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Kazakhstan vs Latvia statistics compared

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Kazakhstan has a population of 20.6M (ranked 64/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Kazakhstan's land area is 1,042,360 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 9th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Kazakhstan ranks 50/197 ($288B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Kazakhstan ranks 72/197 ($14,005), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Kazakhstan Latvia
Population
21036432
1844219
Population rank 65/197 149/197
GDP
$288B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 50/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$14,005
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 72/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$40,813
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$71.5B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,474
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 96/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,117
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
1,042,360 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
19.8 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.01
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
30.5 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Kazakhstan and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Kazakhstan and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Kazakhstan

Latvia
Year GDP
Kazakhstan Latvia
1990 $26,932,016,270 -
1991 $24,923,076,923 -
1992 $24,917,355,372 -
1993 $23,409,260,880 -
1994 $21,250,792,886 -
1995 $20,374,302,652 $5,608,208,785
1996 $21,035,357,937 $5,799,465,288
1997 $22,165,932,063 $6,349,481,007
1998 $22,135,245,507 $6,974,112,951
1999 $16,870,817,182 $7,324,192,890
2000 $18,291,990,662 $7,761,252,607
2001 $22,152,689,180 $8,190,888,740
2002 $24,636,598,527 $9,249,030,241
2003 $30,833,692,900 $11,244,337,720
2004 $43,151,647,003 $13,827,070,379
2005 $57,123,671,734 $16,306,935,905
2006 $81,003,864,630 $20,434,922,247
2007 $104,849,915,058 $29,420,499,248
2008 $133,441,648,852 $34,135,200,994
2009 $115,308,686,941 $25,691,530,442
2010 $148,047,348,241 $23,468,324,572
2011 $192,626,464,617 $26,575,547,901
2012 $207,998,568,866 $27,116,149,949
2013 $236,634,603,409 $29,152,128,168
2014 $221,415,613,595 $30,277,203,767
2015 $184,388,404,706 $26,344,565,877
2016 $137,278,320,084 $27,117,105,060
2017 $166,805,788,827 $29,391,059,767
2018 $179,339,977,690 $33,247,935,477
2019 $181,667,184,855 $33,099,503,951
2020 $171,082,365,861 $33,379,927,435
2021 $197,112,255,361 $38,183,326,785
2022 $225,496,328,925 $38,014,713,596
2023 $261,840,101,060 $42,572,151,720
2024 $288,406,138,231 $43,520,773,851

Kazakhstan and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Kazakhstan

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Kazakhstan Latvia
1990 $1,570 -
1991 $1,442 -
1992 $1,438 -
1993 $1,355 -
1994 $1,247 -
1995 $1,218 $2,257
1996 $1,281 $2,360
1997 $1,382 $2,610
1998 $1,415 $2,894
1999 $1,092 $3,064
2000 $1,180 $3,278
2001 $1,422 $3,505
2002 $1,574 $4,004
2003 $1,958 $4,915
2004 $2,722 $6,110
2005 $3,577 $7,284
2006 $5,030 $9,212
2007 $6,449 $13,371
2008 $8,124 $15,678
2009 $6,938 $11,996
2010 $8,793 $11,188
2011 $11,287 $12,903
2012 $12,019 $13,329
2013 $13,478 $14,484
2014 $12,428 $15,186
2015 $10,196 $13,322
2016 $7,476 $13,839
2017 $8,943 $15,132
2018 $9,472 $17,252
2019 $9,457 $17,295
2020 $8,782 $17,564
2021 $9,984 $20,262
2022 $11,255 $20,227
2023 $12,879 $22,676
2024 $14,005 $23,368

Kazakhstan vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kazakhstan

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Kazakhstan Latvia
1950 55.6 64.6
1951 55.9 65.2
1952 56.1 65.7
1953 56.4 66.2
1954 56.6 66.7
1955 56.8 67.1
1956 57.1 67.6
1957 57.3 68.3
1958 57.5 68.9
1959 57.7 69.5
1960 57.9 70.3
1961 58.2 70.5
1962 58.4 69.9
1963 58.6 70.3
1964 58.8 71.5
1965 59 71.2
1966 59.2 71.2
1967 59.4 70.9
1968 59.6 70.5
1969 59.8 70.2
1970 60 70.2
1971 60.3 70.6
1972 60.5 70.3
1973 60.7 70.2
1974 60.9 70.1
1975 61.1 69.3
1976 61.3 69.4
1977 61.5 69.4
1978 61.8 69.3
1979 62.1 68.8
1980 62.5 69.1
1981 63 69.1
1982 63.6 69.6
1983 64.2 69.4
1984 64.8 69.4
1985 65.4 69.6
1986 65.8 71
1987 66 71
1988 66 70.9
1989 65.9 70.4
1990 65.7 69.5
1991 65.4 69.2
1992 65 68.5
1993 64.5 66.6
1994 64.1 65.2
1995 63.7 66
1996 63.5 68.6
1997 63.3 69.2
1998 63.3 68.9
1999 63.5 69.6
2000 63.8 70.2
2001 64.1 69.9
2002 64.4 70.2
2003 64.8 70.6
2004 65 70.9
2005 65.4 70.6
2006 65.7 70.6
2007 66.2 70.8
2008 66.8 72
2009 67.5 72.7
2010 68.3 73
2011 69.1 73.7
2012 69.9 73.9
2013 70.7 74.2
2014 71.4 74.3
2015 72 74.7
2016 72.5 74.8
2017 73 74.8
2018 73.4 75
2019 73.7 75.6
2020 71.2 75.5
2021 70.1 73.2
2022 73.5 74.9
2023 74.4 76.2
2024 74.5 76.3
2025 74.7 76.5

Kazakhstan and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Kazakhstan

Latvia
Year Population
Kazakhstan Latvia
1960 9,429,981 2,120,979
1961 9,742,085 2,152,681
1962 10,058,928 2,181,586
1963 10,377,466 2,210,919
1964 10,690,309 2,240,623
1965 10,993,183 2,265,919
1966 11,288,989 2,283,217
1967 11,584,428 2,301,220
1968 11,879,182 2,323,619
1969 12,156,212 2,343,173
1970 12,419,057 2,359,164
1971 12,684,813 2,376,389
1972 12,951,798 2,395,674
1973 13,208,121 2,415,819
1974 13,454,570 2,437,186
1975 13,700,843 2,456,130
1976 13,998,738 2,470,989
1977 14,353,265 2,485,073
1978 14,711,497 2,497,921
1979 14,978,696 2,505,953
1980 15,152,949 2,511,701
1981 15,323,082 2,519,421
1982 15,492,595 2,531,080
1983 15,665,551 2,546,011
1984 15,844,621 2,562,047
1985 16,031,090 2,578,873
1986 16,262,702 2,599,892
1987 16,527,715 2,626,583
1988 16,781,168 2,653,434
1989 16,997,013 2,666,955
1990 17,154,054 2,663,151
1991 17,278,600 2,650,581
1992 17,332,625 2,614,338
1993 17,274,487 2,563,290
1994 17,043,771 2,520,742
1995 16,730,536 2,485,056
1996 16,416,027 2,457,222
1997 16,043,251 2,432,851
1998 15,647,785 2,410,019
1999 15,455,874 2,390,482
2000 15,501,103 2,367,550
2001 15,575,550 2,337,170
2002 15,656,677 2,310,173
2003 15,747,380 2,287,955
2004 15,850,159 2,263,122
2005 15,968,117 2,238,799
2006 16,103,716 2,218,357
2007 16,257,214 2,200,325
2008 16,426,525 2,177,322
2009 16,619,846 2,141,669
2010 16,836,810 2,097,555
2011 17,066,002 2,059,709
2012 17,306,106 2,034,319
2013 17,556,502 2,012,647
2014 17,816,285 1,993,782
2015 18,084,169 1,977,527
2016 18,363,600 1,959,537
2017 18,651,931 1,942,248
2018 18,932,727 1,927,174
2019 19,209,555 1,913,822
2020 19,482,117 1,900,449
2021 19,743,603 1,884,490
2022 20,034,609 1,879,383
2023 20,330,104 1,877,445
2024 20,592,571 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Kazakhstan and Latvia

Fertility rate
Kazakhstan

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Kazakhstan Latvia
1960 4.5 1.94
1961 4.42 1.94
1962 4.36 1.91
1963 4.26 1.85
1964 4.07 1.79
1965 3.88 1.74
1966 3.82 1.76
1967 3.77 1.8
1968 3.63 1.83
1969 3.51 1.88
1970 3.51 1.96
1971 3.53 2
1972 3.55 2
1973 3.51 1.98
1974 3.45 1.97
1975 3.4 1.96
1976 3.33 1.93
1977 3.26 1.89
1978 3.16 1.87
1979 3.14 1.87
1980 3.09 1.86
1981 3.05 1.88
1982 3.02 1.97
1983 3.07 2.07
1984 3.15 2.09
1985 3.21 2.08
1986 3.19 2.12
1987 3.12 2.15
1988 3 2.11
1989 2.87 2.05
1990 2.75 2.02
1991 2.68 1.86
1992 2.58 1.73
1993 2.48 1.51
1994 2.38 1.39
1995 2.25 1.25
1996 2.08 1.16
1997 1.97 1.11
1998 1.94 1.09
1999 1.9 1.16
2000 1.9 1.25
2001 1.91 1.22
2002 1.96 1.26
2003 2.08 1.32
2004 2.2 1.29
2005 2.27 1.39
2006 2.38 1.46
2007 2.49 1.54
2008 2.62 1.58
2009 2.58 1.46
2010 2.61 1.36
2011 2.61 1.33
2012 2.64 1.44
2013 2.67 1.52
2014 2.76 1.65
2015 2.76 1.7
2016 2.8 1.74
2017 2.75 1.69
2018 2.85 1.6
2019 2.89 1.61
2020 3.13 1.55
2021 3.32 1.57
2022 3.05 1.47
2023 3.01 1.36

Kazakhstan and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Kazakhstan

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Kazakhstan Latvia
1960 23.2 32.3
1961 23.2 32.4
1962 23.3 32.6
1963 23.3 32.8
1964 23.3 33
1965 23.2 33.2
1966 23.2 33.5
1967 23.2 33.8
1968 23.1 34
1969 22.9 34.1
1970 22.8 34.2
1971 22.9 34.3
1972 22.9 34.5
1973 23.1 34.6
1974 23.2 34.7
1975 23.3 34.9
1976 23.3 35
1977 23.2 35.1
1978 23.2 35.1
1979 23 35.1
1980 22.9 34.9
1981 23.2 34.8
1982 23.5 34.7
1983 23.8 34.6
1984 24.1 34.7
1985 24.3 34.7
1986 24.6 34.7
1987 24.9 34.6
1988 25.2 34.6
1989 25.5 34.5
1990 25.7 34.6
1991 25.8 34.8
1992 25.9 35.2
1993 26.1 35.6
1994 26.3 36
1995 26.5 36.2
1996 26.7 36.6
1997 26.9 36.9
1998 27.1 37.3
1999 27.4 37.6
2000 27.6 37.9
2001 27.8 38.3
2002 28 38.6
2003 28.2 38.9
2004 28.3 39.2
2005 28.4 39.4
2006 28.4 39.7
2007 28.5 39.9
2008 28.4 40.1
2009 28.5 40.5
2010 28.6 41.1
2011 28.7 41.6
2012 28.8 42
2013 28.9 42.3
2014 29.1 42.5
2015 29.3 42.8
2016 29.5 43
2017 29.7 43.2
2018 29.9 43.4
2019 30.1 43.6
2020 30.2 43.8
2021 30.3 43.9
2022 30.3 44
2023 30.4 44.1
2024 30.5 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kazakhstan Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$250B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.6%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.85%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.48%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2022
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31.4%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.3%
2021
2.6%
2023
Number of millionaires
44,307
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00005%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
79
2024
56
2003
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$62.8B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$45.8B
2024
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$240M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,035,000
2020
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.2%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
87%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Kazakhstan Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,651 kg
2023
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2023
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
239.9 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
11.8 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.2%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
2%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.68%
2023
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-119.1%
2023
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,146 kWh
2023
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.76%
2023
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kazakhstan Latvia
% of world population
0.25%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,368
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.6
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
46
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.63
2022
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.7
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
95
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.8%
2020
99.9%
2021
English speaking
15.4%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
93.4%
2024
92.7%
2024

Health

Kazakhstan Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$421
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$130
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
74.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.24%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.03
2020
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2021
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
10
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
9.6
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
19%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.8%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
22
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.2%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.52 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Kazakhstan Latvia
% of world land
1.81%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
50,618 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
827,284 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,677 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
59,284 mi
2017
n/a

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