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Israel vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Israel has a population of 9.97M (ranked 96/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Israel's land area is 8,355 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 149th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Israel ranks 28/197 ($540B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Israel ranks 21/197 ($54,177), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Israel Latvia
Population
10224104
1844219
Population rank 96/197 149/197
GDP
$540B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 28/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$54,177
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 21/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,691
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$367B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
69.1%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$36,774
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 18/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$39,091
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
8,355 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,194 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.85
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
30.2 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.8 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Israel and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Israel and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Israel

Latvia
Year GDP
Israel Latvia
1960 $3,070,585,807 -
1961 $3,708,586,471 -
1962 $2,966,154,031 -
1963 $3,535,949,089 -
1964 $4,024,344,853 -
1965 $4,329,084,429 -
1966 $4,703,300,098 -
1967 $4,762,386,783 -
1968 $5,458,427,928 -
1969 $6,297,852,761 -
1970 $7,406,712,876 -
1971 $7,052,544,000 -
1972 $9,222,557,539 -
1973 $11,902,574,259 -
1974 $17,172,607,138 -
1975 $16,141,767,373 -
1976 $15,956,349,550 -
1977 $18,257,113,904 -
1978 $17,701,286,907 -
1979 $22,609,741,060 -
1980 $25,395,256,478 -
1981 $26,882,009,819 -
1982 $29,255,285,401 -
1983 $32,675,755,462 -
1984 $30,645,607,293 -
1985 $28,905,736,367 -
1986 $35,834,154,874 -
1987 $43,049,543,635 -
1988 $52,650,948,910 -
1989 $52,443,479,454 -
1990 $62,016,729,541 -
1991 $70,998,755,007 -
1992 $79,457,685,757 -
1993 $79,855,877,174 -
1994 $90,740,103,829 -
1995 $105,497,418,059 $5,608,208,785
1996 $115,116,595,545 $5,799,465,288
1997 $119,459,826,347 $6,349,481,007
1998 $120,547,409,279 $6,974,112,951
1999 $121,417,185,062 $7,324,192,890
2000 $136,512,300,542 $7,761,252,607
2001 $135,002,039,613 $8,190,888,740
2002 $125,332,331,884 $9,249,030,241
2003 $131,408,914,824 $11,244,337,720
2004 $140,047,984,605 $13,827,070,379
2005 $147,519,922,009 $16,306,935,905
2006 $158,900,547,825 $20,434,922,247
2007 $184,681,214,673 $29,420,499,248
2008 $221,231,658,863 $34,135,200,994
2009 $213,403,181,853 $25,691,530,442
2010 $239,679,036,634 $23,468,324,572
2011 $268,094,998,225 $26,575,547,901
2012 $263,589,172,712 $27,116,149,949
2013 $298,478,070,673 $29,152,128,168
2014 $315,017,088,117 $30,277,203,767
2015 $303,469,434,072 $26,344,565,877
2016 $321,940,971,558 $27,117,105,060
2017 $358,451,839,053 $29,391,059,767
2018 $376,299,083,108 $33,247,935,477
2019 $400,645,216,359 $33,099,503,951
2020 $410,768,352,658 $33,379,927,435
2021 $489,851,549,972 $38,183,326,785
2022 $525,181,008,026 $38,014,713,596
2023 $512,184,638,999 $42,572,151,720
2024 $540,379,921,262 $43,520,773,851

Israel and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Israel

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Israel Latvia
1960 $1,452 -
1961 $1,697 -
1962 $1,294 -
1963 $1,486 -
1964 $1,626 -
1965 $1,689 -
1966 $1,789 -
1967 $1,735 -
1968 $1,947 -
1969 $2,189 -
1970 $2,490 -
1971 $2,298 -
1972 $2,930 -
1973 $3,631 -
1974 $5,085 -
1975 $4,672 -
1976 $4,516 -
1977 $5,053 -
1978 $4,797 -
1979 $5,972 -
1980 $6,549 -
1981 $6,795 -
1982 $7,258 -
1983 $7,960 -
1984 $7,369 -
1985 $6,829 -
1986 $8,335 -
1987 $9,853 -
1988 $11,853 -
1989 $11,608 -
1990 $13,308 -
1991 $14,346 -
1992 $15,510 -
1993 $15,179 -
1994 $16,807 -
1995 $19,026 $2,257
1996 $20,224 $2,360
1997 $20,469 $2,610
1998 $20,189 $2,894
1999 $19,823 $3,064
2000 $21,707 $3,278
2001 $20,966 $3,505
2002 $19,076 $4,004
2003 $19,643 $4,915
2004 $20,568 $6,110
2005 $21,287 $7,284
2006 $22,527 $9,212
2007 $25,721 $13,371
2008 $30,269 $15,678
2009 $28,508 $11,996
2010 $31,439 $11,188
2011 $34,523 $12,903
2012 $33,321 $13,329
2013 $37,034 $14,484
2014 $38,343 $15,186
2015 $36,213 $13,322
2016 $37,672 $13,839
2017 $41,138 $15,132
2018 $42,363 $17,252
2019 $44,251 $17,295
2020 $44,576 $17,564
2021 $52,271 $20,262
2022 $54,950 $20,227
2023 $52,004 $22,676
2024 $54,177 $23,368

Israel vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Israel

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Israel Latvia
1950 69.9 64.6
1951 67.6 65.2
1952 67.2 65.7
1953 66.4 66.2
1954 66.3 66.7
1955 68 67.1
1956 66.6 67.6
1957 66.5 68.3
1958 68.4 68.9
1959 68.9 69.5
1960 69.8 70.3
1961 69.8 70.5
1962 69.3 69.9
1963 69.6 70.3
1964 69.6 71.5
1965 70.5 71.2
1966 70.9 71.2
1967 70.9 70.9
1968 70.8 70.5
1969 71 70.2
1970 71.2 70.2
1971 71.8 70.6
1972 71.6 70.3
1973 71.6 70.2
1974 71.6 70.1
1975 71.6 69.3
1976 72.7 69.4
1977 72.7 69.4
1978 73.1 69.3
1979 73.4 68.8
1980 73.7 69.1
1981 74.2 69.1
1982 74.3 69.6
1983 75.1 69.4
1984 75.5 69.4
1985 76 69.6
1986 75.9 71
1987 76.4 71
1988 76.9 70.9
1989 77.6 70.4
1990 78 69.5
1991 77.6 69.2
1992 77.3 68.5
1993 77.9 66.6
1994 78 65.2
1995 78.1 66
1996 78.6 68.6
1997 78.6 69.2
1998 78.6 68.9
1999 78.9 69.6
2000 79.2 70.2
2001 79.5 69.9
2002 79.5 70.2
2003 79.8 70.6
2004 80.3 70.9
2005 80.4 70.6
2006 80.8 70.6
2007 81 70.8
2008 81.3 72
2009 81.8 72.7
2010 82 73
2011 82 73.7
2012 82 73.9
2013 82.4 74.2
2014 82.4 74.3
2015 82.3 74.7
2016 82.6 74.8
2017 82.7 74.8
2018 82.9 75
2019 82.9 75.6
2020 82.7 75.5
2021 82.5 73.2
2022 82.8 74.9
2023 82.4 76.2
2024 82.7 76.3
2025 82.8 76.5

Israel and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Israel

Latvia
Year Population
Israel Latvia
1960 2,114,020 2,120,979
1961 2,185,000 2,152,681
1962 2,293,000 2,181,586
1963 2,379,000 2,210,919
1964 2,475,000 2,240,623
1965 2,563,000 2,265,919
1966 2,629,000 2,283,217
1967 2,745,000 2,301,220
1968 2,803,000 2,323,619
1969 2,877,000 2,343,173
1970 2,974,000 2,359,164
1971 3,069,000 2,376,389
1972 3,148,000 2,395,674
1973 3,278,000 2,415,819
1974 3,377,000 2,437,186
1975 3,455,000 2,456,130
1976 3,533,000 2,470,989
1977 3,613,000 2,485,073
1978 3,690,000 2,497,921
1979 3,786,000 2,505,953
1980 3,878,000 2,511,701
1981 3,956,000 2,519,421
1982 4,031,000 2,531,080
1983 4,105,000 2,546,011
1984 4,159,000 2,562,047
1985 4,233,000 2,578,873
1986 4,299,000 2,599,892
1987 4,369,000 2,626,583
1988 4,442,000 2,653,434
1989 4,518,000 2,666,955
1990 4,660,000 2,663,151
1991 4,949,000 2,650,581
1992 5,123,000 2,614,338
1993 5,261,000 2,563,290
1994 5,399,000 2,520,742
1995 5,545,000 2,485,056
1996 5,692,000 2,457,222
1997 5,836,000 2,432,851
1998 5,971,000 2,410,019
1999 6,125,000 2,390,482
2000 6,289,000 2,367,550
2001 6,439,000 2,337,170
2002 6,570,000 2,310,173
2003 6,689,700 2,287,955
2004 6,809,000 2,263,122
2005 6,930,100 2,238,799
2006 7,053,700 2,218,357
2007 7,180,100 2,200,325
2008 7,308,800 2,177,322
2009 7,485,600 2,141,669
2010 7,623,600 2,097,555
2011 7,765,800 2,059,709
2012 7,910,500 2,034,319
2013 8,059,500 2,012,647
2014 8,215,700 1,993,782
2015 8,380,100 1,977,527
2016 8,546,000 1,959,537
2017 8,713,300 1,942,248
2018 8,882,800 1,927,174
2019 9,054,000 1,913,822
2020 9,215,100 1,900,449
2021 9,371,400 1,884,490
2022 9,557,500 1,879,383
2023 9,849,000 1,877,445
2024 9,974,400 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Israel and Latvia

Fertility rate
Israel

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Israel Latvia
1960 3.87 1.94
1961 3.86 1.94
1962 3.85 1.91
1963 3.84 1.85
1964 3.83 1.79
1965 3.81 1.74
1966 3.8 1.76
1967 3.79 1.8
1968 3.79 1.83
1969 3.78 1.88
1970 3.78 1.96
1971 3.77 2
1972 3.77 2
1973 3.7 1.98
1974 3.63 1.97
1975 3.55 1.96
1976 3.48 1.93
1977 3.41 1.89
1978 3.35 1.87
1979 3.3 1.87
1980 3.24 1.86
1981 3.19 1.88
1982 3.13 1.97
1983 3.11 2.07
1984 3.08 2.09
1985 3.06 2.08
1986 3.03 2.12
1987 3.01 2.15
1988 2.95 2.11
1989 2.89 2.05
1990 2.82 2.02
1991 2.76 1.86
1992 2.7 1.73
1993 2.8 1.51
1994 2.9 1.39
1995 2.9 1.25
1996 2.9 1.16
1997 2.94 1.11
1998 2.98 1.09
1999 2.97 1.16
2000 2.95 1.25
2001 2.92 1.22
2002 2.89 1.26
2003 2.95 1.32
2004 2.9 1.29
2005 2.84 1.39
2006 2.88 1.46
2007 2.9 1.54
2008 2.96 1.58
2009 2.96 1.46
2010 3.03 1.36
2011 2.98 1.33
2012 3.05 1.44
2013 3.03 1.52
2014 3.08 1.65
2015 3.09 1.7
2016 3.11 1.74
2017 3.11 1.69
2018 3.09 1.6
2019 3.01 1.61
2020 2.9 1.55
2021 3 1.57
2022 2.89 1.47
2023 2.85 1.36

Israel and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Israel

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Israel Latvia
1960 25.3 32.3
1961 25.3 32.4
1962 25 32.6
1963 24.6 32.8
1964 24.1 33
1965 23.8 33.2
1966 23.5 33.5
1967 23.4 33.8
1968 23.3 34
1969 23.3 34.1
1970 23.4 34.2
1971 23.5 34.3
1972 23.7 34.5
1973 23.8 34.6
1974 24 34.7
1975 24.2 34.9
1976 24.3 35
1977 24.5 35.1
1978 24.7 35.1
1979 24.8 35.1
1980 25 34.9
1981 25.1 34.8
1982 25.2 34.7
1983 25.3 34.6
1984 25.4 34.7
1985 25.4 34.7
1986 25.4 34.7
1987 25.5 34.6
1988 25.5 34.6
1989 25.6 34.5
1990 25.8 34.6
1991 26.2 34.8
1992 26.4 35.2
1993 26.5 35.6
1994 26.6 36
1995 26.9 36.2
1996 27.1 36.6
1997 27.3 36.9
1998 27.4 37.3
1999 27.6 37.6
2000 27.8 37.9
2001 28 38.3
2002 28.2 38.6
2003 28.4 38.9
2004 28.5 39.2
2005 28.7 39.4
2006 28.9 39.7
2007 29.1 39.9
2008 29.2 40.1
2009 29.3 40.5
2010 29.4 41.1
2011 29.5 41.6
2012 29.5 42
2013 29.6 42.3
2014 29.7 42.5
2015 29.8 42.8
2016 29.8 43
2017 29.9 43.2
2018 29.9 43.4
2019 29.9 43.6
2020 30 43.8
2021 30 43.9
2022 30.1 44
2023 30.2 44.1
2024 30.2 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Israel Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$528B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.9%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.93%
2022
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.32%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
178,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.71%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.9%
2024
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.3%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.6%
2021
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2021
2.6%
2023
Number of millionaires
179,905
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.79%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
41
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0006%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
511
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$331B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$215B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$952M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,905,000
2019
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.39%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
89.3%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Israel Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,460 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$21.7
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
61.3 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.22 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
96.5%
2023
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
6.2%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.44%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
13.7%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,772 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.63%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Israel Latvia
% of world population
0.12%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
+10,612
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
92.9%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.77 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
84.1
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
92
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.63
2022
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
154
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2011
99.9%
2021
English speaking
85%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88.2%
2024
92.7%
2024

Health

Israel Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,224
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$855
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
82.8 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.88%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.71
2022
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2021
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
23.2%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.4%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.84 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Israel Latvia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
838 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,072 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
541 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,670 mi
2021
n/a

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