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Latvia vs Mexico statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 131M in Mexico (ranked 11/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 750,563 sq mi for Mexico (ranked 121st vs. 13th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Mexico
Population
1844219
132790957
Population rank 149/197 11/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$1.85T
2024
GDP rank 100/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$14,158
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 71/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$25,688
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$1.08T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$8,272
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 64/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$9,601
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
750,563 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
30.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
75.4 years
2025

Latvia and Mexico: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Mexico economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Mexico
Year GDP
Latvia Mexico
1960 - $13,040,000,000
1961 - $14,160,000,000
1962 - $15,200,000,000
1963 - $16,960,000,000
1964 - $20,080,000,000
1965 - $21,840,000,000
1966 - $24,320,000,000
1967 - $26,560,000,000
1968 - $29,360,000,000
1969 - $32,480,000,000
1970 - $35,520,000,000
1971 - $39,200,000,000
1972 - $45,200,000,000
1973 - $55,280,000,000
1974 - $72,000,000,000
1975 - $88,000,000,000
1976 - $88,875,923,765
1977 - $81,912,018,784
1978 - $102,648,570,299
1979 - $134,531,900,899
1980 - $205,577,055,466
1981 - $263,797,827,860
1982 - $184,602,611,610
1983 - $156,167,000,433
1984 - $184,230,754,105
1985 - $195,241,069,482
1986 - $134,556,034,673
1987 - $147,542,558,209
1988 - $181,611,150,497
1989 - $221,403,098,267
1990 - $261,253,675,693
1991 - $313,139,656,146
1992 - $363,157,832,924
1993 - $530,160,763,663
1994 - $553,618,247,901
1995 $5,608,208,785 $380,157,469,867
1996 $5,799,465,288 $432,157,945,024
1997 $6,349,481,007 $523,449,530,464
1998 $6,974,112,951 $557,461,102,631
1999 $7,324,192,890 $631,249,359,702
2000 $7,761,252,607 $742,061,329,749
2001 $8,190,888,740 $796,064,590,549
2002 $9,249,030,241 $810,666,116,402
2003 $11,244,337,720 $765,549,967,889
2004 $13,827,070,379 $819,459,227,375
2005 $16,306,935,905 $917,571,853,529
2006 $20,434,922,247 $1,020,265,057,882
2007 $29,420,499,248 $1,102,355,554,880
2008 $34,135,200,994 $1,161,553,459,985
2009 $25,691,530,442 $943,437,415,025
2010 $23,468,324,572 $1,105,424,238,573
2011 $26,575,547,901 $1,229,013,703,578
2012 $27,116,149,949 $1,255,110,424,666
2013 $29,152,128,168 $1,327,436,290,439
2014 $30,277,203,767 $1,364,507,717,765
2015 $26,344,565,877 $1,213,294,467,780
2016 $27,117,105,060 $1,112,233,497,453
2017 $29,391,059,767 $1,190,721,475,906
2018 $33,247,935,477 $1,256,300,182,776
2019 $33,099,503,951 $1,304,106,203,902
2020 $33,379,927,435 $1,121,064,767,402
2021 $38,183,326,785 $1,316,569,466,735
2022 $38,014,713,596 $1,466,464,899,304
2023 $42,572,151,720 $1,793,798,859,343
2024 $43,520,773,851 $1,852,722,885,258

Latvia and Mexico economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Mexico
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Mexico
1960 - $355
1961 - $374
1962 - $388
1963 - $420
1964 - $481
1965 - $506
1966 - $545
1967 - $576
1968 - $616
1969 - $660
1970 - $699
1971 - $748
1972 - $837
1973 - $993
1974 - $1,256
1975 - $1,492
1976 - $1,465
1977 - $1,315
1978 - $1,604
1979 - $2,049
1980 - $3,055
1981 - $3,829
1982 - $2,621
1983 - $2,170
1984 - $2,506
1985 - $2,602
1986 - $1,757
1987 - $1,888
1988 - $2,279
1989 - $2,725
1990 - $3,154
1991 - $3,709
1992 - $4,221
1993 - $6,048
1994 - $6,202
1995 $2,257 $4,184
1996 $2,360 $4,674
1997 $2,610 $5,567
1998 $2,894 $5,833
1999 $3,064 $6,500
2000 $3,278 $7,524
2001 $3,505 $7,953
2002 $4,004 $7,983
2003 $4,915 $7,434
2004 $6,110 $7,850
2005 $7,284 $8,672
2006 $9,212 $9,513
2007 $13,371 $10,134
2008 $15,678 $10,524
2009 $11,996 $8,424
2010 $11,188 $9,729
2011 $12,903 $10,664
2012 $13,329 $10,744
2013 $14,484 $11,217
2014 $15,186 $11,391
2015 $13,322 $10,021
2016 $13,839 $9,098
2017 $15,132 $9,649
2018 $17,252 $10,085
2019 $17,295 $10,370
2020 $17,564 $8,841
2021 $20,262 $10,314
2022 $20,227 $11,402
2023 $22,676 $13,826
2024 $23,368 $14,158

Latvia vs. Mexico life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Mexico
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Mexico
1950 64.6 43.8
1951 65.2 44.8
1952 65.7 45.7
1953 66.2 47
1954 66.7 48.3
1955 67.1 49.6
1956 67.6 50.4
1957 68.3 51.1
1958 68.9 51.8
1959 69.5 52.7
1960 70.3 53.6
1961 70.5 54.4
1962 69.9 55.1
1963 70.3 55.5
1964 71.5 55.9
1965 71.2 56.7
1966 71.2 57.4
1967 70.9 58
1968 70.5 58.2
1969 70.2 58.4
1970 70.2 58.9
1971 70.6 59.4
1972 70.3 60.1
1973 70.2 60.5
1974 70.1 61.2
1975 69.3 61.9
1976 69.4 62.5
1977 69.4 63
1978 69.3 63.4
1979 68.8 63.9
1980 69.1 64.3
1981 69.1 64.7
1982 69.6 65.3
1983 69.4 65.8
1984 69.4 66.2
1985 69.6 66.8
1986 71 67.4
1987 71 67.9
1988 70.9 68.3
1989 70.4 68.6
1990 69.5 69
1991 69.2 69.4
1992 68.5 69.7
1993 66.6 70
1994 65.2 70.3
1995 66 70.7
1996 68.6 71.1
1997 69.2 71.5
1998 68.9 71.8
1999 69.6 72.2
2000 70.2 72.6
2001 69.9 72.9
2002 70.2 73.1
2003 70.6 73.3
2004 70.9 73.4
2005 70.6 73.6
2006 70.6 73.7
2007 70.8 73.8
2008 72 73.7
2009 72.7 73.6
2010 73 73.7
2011 73.7 73.9
2012 73.9 74.1
2013 74.2 74.3
2014 74.3 74.4
2015 74.7 74.4
2016 74.8 74.4
2017 74.8 74.3
2018 75 74.3
2019 75.6 74.5
2020 75.5 70.4
2021 73.2 69.7
2022 74.9 74
2023 76.2 75.1
2024 76.3 75.3
2025 76.5 75.4

Latvia and Mexico population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Mexico
Year Population
Latvia Mexico
1960 2,120,979 36,724,615
1961 2,152,681 37,890,118
1962 2,181,586 39,129,200
1963 2,210,919 40,424,065
1964 2,240,623 41,772,049
1965 2,265,919 43,174,477
1966 2,283,217 44,629,106
1967 2,301,220 46,129,608
1968 2,323,619 47,668,303
1969 2,343,173 49,233,194
1970 2,359,164 50,814,953
1971 2,376,389 52,412,558
1972 2,395,674 54,030,168
1973 2,415,819 55,667,284
1974 2,437,186 57,320,149
1975 2,456,130 58,982,400
1976 2,470,989 60,645,512
1977 2,485,073 62,308,493
1978 2,497,921 63,979,046
1979 2,505,953 65,648,865
1980 2,511,701 67,300,334
1981 2,519,421 68,892,108
1982 2,531,080 70,433,260
1983 2,546,011 71,971,240
1984 2,562,047 73,506,846
1985 2,578,873 75,043,414
1986 2,599,892 76,585,637
1987 2,626,583 78,136,651
1988 2,653,434 79,695,531
1989 2,666,955 81,247,182
1990 2,663,151 82,820,170
1991 2,650,581 84,430,572
1992 2,614,338 86,044,809
1993 2,563,290 87,653,807
1994 2,520,742 89,259,205
1995 2,485,056 90,862,455
1996 2,457,222 92,452,702
1997 2,432,851 94,021,207
1998 2,410,019 95,575,245
1999 2,390,482 97,115,707
2000 2,367,550 98,625,552
2001 2,337,170 100,099,099
2002 2,310,173 101,548,624
2003 2,287,955 102,978,515
2004 2,263,122 104,394,131
2005 2,238,799 105,811,504
2006 2,218,357 107,253,666
2007 2,200,325 108,774,360
2008 2,177,322 110,374,288
2009 2,141,669 111,999,721
2010 2,097,555 113,623,895
2011 2,059,709 115,243,504
2012 2,034,319 116,818,208
2013 2,012,647 118,343,573
2014 1,993,782 119,784,261
2015 1,977,527 121,072,306
2016 1,959,537 122,251,351
2017 1,942,248 123,400,057
2018 1,927,174 124,573,711
2019 1,913,822 125,762,982
2020 1,900,449 126,799,054
2021 1,884,490 127,648,148
2022 1,879,383 128,613,117
2023 1,877,445 129,739,759
2024 1,862,441 130,861,007

Fertility rates in Latvia and Mexico

Fertility rate
Latvia

Mexico
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Mexico
1960 1.94 6.76
1961 1.94 6.78
1962 1.91 6.8
1963 1.85 6.82
1964 1.79 6.83
1965 1.74 6.82
1966 1.76 6.79
1967 1.8 6.75
1968 1.83 6.71
1969 1.88 6.63
1970 1.96 6.53
1971 2 6.42
1972 2 6.28
1973 1.98 6.12
1974 1.97 5.95
1975 1.96 5.74
1976 1.93 5.54
1977 1.89 5.36
1978 1.87 5.2
1979 1.87 4.96
1980 1.86 4.74
1981 1.88 4.57
1982 1.97 4.43
1983 2.07 4.3
1984 2.09 4.18
1985 2.08 4.09
1986 2.12 3.97
1987 2.15 3.8
1988 2.11 3.64
1989 2.05 3.53
1990 2.02 3.44
1991 1.86 3.36
1992 1.73 3.29
1993 1.51 3.21
1994 1.39 3.13
1995 1.25 3.04
1996 1.16 2.96
1997 1.11 2.89
1998 1.09 2.82
1999 1.16 2.76
2000 1.25 2.71
2001 1.22 2.67
2002 1.26 2.63
2003 1.32 2.58
2004 1.29 2.54
2005 1.39 2.5
2006 1.46 2.46
2007 1.54 2.42
2008 1.58 2.39
2009 1.46 2.36
2010 1.36 2.34
2011 1.33 2.32
2012 1.44 2.29
2013 1.52 2.27
2014 1.65 2.21
2015 1.7 2.14
2016 1.74 2.09
2017 1.69 2.04
2018 1.6 2.03
2019 1.61 2.02
2020 1.55 1.99
2021 1.57 1.97
2022 1.47 1.94
2023 1.36 1.91

Latvia and Mexico demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Mexico
Year Median age, years
Latvia Mexico
1960 32.3 16.6
1961 32.4 16.5
1962 32.6 16.4
1963 32.8 16.3
1964 33 16.3
1965 33.2 16.2
1966 33.5 16.2
1967 33.8 16.1
1968 34 16.1
1969 34.1 16.1
1970 34.2 16.1
1971 34.3 16
1972 34.5 16
1973 34.6 16.1
1974 34.7 16.1
1975 34.9 16.2
1976 35 16.2
1977 35.1 16.4
1978 35.1 16.5
1979 35.1 16.6
1980 34.9 16.8
1981 34.8 17.1
1982 34.7 17.4
1983 34.6 17.7
1984 34.7 18
1985 34.7 18.3
1986 34.7 18.6
1987 34.6 18.9
1988 34.6 19.2
1989 34.5 19.4
1990 34.6 19.7
1991 34.8 20
1992 35.2 20.4
1993 35.6 20.7
1994 36 21
1995 36.2 21.4
1996 36.6 21.7
1997 36.9 22
1998 37.3 22.2
1999 37.6 22.5
2000 37.9 22.8
2001 38.3 23.1
2002 38.6 23.5
2003 38.9 23.8
2004 39.2 24.1
2005 39.4 24.4
2006 39.7 24.7
2007 39.9 25
2008 40.1 25.3
2009 40.5 25.6
2010 41.1 25.8
2011 41.6 26.1
2012 42 26.4
2013 42.3 26.7
2014 42.5 27
2015 42.8 27.3
2016 43 27.6
2017 43.2 28
2018 43.4 28.3
2019 43.6 28.6
2020 43.8 29
2021 43.9 29.2
2022 44 29.5
2023 44.1 29.9
2024 44.3 30.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Mexico
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$1.67T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
4.07%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
341,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-4.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
2.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
31.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
61.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
34.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
331,538
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.38%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
22
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
129
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$418B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$232B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$67.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
51,128,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
2.57%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
53%
2024

Energy

Latvia Mexico
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
1,560 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$15.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
487 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
3.75 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
88.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
13%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
5.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
21.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
2,609 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
24.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
5.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.24%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.7%
2023

Society

Latvia Mexico
% of world population
0.02%
2024
1.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-104,581
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
24.9
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
12.8
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
95.8%
2024
English speaking
45.9%
2023
13%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
81.2%
2023

Health

Latvia Mexico
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$651
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$254.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
75.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
2.56
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
12.5
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
36.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Mexico
% of world land
0.04%
2025
1.31%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
5,736 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
380,486 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
252,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
519,841 mi
2023

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