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Latvia vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 121st vs. 188th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Maldives
Population
1844219
531152
Population rank 149/197 168/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Latvia and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Maldives
Year GDP
Latvia Maldives
1970 - $19,328,038
1971 - $21,566,404
1972 - $25,177,138
1973 - $30,862,042
1974 - $39,120,171
1975 - $24,540,878
1976 - $22,399,467
1977 - $20,853,789
1978 - $24,369,109
1979 - $38,523,364
1980 - $42,463,576
1981 - $44,781,457
1982 - $47,911,340
1983 - $57,829,787
1984 - $109,503,546
1985 - $127,190,758
1986 - $141,882,254
1987 - $141,223,029
1988 - $168,514,513
1989 - $189,514,434
1990 - $215,043,970
1991 - $244,396,762
1992 - $284,875,809
1993 - $322,417,837
1994 - $356,014,932
1995 $5,608,208,785 $398,988,955
1996 $5,799,465,288 $450,382,328
1997 $6,349,481,007 $508,223,602
1998 $6,974,112,951 $540,096,398
1999 $7,324,192,890 $589,239,754
2000 $7,761,252,607 $624,337,145
2001 $8,190,888,740 $870,031,677
2002 $9,249,030,241 $897,031,250
2003 $11,244,337,720 $1,052,121,055
2004 $13,827,070,379 $1,226,829,563
2005 $16,306,935,905 $1,163,362,438
2006 $20,434,922,247 $1,575,200,391
2007 $29,420,499,248 $1,868,383,461
2008 $34,135,200,994 $2,271,646,188
2009 $25,691,530,442 $2,345,294,875
2010 $23,468,324,572 $2,588,176,055
2011 $26,575,547,901 $2,774,350,240
2012 $27,116,149,949 $2,886,163,997
2013 $29,152,128,168 $3,295,009,238
2014 $30,277,203,767 $3,697,353,039
2015 $26,344,565,877 $4,129,505,319
2016 $27,117,105,060 $4,409,942,624
2017 $29,391,059,767 $4,816,426,257
2018 $33,247,935,477 $5,404,344,163
2019 $33,099,503,951 $5,726,094,799
2020 $33,379,927,435 $3,712,604,583
2021 $38,183,326,785 $5,252,457,370
2022 $38,014,713,596 $6,177,118,114
2023 $42,572,151,720 $6,590,894,302
2024 $43,520,773,851 $6,975,146,349

Latvia and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Maldives
1970 - $156.9
1971 - $169.8
1972 - $192.2
1973 - $228.7
1974 - $281.5
1975 - $171.4
1976 - $151.8
1977 - $137.3
1978 - $156.1
1979 - $240.2
1980 - $257.6
1981 - $264.1
1982 - $274.8
1983 - $323
1984 - $594
1985 - $669
1986 - $720
1987 - $692
1988 - $799
1989 - $870
1990 - $957
1991 - $1,054
1992 - $1,194
1993 - $1,317
1994 - $1,419
1995 $2,257 $1,555
1996 $2,360 $1,717
1997 $2,610 $1,898
1998 $2,894 $1,980
1999 $3,064 $2,124
2000 $3,278 $2,214
2001 $3,505 $3,034
2002 $4,004 $3,076
2003 $4,915 $3,549
2004 $6,110 $4,070
2005 $7,284 $3,797
2006 $9,212 $5,019
2007 $13,371 $5,758
2008 $15,678 $6,757
2009 $11,996 $6,734
2010 $11,188 $7,174
2011 $12,903 $7,425
2012 $13,329 $7,461
2013 $14,484 $8,236
2014 $15,186 $8,939
2015 $13,322 $9,645
2016 $13,839 $9,948
2017 $15,132 $10,510
2018 $17,252 $11,423
2019 $17,295 $11,740
2020 $17,564 $7,394
2021 $20,262 $10,176
2022 $20,227 $11,786
2023 $22,676 $12,530
2024 $23,368 $13,216

Latvia vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Maldives
1950 64.6 36.5
1951 65.2 37.1
1952 65.7 37
1953 66.2 36.9
1954 66.7 36.9
1955 67.1 37
1956 67.6 37.1
1957 68.3 37.3
1958 68.9 37.6
1959 69.5 37.9
1960 70.3 38.2
1961 70.5 38.6
1962 69.9 39.1
1963 70.3 39.6
1964 71.5 40.2
1965 71.2 40.8
1966 71.2 41.4
1967 70.9 42.1
1968 70.5 42.9
1969 70.2 43.7
1970 70.2 44.5
1971 70.6 45.5
1972 70.3 46.4
1973 70.2 47.5
1974 70.1 48.5
1975 69.3 49.6
1976 69.4 50.8
1977 69.4 51.8
1978 69.3 50.4
1979 68.8 53.9
1980 69.1 54.8
1981 69.1 55.7
1982 69.6 56.6
1983 69.4 57.5
1984 69.4 58.3
1985 69.6 59.2
1986 71 60
1987 71 60.8
1988 70.9 61.6
1989 70.4 62.4
1990 69.5 63.1
1991 69.2 63.9
1992 68.5 64.7
1993 66.6 65.4
1994 65.2 66.2
1995 66 67
1996 68.6 67.7
1997 69.2 68.5
1998 68.9 69.3
1999 69.6 70.2
2000 70.2 70.9
2001 69.9 71.7
2002 70.2 72.4
2003 70.6 73.3
2004 70.9 73
2005 70.6 74.8
2006 70.6 75.3
2007 70.8 75.7
2008 72 76
2009 72.7 76.4
2010 73 76.8
2011 73.7 77.1
2012 73.9 77.5
2013 74.2 77.8
2014 74.3 78.2
2015 74.7 78.6
2016 74.8 78.9
2017 74.8 79.2
2018 75 79.4
2019 75.6 79.7
2020 75.5 78.7
2021 73.2 78.1
2022 74.9 80.8
2023 76.2 81
2024 76.3 81.3
2025 76.5 81.5

Latvia and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Maldives
Year Population
Latvia Maldives
1960 2,120,979 91,189
1961 2,152,681 93,450
1962 2,181,586 95,802
1963 2,210,919 98,222
1964 2,240,623 100,662
1965 2,265,919 104,102
1966 2,283,217 108,507
1967 2,301,220 112,528
1968 2,323,619 116,075
1969 2,343,173 119,564
1970 2,359,164 123,219
1971 2,376,389 127,035
1972 2,395,674 130,968
1973 2,415,819 134,952
1974 2,437,186 138,978
1975 2,456,130 143,158
1976 2,470,989 147,525
1977 2,485,073 151,930
1978 2,497,921 156,159
1979 2,505,953 160,360
1980 2,511,701 164,835
1981 2,519,421 169,532
1982 2,531,080 174,333
1983 2,546,011 179,128
1984 2,562,047 184,198
1985 2,578,873 190,169
1986 2,599,892 196,935
1987 2,626,583 203,944
1988 2,653,434 210,885
1989 2,666,955 217,738
1990 2,663,151 224,762
1991 2,650,581 231,802
1992 2,614,338 238,543
1993 2,563,290 244,884
1994 2,520,742 250,822
1995 2,485,056 256,649
1996 2,457,222 262,347
1997 2,432,851 267,707
1998 2,410,019 272,723
1999 2,390,482 277,412
2000 2,367,550 282,019
2001 2,337,170 286,767
2002 2,310,173 291,616
2003 2,287,955 296,491
2004 2,263,122 301,413
2005 2,238,799 306,429
2006 2,218,357 313,851
2007 2,200,325 324,479
2008 2,177,322 336,170
2009 2,141,669 348,275
2010 2,097,555 360,792
2011 2,059,709 373,674
2012 2,034,319 386,818
2013 2,012,647 400,070
2014 1,993,782 413,617
2015 1,977,527 428,154
2016 1,959,537 443,308
2017 1,942,248 458,287
2018 1,927,174 473,099
2019 1,913,822 487,731
2020 1,900,449 502,118
2021 1,884,490 516,154
2022 1,879,383 524,106
2023 1,877,445 525,994
2024 1,862,441 527,799

Fertility rates in Latvia and Maldives

Fertility rate
Latvia

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Maldives
1960 1.94 6.71
1961 1.94 6.79
1962 1.91 6.89
1963 1.85 6.94
1964 1.79 7
1965 1.74 7.07
1966 1.76 7.15
1967 1.8 7.23
1968 1.83 7.28
1969 1.88 7.33
1970 1.96 7.39
1971 2 7.38
1972 2 7.37
1973 1.98 7.4
1974 1.97 7.38
1975 1.96 7.32
1976 1.93 7.29
1977 1.89 7.27
1978 1.87 7.23
1979 1.87 7.23
1980 1.86 7.23
1981 1.88 7.19
1982 1.97 7.15
1983 2.07 7.09
1984 2.09 7.03
1985 2.08 6.94
1986 2.12 6.85
1987 2.15 6.73
1988 2.11 6.58
1989 2.05 6.39
1990 2.02 6.13
1991 1.86 5.8
1992 1.73 5.44
1993 1.51 5.06
1994 1.39 4.69
1995 1.25 4.29
1996 1.16 3.86
1997 1.11 3.48
1998 1.09 3.17
1999 1.16 2.9
2000 1.25 2.69
2001 1.22 2.53
2002 1.26 2.42
2003 1.32 2.34
2004 1.29 2.26
2005 1.39 2.2
2006 1.46 2.2
2007 1.54 2.29
2008 1.58 2.37
2009 1.46 2.39
2010 1.36 2.35
2011 1.33 2.31
2012 1.44 2.25
2013 1.52 2.17
2014 1.65 2.09
2015 1.7 2
2016 1.74 1.9
2017 1.69 1.8
2018 1.6 1.71
2019 1.61 1.64
2020 1.55 1.61
2021 1.57 1.6
2022 1.47 1.58
2023 1.36 1.58

Latvia and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Latvia Maldives
1960 32.3 20.6
1961 32.4 20.6
1962 32.6 20.6
1963 32.8 20.6
1964 33 20.5
1965 33.2 19.9
1966 33.5 18.9
1967 33.8 18.2
1968 34 17.8
1969 34.1 17.6
1970 34.2 17.4
1971 34.3 17.3
1972 34.5 17.2
1973 34.6 17.2
1974 34.7 17.2
1975 34.9 17.1
1976 35 17
1977 35.1 17
1978 35.1 17
1979 35.1 16.9
1980 34.9 16.8
1981 34.8 16.8
1982 34.7 16.9
1983 34.6 16.9
1984 34.7 17
1985 34.7 17
1986 34.7 16.9
1987 34.6 16.7
1988 34.6 16.6
1989 34.5 16.5
1990 34.6 16.4
1991 34.8 16.4
1992 35.2 16.4
1993 35.6 16.5
1994 36 16.7
1995 36.2 16.9
1996 36.6 17.3
1997 36.9 17.6
1998 37.3 18
1999 37.6 18.4
2000 37.9 18.9
2001 38.3 19.3
2002 38.6 19.8
2003 38.9 20.3
2004 39.2 20.9
2005 39.4 21.5
2006 39.7 22.1
2007 39.9 22.7
2008 40.1 23.2
2009 40.5 23.8
2010 41.1 24.4
2011 41.6 25.1
2012 42 25.8
2013 42.3 26.5
2014 42.5 27.1
2015 42.8 27.6
2016 43 28
2017 43.2 28.5
2018 43.4 29
2019 43.6 29.5
2020 43.8 30.1
2021 43.9 30.7
2022 44 31.4
2023 44.1 32.1
2024 44.3 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3.8%
2019
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Latvia Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Maldives
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
97.9%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
84.7%
2023

Health

Latvia Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Maldives
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
57.8 mi
2018

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