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Latvia vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 121st vs. 65th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Malaysia
Population
1844219
36304998
Population rank 149/197 45/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
77 years
2025

Latvia and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Malaysia
Year GDP
Latvia Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 - $3,864,145,667
1971 - $4,244,395,956
1972 - $5,043,347,250
1973 - $7,662,902,678
1974 - $9,496,204,302
1975 - $9,298,800,799
1976 - $11,050,234,599
1977 - $13,139,488,633
1978 - $16,358,079,862
1979 - $21,213,264,962
1980 - $24,488,224,677
1981 - $25,004,285,792
1982 - $26,804,493,635
1983 - $30,347,442,111
1984 - $33,942,897,422
1985 - $31,199,633,353
1986 - $27,734,111,400
1987 - $32,181,210,158
1988 - $35,272,109,220
1989 - $38,847,965,293
1990 - $44,024,585,240
1991 - $49,143,148,094
1992 - $59,167,550,163
1993 - $66,894,966,969
1994 - $74,478,356,958
1995 $5,608,208,785 $88,705,342,903
1996 $5,799,465,288 $100,855,393,910
1997 $6,349,481,007 $100,005,323,302
1998 $6,974,112,951 $72,167,498,981
1999 $7,324,192,890 $79,148,421,053
2000 $7,761,252,607 $93,789,736,842
2001 $8,190,888,740 $92,783,947,368
2002 $9,249,030,241 $100,845,526,316
2003 $11,244,337,720 $110,202,368,421
2004 $13,827,070,379 $124,749,473,684
2005 $16,306,935,905 $143,534,405,819
2006 $20,434,922,247 $162,692,258,307
2007 $29,420,499,248 $193,549,569,478
2008 $34,135,200,994 $230,811,614,370
2009 $25,691,530,442 $202,257,453,037
2010 $23,468,324,572 $255,017,638,456
2011 $26,575,547,901 $297,951,668,675
2012 $27,116,149,949 $314,443,047,642
2013 $29,152,128,168 $323,276,235,524
2014 $30,277,203,767 $338,066,095,097
2015 $26,344,565,877 $301,355,266,965
2016 $27,117,105,060 $301,256,033,870
2017 $29,391,059,767 $319,109,094,160
2018 $33,247,935,477 $358,788,845,713
2019 $33,099,503,951 $365,177,721,022
2020 $33,379,927,435 $337,456,163,961
2021 $38,183,326,785 $373,784,823,673
2022 $38,014,713,596 $407,605,841,348
2023 $42,572,151,720 $399,705,137,434
2024 $43,520,773,851 $421,972,102,254

Latvia and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 - $380
1971 - $407
1972 - $472
1973 - $701
1974 - $848
1975 - $811
1976 - $940
1977 - $1,092
1978 - $1,327
1979 - $1,680
1980 - $1,886
1981 - $1,866
1982 - $1,938
1983 - $2,124
1984 - $2,300
1985 - $2,046
1986 - $1,760
1987 - $1,977
1988 - $2,100
1989 - $2,244
1990 - $2,469
1991 - $2,679
1992 - $3,141
1993 - $3,462
1994 - $3,758
1995 $2,257 $4,363
1996 $2,360 $4,837
1997 $2,610 $4,679
1998 $2,894 $3,294
1999 $3,064 $3,528
2000 $3,278 $4,084
2001 $3,505 $3,944
2002 $4,004 $4,184
2003 $4,915 $4,465
2004 $6,110 $4,939
2005 $7,284 $5,556
2006 $9,212 $6,158
2007 $13,371 $7,169
2008 $15,678 $8,372
2009 $11,996 $7,191
2010 $11,188 $8,899
2011 $12,903 $10,217
2012 $13,329 $10,601
2013 $14,484 $10,714
2014 $15,186 $11,013
2015 $13,322 $9,649
2016 $13,839 $9,477
2017 $15,132 $9,863
2018 $17,252 $10,902
2019 $17,295 $10,920
2020 $17,564 $9,958
2021 $20,262 $10,903
2022 $20,227 $11,748
2023 $22,676 $11,379
2024 $23,368 $11,867

Latvia vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Malaysia
1950 64.6 48.5
1951 65.2 49.2
1952 65.7 50.1
1953 66.2 51.1
1954 66.7 52
1955 67.1 52.8
1956 67.6 53.7
1957 68.3 54.5
1958 68.9 55.4
1959 69.5 56.3
1960 70.3 57.2
1961 70.5 58
1962 69.9 58.9
1963 70.3 59.7
1964 71.5 60.4
1965 71.2 61.1
1966 71.2 61.7
1967 70.9 62
1968 70.5 62.4
1969 70.2 62.9
1970 70.2 63.3
1971 70.6 63.8
1972 70.3 64.2
1973 70.2 64.7
1974 70.1 65.2
1975 69.3 65.7
1976 69.4 66.2
1977 69.4 66.7
1978 69.3 67.2
1979 68.8 67.6
1980 69.1 68.1
1981 69.1 68.5
1982 69.6 68.9
1983 69.4 69.2
1984 69.4 69.6
1985 69.6 69.9
1986 71 70.1
1987 71 70.4
1988 70.9 70.6
1989 70.4 70.8
1990 69.5 71
1991 69.2 71.2
1992 68.5 71.5
1993 66.6 71.7
1994 65.2 71.9
1995 66 72
1996 68.6 72.1
1997 69.2 72.3
1998 68.9 72.4
1999 69.6 72.4
2000 70.2 72.7
2001 69.9 73.1
2002 70.2 73.5
2003 70.6 73.7
2004 70.9 74
2005 70.6 74.4
2006 70.6 74.7
2007 70.8 75
2008 72 75.2
2009 72.7 75.3
2010 73 75.4
2011 73.7 75.5
2012 73.9 75.6
2013 74.2 75.5
2014 74.3 75.3
2015 74.7 75.3
2016 74.8 75.4
2017 74.8 75.5
2018 75 75.7
2019 75.6 75.9
2020 75.5 76.1
2021 73.2 73.9
2022 74.9 75.4
2023 76.2 76.7
2024 76.3 76.8
2025 76.5 77

Latvia and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Malaysia
Year Population
Latvia Malaysia
1960 2,120,979 7,956,197
1961 2,152,681 8,164,443
1962 2,181,586 8,380,172
1963 2,210,919 8,602,160
1964 2,240,623 8,828,406
1965 2,265,919 9,056,408
1966 2,283,217 9,284,688
1967 2,301,220 9,507,099
1968 2,323,619 9,725,281
1969 2,343,173 9,947,597
1970 2,359,164 10,178,802
1971 2,376,389 10,423,453
1972 2,395,674 10,676,835
1973 2,415,819 10,935,621
1974 2,437,186 11,200,906
1975 2,456,130 11,471,914
1976 2,470,989 11,750,097
1977 2,485,073 12,035,713
1978 2,497,921 12,328,157
1979 2,505,953 12,627,862
1980 2,511,701 12,983,363
1981 2,519,421 13,399,203
1982 2,531,080 13,832,798
1983 2,546,011 14,285,907
1984 2,562,047 14,759,009
1985 2,578,873 15,252,258
1986 2,599,892 15,760,419
1987 2,626,583 16,276,737
1988 2,653,434 16,796,605
1989 2,666,955 17,314,997
1990 2,663,151 17,833,171
1991 2,650,581 18,342,464
1992 2,614,338 18,834,572
1993 2,563,290 19,322,664
1994 2,520,742 19,820,446
1995 2,485,056 20,330,599
1996 2,457,222 20,850,087
1997 2,432,851 21,375,218
1998 2,410,019 21,906,713
1999 2,390,482 22,435,531
2000 2,367,550 22,967,816
2001 2,337,170 23,526,538
2002 2,310,173 24,102,477
2003 2,287,955 24,679,602
2004 2,263,122 25,256,772
2005 2,238,799 25,836,071
2006 2,218,357 26,417,909
2007 2,200,325 26,998,389
2008 2,177,322 27,570,059
2009 2,141,669 28,124,778
2010 2,097,555 28,655,776
2011 2,059,709 29,162,039
2012 2,034,319 29,662,831
2013 2,012,647 30,174,265
2014 1,993,782 30,696,137
2015 1,977,527 31,232,798
2016 1,959,537 31,789,685
2017 1,942,248 32,355,644
2018 1,927,174 32,910,967
2019 1,913,822 33,440,596
2020 1,900,449 33,889,558
2021 1,884,490 34,282,399
2022 1,879,383 34,695,493
2023 1,877,445 35,126,298
2024 1,862,441 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Latvia and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Latvia

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Malaysia
1960 1.94 6.41
1961 1.94 6.37
1962 1.91 6.3
1963 1.85 6.19
1964 1.79 6.03
1965 1.74 5.84
1966 1.76 5.64
1967 1.8 5.43
1968 1.83 5.29
1969 1.88 5.16
1970 1.96 5.04
1971 2 4.92
1972 2 4.82
1973 1.98 4.73
1974 1.97 4.62
1975 1.96 4.5
1976 1.93 4.4
1977 1.89 4.28
1978 1.87 4.18
1979 1.87 4.09
1980 1.86 4.04
1981 1.88 4
1982 1.97 3.97
1983 2.07 3.93
1984 2.09 3.89
1985 2.08 3.8
1986 2.12 3.7
1987 2.15 3.57
1988 2.11 3.5
1989 2.05 3.31
1990 2.02 3.3
1991 1.86 3.34
1992 1.73 3.37
1993 1.51 3.36
1994 1.39 3.35
1995 1.25 3.32
1996 1.16 3.3
1997 1.11 3.23
1998 1.09 3.12
1999 1.16 3.07
2000 1.25 2.94
2001 1.22 2.81
2002 1.26 2.66
2003 1.32 2.6
2004 1.29 2.49
2005 1.39 2.39
2006 1.46 2.31
2007 1.54 2.25
2008 1.58 2.26
2009 1.46 2.22
2010 1.36 2.14
2011 1.33 2.15
2012 1.44 2.12
2013 1.52 2.07
2014 1.65 2.06
2015 1.7 2.01
2016 1.74 1.94
2017 1.69 1.89
2018 1.6 1.84
2019 1.61 1.78
2020 1.55 1.68
2021 1.57 1.56
2022 1.47 1.55
2023 1.36 1.55

Latvia and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Latvia Malaysia
1960 32.3 17.5
1961 32.4 17.3
1962 32.6 17.1
1963 32.8 17
1964 33 16.9
1965 33.2 16.8
1966 33.5 16.9
1967 33.8 17
1968 34 17.1
1969 34.1 17.3
1970 34.2 17.4
1971 34.3 17.6
1972 34.5 17.9
1973 34.6 18.1
1974 34.7 18.3
1975 34.9 18.6
1976 35 18.8
1977 35.1 19
1978 35.1 19.3
1979 35.1 19.5
1980 34.9 19.7
1981 34.8 19.9
1982 34.7 20.1
1983 34.6 20.4
1984 34.7 20.5
1985 34.7 20.7
1986 34.7 20.9
1987 34.6 21
1988 34.6 21.1
1989 34.5 21.3
1990 34.6 21.5
1991 34.8 21.7
1992 35.2 21.9
1993 35.6 22.1
1994 36 22.3
1995 36.2 22.5
1996 36.6 22.7
1997 36.9 22.9
1998 37.3 23.1
1999 37.6 23.4
2000 37.9 23.5
2001 38.3 23.6
2002 38.6 23.7
2003 38.9 23.9
2004 39.2 24
2005 39.4 24.2
2006 39.7 24.5
2007 39.9 24.8
2008 40.1 25.1
2009 40.5 25.6
2010 41.1 26
2011 41.6 26.4
2012 42 26.8
2013 42.3 27.1
2014 42.5 27.5
2015 42.8 27.8
2016 43 28.1
2017 43.2 28.5
2018 43.4 28.8
2019 43.6 29.2
2020 43.8 29.6
2021 43.9 30.1
2022 44 30.6
2023 44.1 31.1
2024 44.3 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires n/a
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
88.7%
2024

Energy

Latvia Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Malaysia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
95.8%
2022
English speaking
45.9%
2023
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
98%
2024

Health

Latvia Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
2.32
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Malaysia
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
173,898 mi
2022

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