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Latvia vs Lithuania statistics compared

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Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 2.89M in Lithuania (ranked 137/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 24,170 sq mi for Lithuania (ranked 121st vs. 120th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Lithuania ranks 78/197 ($84.9B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Lithuania ranks 43/197 ($29,386).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Lithuania
Population
1844219
2858798
Population rank 149/197 139/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$84.9B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 78/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$29,386
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 43/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$54,414
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$32.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
41.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$11,232
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 50/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$18,848
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
24,170 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
119.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.18
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
76.3 years
2025

Latvia and Lithuania: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Lithuania economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Lithuania
Year GDP
Latvia Lithuania
1995 $5,608,208,785 $7,921,210,340
1996 $5,799,465,288 $8,430,207,164
1997 $6,349,481,007 $10,168,271,903
1998 $6,974,112,951 $11,289,161,847
1999 $7,324,192,890 $11,022,095,814
2000 $7,761,252,607 $11,550,695,727
2001 $8,190,888,740 $12,260,761,329
2002 $9,249,030,241 $14,282,292,665
2003 $11,244,337,720 $18,809,197,970
2004 $13,827,070,379 $22,743,164,431
2005 $16,306,935,905 $26,105,207,115
2006 $20,434,922,247 $30,116,192,747
2007 $29,420,499,248 $39,729,151,615
2008 $34,135,200,994 $47,831,254,208
2009 $25,691,530,442 $37,494,380,039
2010 $23,468,324,572 $36,638,128,534
2011 $26,575,547,901 $43,186,501,863
2012 $27,116,149,949 $42,709,372,067
2013 $29,152,128,168 $46,303,660,422
2014 $30,277,203,767 $48,306,546,657
2015 $26,344,565,877 $41,540,954,817
2016 $27,117,105,060 $42,970,749,245
2017 $29,391,059,767 $47,756,764,508
2018 $33,247,935,477 $54,261,795,149
2019 $33,099,503,951 $55,122,066,226
2020 $33,379,927,435 $57,412,038,533
2021 $38,183,326,785 $67,037,321,009
2022 $38,014,713,596 $71,033,884,500
2023 $42,572,151,720 $79,789,877,416
2024 $43,520,773,851 $84,869,215,513

Latvia and Lithuania economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Lithuania
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Lithuania
1995 $2,257 $2,183
1996 $2,360 $2,341
1997 $2,610 $2,844
1998 $2,894 $3,181
1999 $3,064 $3,128
2000 $3,278 $3,301
2001 $3,505 $3,533
2002 $4,004 $4,148
2003 $4,915 $5,507
2004 $6,110 $6,735
2005 $7,284 $7,857
2006 $9,212 $9,210
2007 $13,371 $12,295
2008 $15,678 $14,956
2009 $11,996 $11,854
2010 $11,188 $11,829
2011 $12,903 $14,262
2012 $13,329 $14,288
2013 $14,484 $15,637
2014 $15,186 $16,446
2015 $13,322 $14,270
2016 $13,839 $14,934
2017 $15,132 $16,800
2018 $17,252 $19,247
2019 $17,295 $19,609
2020 $17,564 $20,429
2021 $20,262 $23,870
2022 $20,227 $25,086
2023 $22,676 $27,786
2024 $23,368 $29,386

Latvia vs. Lithuania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Lithuania
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Lithuania
1950 64.6 66.1
1951 65.2 66.1
1952 65.7 66.2
1953 66.2 66.3
1954 66.7 66.5
1955 67.1 66.6
1956 67.6 66.8
1957 68.3 67.7
1958 68.9 68.6
1959 69.5 69.4
1960 70.3 70.3
1961 70.5 70.5
1962 69.9 69.4
1963 70.3 70.6
1964 71.5 71.9
1965 71.2 71.7
1966 71.2 71.9
1967 70.9 72
1968 70.5 71.6
1969 70.2 71.2
1970 70.2 71.1
1971 70.6 72
1972 70.3 71.3
1973 70.2 71.6
1974 70.1 71.5
1975 69.3 71.1
1976 69.4 71.2
1977 69.4 71.1
1978 69.3 70.9
1979 68.8 70.7
1980 69.1 70.7
1981 69.1 70.7
1982 69.6 71.1
1983 69.4 71
1984 69.4 70.5
1985 69.6 70.7
1986 71 72.4
1987 71 72.2
1988 70.9 72
1989 70.4 71.6
1990 69.5 71.4
1991 69.2 70.5
1992 68.5 70.3
1993 66.6 68.9
1994 65.2 68.5
1995 66 69
1996 68.6 70.2
1997 69.2 71
1998 68.9 71.3
1999 69.6 71.7
2000 70.2 72.1
2001 69.9 71.7
2002 70.2 71.8
2003 70.6 72.1
2004 70.9 72
2005 70.6 71.2
2006 70.6 71
2007 70.8 70.7
2008 72 71.7
2009 72.7 72.8
2010 73 73.2
2011 73.7 73.6
2012 73.9 74
2013 74.2 74
2014 74.3 74.6
2015 74.7 74.5
2016 74.8 74.8
2017 74.8 75.7
2018 75 75.9
2019 75.6 76.4
2020 75.5 75.1
2021 73.2 74.3
2022 74.9 74.7
2023 76.2 76
2024 76.3 76.2
2025 76.5 76.3

Latvia and Lithuania population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Lithuania
Year Population
Latvia Lithuania
1960 2,120,979 2,778,550
1961 2,152,681 2,823,550
1962 2,181,586 2,863,350
1963 2,210,919 2,898,950
1964 2,240,623 2,935,200
1965 2,265,919 2,971,450
1966 2,283,217 3,008,050
1967 2,301,220 3,044,400
1968 2,323,619 3,078,850
1969 2,343,173 3,107,321
1970 2,359,164 3,139,689
1971 2,376,389 3,179,041
1972 2,395,674 3,213,622
1973 2,415,819 3,244,438
1974 2,437,186 3,273,894
1975 2,456,130 3,301,652
1976 2,470,989 3,328,664
1977 2,485,073 3,355,036
1978 2,497,921 3,379,514
1979 2,505,953 3,397,842
1980 2,511,701 3,413,202
1981 2,519,421 3,432,947
1982 2,531,080 3,457,179
1983 2,546,011 3,485,192
1984 2,562,047 3,514,205
1985 2,578,873 3,544,543
1986 2,599,892 3,578,914
1987 2,626,583 3,616,367
1988 2,653,434 3,655,049
1989 2,666,955 3,684,255
1990 2,663,151 3,697,838
1991 2,650,581 3,704,134
1992 2,614,338 3,700,114
1993 2,563,290 3,682,613
1994 2,520,742 3,657,144
1995 2,485,056 3,629,102
1996 2,457,222 3,601,613
1997 2,432,851 3,575,137
1998 2,410,019 3,549,331
1999 2,390,482 3,524,238
2000 2,367,550 3,499,536
2001 2,337,170 3,470,818
2002 2,310,173 3,443,067
2003 2,287,955 3,415,213
2004 2,263,122 3,377,075
2005 2,238,799 3,322,528
2006 2,218,357 3,269,909
2007 2,200,325 3,231,294
2008 2,177,322 3,198,231
2009 2,141,669 3,162,916
2010 2,097,555 3,097,282
2011 2,059,709 3,028,115
2012 2,034,319 2,989,139
2013 2,012,647 2,961,250
2014 1,993,782 2,937,253
2015 1,977,527 2,911,109
2016 1,959,537 2,877,325
2017 1,942,248 2,842,639
2018 1,927,174 2,819,200
2019 1,913,822 2,811,089
2020 1,900,449 2,810,369
2021 1,884,490 2,808,380
2022 1,879,383 2,831,639
2023 1,877,445 2,871,585
2024 1,862,441 2,888,055

Fertility rates in Latvia and Lithuania

Fertility rate
Latvia

Lithuania
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Lithuania
1960 1.94 2.56
1961 1.94 2.53
1962 1.91 2.45
1963 1.85 2.35
1964 1.79 2.28
1965 1.74 2.23
1966 1.76 2.22
1967 1.8 2.23
1968 1.83 2.24
1969 1.88 2.3
1970 1.96 2.4
1971 2 2.41
1972 2 2.34
1973 1.98 2.22
1974 1.97 2.21
1975 1.96 2.18
1976 1.93 2.18
1977 1.89 2.14
1978 1.87 2.08
1979 1.87 2.05
1980 1.86 1.99
1981 1.88 1.98
1982 1.97 1.97
1983 2.07 2.1
1984 2.09 2.07
1985 2.08 2.08
1986 2.12 2.12
1987 2.15 2.11
1988 2.11 2.02
1989 2.05 1.98
1990 2.02 2.03
1991 1.86 2.01
1992 1.73 1.97
1993 1.51 1.74
1994 1.39 1.57
1995 1.25 1.55
1996 1.16 1.49
1997 1.11 1.47
1998 1.09 1.46
1999 1.16 1.46
2000 1.25 1.39
2001 1.22 1.29
2002 1.26 1.23
2003 1.32 1.26
2004 1.29 1.27
2005 1.39 1.29
2006 1.46 1.33
2007 1.54 1.36
2008 1.58 1.45
2009 1.46 1.5
2010 1.36 1.5
2011 1.33 1.55
2012 1.44 1.6
2013 1.52 1.59
2014 1.65 1.57
2015 1.7 1.63
2016 1.74 1.63
2017 1.69 1.57
2018 1.6 1.53
2019 1.61 1.43
2020 1.55 1.36
2021 1.57 1.36
2022 1.47 1.27
2023 1.36 1.18

Latvia and Lithuania demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Lithuania
Year Median age, years
Latvia Lithuania
1960 32.3 28.5
1961 32.4 28.7
1962 32.6 28.9
1963 32.8 29.2
1964 33 29.4
1965 33.2 29.6
1966 33.5 29.9
1967 33.8 30.2
1968 34 30.4
1969 34.1 30.6
1970 34.2 30.8
1971 34.3 30.9
1972 34.5 31.1
1973 34.6 31.3
1974 34.7 31.4
1975 34.9 31.4
1976 35 31.5
1977 35.1 31.6
1978 35.1 31.8
1979 35.1 31.9
1980 34.9 31.9
1981 34.8 32
1982 34.7 32
1983 34.6 32.1
1984 34.7 32.1
1985 34.7 32.1
1986 34.7 32.2
1987 34.6 32.2
1988 34.6 32.4
1989 34.5 32.6
1990 34.6 32.7
1991 34.8 32.9
1992 35.2 33.1
1993 35.6 33.3
1994 36 33.6
1995 36.2 34
1996 36.6 34.4
1997 36.9 34.8
1998 37.3 35.2
1999 37.6 35.6
2000 37.9 35.9
2001 38.3 36.4
2002 38.6 36.9
2003 38.9 37.4
2004 39.2 37.9
2005 39.4 38.5
2006 39.7 39
2007 39.9 39.4
2008 40.1 39.8
2009 40.5 40.1
2010 41.1 40.7
2011 41.6 41.4
2012 42 41.9
2013 42.3 42.2
2014 42.5 42.5
2015 42.8 42.8
2016 43 43.2
2017 43.2 43.6
2018 43.4 44
2019 43.6 44.1
2020 43.8 44.1
2021 43.9 44
2022 44 43.6
2023 44.1 43.1
2024 44.3 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Lithuania
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$77.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
41.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
4.25%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
2.72%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
37,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-2.99%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
7.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
63.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
23.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
74.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
27.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.2%
2023
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
45
2003
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$7.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$1.05B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
2,284,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
7.54%
2004
Banked people share
95%
2024
99%
2024

Energy

Latvia Lithuania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
2,437 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$20.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
13.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
4.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
61.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
33.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
4.51%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
71.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
4,203 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
65.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
16.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Lithuania
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+2,617
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
68.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
75.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
63
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
77
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
2.63
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99.8%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
38%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
88.5%
2023

Health

Latvia Lithuania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$1,989
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$633
2023
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
76.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0.64%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
5.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
3.4
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
26%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
71
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
31.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
12.1 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Lithuania
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
8,369 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
11,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
8,515 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
52,298 mi
2014

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