7
1953 42.4 66.2
1954 43.2 66.7
1955 43.7 67.1
1956 44.1 67.6
1957 44.4 68.3
1958 44.8 68.9
1959 45.3 69.5
1960 45.6 70.3
1961 45.8 70.5
1962 46.1 69.9
1963 46.5 70.3
1964 46.7 71.5
1965 45.6 71.2
1966 45.9 71.2
1967 46.2 70.9
1968 47.9 70.5
1969 48.3 70.2
1970 48.6 70.2
1971 48.9 70.6
1972 49.2 70.3
1973 49.6 70.2
1974 50.3 70.1
1975 50.8 69.3
1976 51.3 69.4
1977 51.8 69.4
1978 52.4 69.3
1979 53 68.8
1980 53.6 69.1
1981 54.2 69.1
1982 54.7 69.6
1983 55.3 69.4
1984 55.8 69.4
1985 56.3 69.6
1986 56.8 71
1987 57.3 71
1988 57.7 70.9
1989 58.2 70.4
1990 58.6 69.5
1991 59 69.2
1992 59.4 68.5
1993 59.8 66.6
1994 60.2 65.2
1995 60.6 66
1996 61 68.6
1997 61.4 69.2
1998 61.9 68.9
1999 62.3 69.6
2000 62.7 70.2
2001 63.2 69.9
2002 63.6 70.2
2003 64.1 70.6
2004 64.5 70.9
2005 64.9 70.6
2006 65.4 70.6
2007 65.8 70.8
2008 66.2 72
2009 66.7 72.7
2010 67.2 73
2011 67.6 73.7
2012 68.1 73.9
2013 68.5 74.2
2014 68.9 74.3
2015 69.3 74.7
2016 69.7 74.8
2017 70.1 74.8
2018 70.4 75
2019 70.7 75.6
2020 70.2 75.5
2021 67.3 73.2
2022 71.7 74.9
2023 72 76.2
2024 72.2 76.3
2025 72.5 76.5

India and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
India

Latvia
Year Population
India Latvia
1960 435,990,338 2,120,979
1961 446,564,729 2,152,681
1962 457,283,090 2,181,586
1963 468,138,575 2,210,919
1964 479,229,598 2,240,623
1965 490,140,146 2,265,919
1966 500,740,247 2,283,217
1967 511,606,372 2,301,220
1968 522,716,889 2,323,619
1969 533,880,544 2,343,173
1970 545,864,268 2,359,164
1971 558,096,387 2,376,389
1972 570,482,142 2,395,674
1973 583,465,598 2,415,819
1974 597,041,391 2,437,186
1975 611,309,535 2,456,130
1976 625,861,883 2,470,989
1977 640,801,103 2,485,073
1978 655,728,229 2,497,921
1979 671,155,747 2,505,953
1980 687,354,025 2,511,701
1981 703,696,250 2,519,421
1982 720,313,473 2,531,080
1983 737,372,681 2,546,011
1984 754,875,449 2,562,047
1985 772,647,793 2,578,873
1986 790,689,978 2,599,892
1987 808,931,270 2,626,583
1988 827,342,990 2,653,434
1989 846,039,529 2,666,955
1990 864,972,221 2,663,151
1991 883,927,600 2,650,581
1992 902,957,070 2,614,338
1993 922,118,387 2,563,290
1994 941,163,767 2,520,742
1995 960,301,044 2,485,056
1996 979,678,458 2,457,222
1997 999,133,762 2,432,851
1998 1,018,665,080 2,410,019
1999 1,038,225,823 2,390,482
2000 1,057,922,733 2,367,550
2001 1,077,898,575 2,337,170
2002 1,097,600,380 2,310,173
2003 1,116,803,006 2,287,955
2004 1,135,991,513 2,263,122
2005 1,154,676,322 2,238,799
2006 1,172,878,890 2,218,357
2007 1,190,676,021 2,200,325
2008 1,207,930,964 2,177,322
2009 1,225,524,753 2,141,669
2010 1,243,481,564 2,097,555
2011 1,261,224,954 2,059,709
2012 1,278,674,502 2,034,319
2013 1,295,829,511 2,012,647
2014 1,312,277,191 1,993,782
2015 1,328,024,498 1,977,527
2016 1,343,944,296 1,959,537
2017 1,359,657,400 1,942,248
2018 1,374,659,064 1,927,174
2019 1,389,030,312 1,913,822
2020 1,402,617,695 1,900,449
2021 1,414,203,896 1,884,490
2022 1,425,423,212 1,879,383
2023 1,438,069,596 1,877,445
2024 1,450,935,791 1,862,441

Fertility rates in India and Latvia

Fertility rate
India

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
India Latvia
1960 5.92 1.94
1961 5.94 1.94
1962 5.95 1.91
1963 5.97 1.85
1964 5.98 1.79
1965 5.94 1.74
1966 5.88 1.76
1967 5.83 1.8
1968 5.76 1.83
1969 5.68 1.88
1970 5.62 1.96
1971 5.57 2
1972 5.48 2
1973 5.4 1.98
1974 5.33 1.97
1975 5.2 1.96
1976 5.13 1.93
1977 5.01 1.89
1978 4.89 1.87
1979 4.81 1.87
1980 4.78 1.86
1981 4.7 1.88
1982 4.62 1.97
1983 4.57 2.07
1984 4.52 2.09
1985 4.43 2.08
1986 4.4 2.12
1987 4.31 2.15
1988 4.22 2.11
1989 4.13 2.05
1990 4.05 2.02
1991 3.96 1.86
1992 3.88 1.73
1993 3.8 1.51
1994 3.72 1.39
1995 3.65 1.25
1996 3.58 1.16
1997 3.51 1.11
1998 3.45 1.09
1999 3.38 1.16
2000 3.35 1.25
2001 3.3 1.22
2002 3.22 1.26
2003 3.12 1.32
2004 3.05 1.29
2005 2.96 1.39
2006 2.87 1.46
2007 2.78 1.54
2008 2.71 1.58
2009 2.67 1.46
2010 2.6 1.36
2011 2.53 1.33
2012 2.47 1.44
2013 2.4 1.52
2014 2.29 1.65
2015 2.29 1.7
2016 2.28 1.74
2017 2.19 1.69
2018 2.18 1.6
2019 2.12 1.61
2020 2.05 1.55
2021 2.01 1.57
2022 1.99 1.47
2023 1.98 1.36

India and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
India

Latvia
Year Median age, years
India Latvia
1960 20.2 32.3
1961 20.1 32.4
1962 19.9 32.6
1963 19.8 32.8
1964 19.6 33
1965 19.5 33.2
1966 19.4 33.5
1967 19.3 33.8
1968 19.2 34
1969 19.2 34.1
1970 19.2 34.2
1971 19.2 34.3
1972 19.2 34.5
1973 19.3 34.6
1974 19.3 34.7
1975 19.4 34.9
1976 19.5 35
1977 19.6 35.1
1978 19.7 35.1
1979 19.8 35.1
1980 19.9 34.9
1981 20 34.8
1982 20 34.7
1983 20.1 34.6
1984 20.2 34.7
1985 20.3 34.7
1986 20.4 34.7
1987 20.4 34.6
1988 20.5 34.6
1989 20.6 34.5
1990 20.7 34.6
1991 20.8 34.8
1992 21 35.2
1993 21.1 35.6
1994 21.2 36
1995 21.4 36.2
1996 21.6 36.6
1997 21.7 36.9
1998 21.9 37.3
1999 22.1 37.6
2000 22.3 37.9
2001 22.5 38.3
2002 22.7 38.6
2003 22.9 38.9
2004 23.1 39.2
2005 23.3 39.4
2006 23.6 39.7
2007 23.8 39.9
2008 24.1 40.1
2009 24.4 40.5
2010 24.7 41.1
2011 25 41.6
2012 25.3 42
2013 25.6 42.3
2014 26 42.5
2015 26.3 42.8
2016 26.6 43
2017 27 43.2
2018 27.3 43.4
2019 27.7 43.6
2020 28.1 43.8
2021 28.4 43.9
2022 28.7 44
2023 29.1 44.1
2024 29.5 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

India Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$3.84T
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.1%
2022
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,068,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.86%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.1%
2022
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2022
2.6%
2023
Number of millionaires
868,660
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
205
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
2,673
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.13T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$643B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$138B
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
17,914,000
2019
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.77%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
89%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

India Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,955 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.05 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
74.9%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.12%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
36.1%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,182 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.24%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
2.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

India Latvia
% of world population
17.8%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-630,830
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
36.9%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.83
2022
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.6
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.7%
2023
99.9%
2021
English speaking
15.8%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
55.9%
2022
92.7%
2024

Health

India Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$79.5
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.6
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2020
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.7
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
7.51%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.1 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

India Latvia
% of world land
2%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
791 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
689,466 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
281,697 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,111,675 mi
2024
n/a

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