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Ireland vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 119th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Latvia
Population
5474763
1844219
Population rank 121/197 149/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 26/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 4/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$237B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 11/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Ireland and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Latvia
Year GDP
Ireland Latvia
1960 $1,998,550,222 -
1961 $2,151,772,980 -
1962 $2,329,372,972 -
1963 $2,505,073,358 -
1964 $2,851,091,646 -
1965 $3,035,655,794 -
1966 $3,198,820,904 -
1967 $3,445,739,915 -
1968 $3,378,701,147 -
1969 $3,902,721,632 -
1970 $4,395,995,086 -
1971 $5,098,250,287 -
1972 $6,318,060,582 -
1973 $7,481,173,066 -
1974 $7,896,860,615 -
1975 $9,483,808,362 -
1976 $9,453,756,015 -
1977 $11,248,340,431 -
1978 $14,647,996,074 -
1979 $18,319,334,300 -
1980 $21,747,855,640 -
1981 $20,670,190,138 -
1982 $21,474,754,080 -
1983 $20,766,047,764 -
1984 $20,106,648,455 -
1985 $21,270,013,326 -
1986 $28,714,571,852 -
1987 $33,920,518,493 -
1988 $37,772,897,421 -
1989 $39,238,392,678 -
1990 $49,305,632,408 -
1991 $49,787,502,852 -
1992 $55,918,538,121 -
1993 $52,417,477,614 -
1994 $57,097,656,066 -
1995 $69,139,823,232 $5,608,208,785
1996 $75,790,785,030 $5,799,465,288
1997 $82,856,648,758 $6,349,481,007
1998 $90,199,410,116 $6,974,112,951
1999 $98,893,958,263 $7,324,192,890
2000 $100,207,610,430 $7,761,252,607
2001 $109,346,669,230 $8,190,888,740
2002 $128,596,035,288 $9,249,030,241
2003 $164,670,771,260 $11,244,337,720
2004 $194,372,115,041 $13,827,070,379
2005 $211,876,989,656 $16,306,935,905
2006 $232,180,617,162 $20,434,922,247
2007 $270,079,279,420 $29,420,499,248
2008 $275,447,471,451 $34,135,200,994
2009 $236,443,117,248 $25,691,530,442
2010 $221,985,621,538 $23,468,324,572
2011 $241,337,364,610 $26,575,547,901
2012 $227,270,922,957 $27,116,149,949
2013 $243,301,556,085 $29,152,128,168
2014 $266,787,238,499 $30,277,203,767
2015 $302,391,428,540 $26,344,565,877
2016 $305,733,136,181 $27,117,105,060
2017 $348,532,394,024 $29,391,059,767
2018 $395,461,216,460 $33,247,935,477
2019 $407,124,824,065 $33,099,503,951
2020 $436,555,518,400 $33,379,927,435
2021 $531,306,516,908 $38,183,326,785
2022 $548,570,250,342 $38,014,713,596
2023 $551,394,889,340 $42,572,151,720
2024 $577,389,475,010 $43,520,773,851

Ireland and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Latvia
1960 $707 -
1961 $762 -
1962 $821 -
1963 $878 -
1964 $995 -
1965 $1,055 -
1966 $1,107 -
1967 $1,187 -
1968 $1,159 -
1969 $1,331 -
1970 $1,487 -
1971 $1,704 -
1972 $2,080 -
1973 $2,424 -
1974 $2,517 -
1975 $2,973 -
1976 $2,920 -
1977 $3,427 -
1978 $4,400 -
1979 $5,430 -
1980 $6,372 -
1981 $5,986 -
1982 $6,161 -
1983 $5,915 -
1984 $5,692 -
1985 $6,012 -
1986 $8,112 -
1987 $9,582 -
1988 $10,716 -
1989 $11,176 -
1990 $14,031 -
1991 $14,087 -
1992 $15,714 -
1993 $14,657 -
1994 $15,903 -
1995 $19,158 $2,257
1996 $20,836 $2,360
1997 $22,551 $2,610
1998 $24,295 $2,894
1999 $26,338 $3,064
2000 $26,335 $3,278
2001 $28,282 $3,505
2002 $32,705 $4,004
2003 $41,204 $4,915
2004 $47,754 $6,110
2005 $50,933 $7,284
2006 $54,329 $9,212
2007 $61,396 $13,371
2008 $61,353 $15,678
2009 $52,133 $11,996
2010 $48,679 $11,188
2011 $52,693 $12,903
2012 $49,412 $13,329
2013 $52,619 $14,484
2014 $57,278 $15,186
2015 $64,312 $13,322
2016 $64,193 $13,839
2017 $72,198 $15,132
2018 $80,739 $17,252
2019 $81,810 $17,295
2020 $86,623 $17,564
2021 $103,962 $20,262
2022 $105,235 $20,227
2023 $103,888 $22,676
2024 $107,316 $23,368

Ireland vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Latvia
1950 65.6 64.6
1951 64.8 65.2
1952 67.2 65.7
1953 67.9 66.2
1954 68 66.7
1955 68 67.1
1956 69 67.6
1957 69 68.3
1958 69.3 68.9
1959 69.4 69.5
1960 70.2 70.3
1961 69.6 70.5
1962 69.9 69.9
1963 70.2 70.3
1964 70.4 71.5
1965 70.6 71.2
1966 70.2 71.2
1967 71.2 70.9
1968 70.9 70.5
1969 70.8 70.2
1970 70.8 70.2
1971 71.6 70.6
1972 71 70.3
1973 71.2 70.2
1974 71.1 70.1
1975 71.7 69.3
1976 71.8 69.4
1977 71.9 69.4
1978 71.9 69.3
1979 72.2 68.8
1980 72.5 69.1
1981 72.9 69.1
1982 73.2 69.6
1983 73.2 69.4
1984 73.6 69.4
1985 73.6 69.6
1986 73.6 71
1987 74.4 71
1988 74.4 70.9
1989 74.5 70.4
1990 74.8 69.5
1991 75 69.2
1992 75.4 68.5
1993 75.3 66.6
1994 75.8 65.2
1995 75.5 66
1996 75.8 68.6
1997 76 69.2
1998 76.2 68.9
1999 76.1 69.6
2000 76.5 70.2
2001 77.1 69.9
2002 77.6 70.2
2003 78.1 70.6
2004 78.5 70.9
2005 78.9 70.6
2006 79.2 70.6
2007 79.6 70.8
2008 79.8 72
2009 80.1 72.7
2010 80.6 73
2011 80.7 73.7
2012 80.9 73.9
2013 81.1 74.2
2014 81.4 74.3
2015 81.5 74.7
2016 81.7 74.8
2017 82.1 74.8
2018 82.1 75
2019 82.4 75.6
2020 82.4 75.5
2021 81.9 73.2
2022 82.1 74.9
2023 82.4 76.2
2024 82.6 76.3
2025 82.7 76.5

Ireland and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Latvia
Year Population
Ireland Latvia
1960 2,828,600 2,120,979
1961 2,824,400 2,152,681
1962 2,836,050 2,181,586
1963 2,852,650 2,210,919
1964 2,866,550 2,240,623
1965 2,877,300 2,265,919
1966 2,888,800 2,283,217
1967 2,902,450 2,301,220
1968 2,915,550 2,323,619
1969 2,932,650 2,343,173
1970 2,957,250 2,359,164
1971 2,992,050 2,376,389
1972 3,036,850 2,395,674
1973 3,085,950 2,415,819
1974 3,137,500 2,437,186
1975 3,189,550 2,456,130
1976 3,238,050 2,470,989
1977 3,282,200 2,485,073
1978 3,329,100 2,497,921
1979 3,373,750 2,505,953
1980 3,412,800 2,511,701
1981 3,453,000 2,519,421
1982 3,485,800 2,531,080
1983 3,510,600 2,546,011
1984 3,532,423 2,562,047
1985 3,538,082 2,578,873
1986 3,539,690 2,599,892
1987 3,540,057 2,626,583
1988 3,524,949 2,653,434
1989 3,511,009 2,666,955
1990 3,513,974 2,663,151
1991 3,534,235 2,650,581
1992 3,558,430 2,614,338
1993 3,576,261 2,563,290
1994 3,590,386 2,520,742
1995 3,608,841 2,485,056
1996 3,637,510 2,457,222
1997 3,674,171 2,432,851
1998 3,712,696 2,410,019
1999 3,754,786 2,390,482
2000 3,805,174 2,367,550
2001 3,866,243 2,337,170
2002 3,931,947 2,310,173
2003 3,996,521 2,287,955
2004 4,070,262 2,263,122
2005 4,159,914 2,238,799
2006 4,273,591 2,218,357
2007 4,398,942 2,200,325
2008 4,489,544 2,177,322
2009 4,535,375 2,141,669
2010 4,560,155 2,097,555
2011 4,580,084 2,059,709
2012 4,599,533 2,034,319
2013 4,623,816 2,012,647
2014 4,657,740 1,993,782
2015 4,701,957 1,977,527
2016 4,762,722 1,959,537
2017 4,827,445 1,942,248
2018 4,898,022 1,927,174
2019 4,976,456 1,913,822
2020 5,039,747 1,900,449
2021 5,110,585 1,884,490
2022 5,212,836 1,879,383
2023 5,307,600 1,877,445
2024 5,380,257 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Ireland and Latvia

Fertility rate
Ireland

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Latvia
1960 3.78 1.94
1961 3.78 1.94
1962 3.92 1.91
1963 4.01 1.85
1964 4.07 1.79
1965 4.04 1.74
1966 3.94 1.76
1967 3.84 1.8
1968 3.77 1.83
1969 3.83 1.88
1970 3.85 1.96
1971 3.93 2
1972 3.84 2
1973 3.71 1.98
1974 3.59 1.97
1975 3.37 1.96
1976 3.29 1.93
1977 3.24 1.89
1978 3.21 1.87
1979 3.21 1.87
1980 3.21 1.86
1981 3.05 1.88
1982 2.94 1.97
1983 2.74 2.07
1984 2.58 2.09
1985 2.48 2.08
1986 2.44 2.12
1987 2.32 2.15
1988 2.17 2.11
1989 2.08 2.05
1990 2.11 2.02
1991 2.08 1.86
1992 1.99 1.73
1993 1.9 1.51
1994 1.85 1.39
1995 1.84 1.25
1996 1.88 1.16
1997 1.93 1.11
1998 1.94 1.09
1999 1.9 1.16
2000 1.89 1.25
2001 1.94 1.22
2002 1.97 1.26
2003 1.96 1.32
2004 1.93 1.29
2005 1.86 1.39
2006 1.91 1.46
2007 2.01 1.54
2008 2.06 1.58
2009 2.06 1.46
2010 2.05 1.36
2011 2.03 1.33
2012 1.98 1.44
2013 1.93 1.52
2014 1.89 1.65
2015 1.85 1.7
2016 1.81 1.74
2017 1.77 1.69
2018 1.75 1.6
2019 1.71 1.61
2020 1.63 1.55
2021 1.78 1.57
2022 1.54 1.47
2023 1.5 1.36

Ireland and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Ireland Latvia
1960 30.1 32.3
1961 29.8 32.4
1962 29.5 32.6
1963 29.2 32.8
1964 28.9 33
1965 28.6 33.2
1966 28.2 33.5
1967 28 33.8
1968 27.8 34
1969 27.6 34.1
1970 27.4 34.2
1971 27.1 34.3
1972 26.9 34.5
1973 26.7 34.6
1974 26.5 34.7
1975 26.5 34.9
1976 26.4 35
1977 26.5 35.1
1978 26.5 35.1
1979 26.5 35.1
1980 26.5 34.9
1981 26.6 34.8
1982 26.7 34.7
1983 26.9 34.6
1984 27.1 34.7
1985 27.3 34.7
1986 27.6 34.7
1987 27.9 34.6
1988 28.4 34.6
1989 28.8 34.5
1990 29.2 34.6
1991 29.6 34.8
1992 29.9 35.2
1993 30.2 35.6
1994 30.6 36
1995 30.9 36.2
1996 31.3 36.6
1997 31.6 36.9
1998 31.9 37.3
1999 32.2 37.6
2000 32.5 37.9
2001 32.7 38.3
2002 33 38.6
2003 33.2 38.9
2004 33.4 39.2
2005 33.4 39.4
2006 33.4 39.7
2007 33.4 39.9
2008 33.5 40.1
2009 33.9 40.5
2010 34.3 41.1
2011 34.8 41.6
2012 35.2 42
2013 35.6 42.3
2014 36 42.5
2015 36.4 42.8
2016 36.8 43
2017 37.1 43.2
2018 37.4 43.4
2019 37.8 43.6
2020 38.2 43.8
2021 38.6 43.9
2022 38.9 44
2023 39.4 44.1
2024 39.7 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.22%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.69%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.6%
2023
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Ireland Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.94%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
85.8%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,149 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
37.2%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ireland Latvia
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.2
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
87
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.9%
2021
English speaking
98.4%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Ireland Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
31.6 years
2023
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Ireland Latvia
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
n/a

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