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Latvia vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 121st vs. 135th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Moldova
Population
1844219
2358679
Population rank 149/197 145/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Latvia and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Moldova
Year GDP
Latvia Moldova
1990 - $3,592,857,043
1991 - $3,094,565,871
1992 - $2,319,243,436
1993 - $2,371,813,324
1994 - $1,702,314,268
1995 $5,608,208,785 $1,752,999,370
1996 $5,799,465,288 $1,695,122,174
1997 $6,349,481,007 $1,930,081,169
1998 $6,974,112,951 $1,698,717,505
1999 $7,324,192,890 $1,170,782,957
2000 $7,761,252,607 $1,288,429,392
2001 $8,190,888,740 $1,480,673,594
2002 $9,249,030,241 $1,661,818,168
2003 $11,244,337,720 $1,980,907,435
2004 $13,827,070,379 $2,598,249,556
2005 $16,306,935,905 $2,988,342,907
2006 $20,434,922,247 $3,408,255,451
2007 $29,420,499,248 $4,401,173,152
2008 $34,135,200,994 $6,054,824,248
2009 $25,691,530,442 $5,439,434,272
2010 $23,468,324,572 $6,974,982,370
2011 $26,575,547,901 $8,414,352,020
2012 $27,116,149,949 $8,709,138,635
2013 $29,152,128,168 $9,496,717,876
2014 $30,277,203,767 $9,402,090,138
2015 $26,344,565,877 $7,797,667,197
2016 $27,117,105,060 $7,980,917,076
2017 $29,391,059,767 $9,514,404,016
2018 $33,247,935,477 $11,252,353,421
2019 $33,099,503,951 $11,736,797,055
2020 $33,379,927,435 $11,530,746,234
2021 $38,183,326,785 $13,691,869,264
2022 $38,014,713,596 $14,525,337,524
2023 $42,572,151,720 $16,711,906,746
2024 $43,520,773,851 $18,200,340,854

Latvia and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Moldova
1990 - $1,207
1991 - $1,038
1992 - $778
1993 - $797
1994 - $574
1995 $2,257 $594
1996 $2,360 $575
1997 $2,610 $657
1998 $2,894 $579
1999 $3,064 $399
2000 $3,278 $441
2001 $3,505 $507
2002 $4,004 $571
2003 $4,915 $682
2004 $6,110 $897
2005 $7,284 $1,034
2006 $9,212 $1,183
2007 $13,371 $1,531
2008 $15,678 $2,111
2009 $11,996 $1,898
2010 $11,188 $2,437
2011 $12,903 $2,941
2012 $13,329 $3,045
2013 $14,484 $3,321
2014 $15,186 $3,290
2015 $13,322 $2,750
2016 $13,839 $2,847
2017 $15,132 $3,453
2018 $17,252 $4,156
2019 $17,295 $4,405
2020 $17,564 $4,376
2021 $20,262 $5,275
2022 $20,227 $5,744
2023 $22,676 $6,800
2024 $23,368 $7,618

Latvia vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Moldova
1950 64.6 54
1951 65.2 54.5
1952 65.7 55.1
1953 66.2 55.7
1954 66.7 56.3
1955 67.1 56.9
1956 67.6 57.4
1957 68.3 58
1958 68.9 58.5
1959 69.5 59
1960 70.3 59.4
1961 70.5 59.9
1962 69.9 60.3
1963 70.3 60.6
1964 71.5 61
1965 71.2 61.3
1966 71.2 61.6
1967 70.9 61.8
1968 70.5 62
1969 70.2 62.2
1970 70.2 62.4
1971 70.6 62.7
1972 70.3 62.9
1973 70.2 63.2
1974 70.1 63.4
1975 69.3 63.7
1976 69.4 64
1977 69.4 64.2
1978 69.3 64.5
1979 68.8 64.8
1980 69.1 65.2
1981 69.1 65.6
1982 69.6 65.9
1983 69.4 66.1
1984 69.4 66.4
1985 69.6 66.9
1986 71 67.4
1987 71 67.9
1988 70.9 68.2
1989 70.4 68.2
1990 69.5 67.9
1991 69.2 67.6
1992 68.5 66.7
1993 66.6 66.7
1994 65.2 66.3
1995 66 66.2
1996 68.6 66.2
1997 69.2 66.5
1998 68.9 66.8
1999 69.6 67.2
2000 70.2 67.5
2001 69.9 67.7
2002 70.2 67.8
2003 70.6 67.9
2004 70.9 68
2005 70.6 68.2
2006 70.6 68.4
2007 70.8 68.7
2008 72 69
2009 72.7 69.4
2010 73 69.9
2011 73.7 70.2
2012 73.9 70.3
2013 74.2 70.3
2014 74.3 70.2
2015 74.7 70.1
2016 74.8 70.2
2017 74.8 70.4
2018 75 70.2
2019 75.6 70.2
2020 75.5 69.9
2021 73.2 69
2022 74.9 71.5
2023 76.2 71.2
2024 76.3 71.3
2025 76.5 71.5

Latvia and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Moldova
Year Population
Latvia Moldova
1960 2,120,979 2,058,020
1961 2,152,681 2,103,327
1962 2,181,586 2,147,227
1963 2,210,919 2,188,895
1964 2,240,623 2,228,000
1965 2,265,919 2,265,287
1966 2,283,217 2,301,871
1967 2,301,220 2,337,695
1968 2,323,619 2,373,073
1969 2,343,173 2,408,469
1970 2,359,164 2,437,590
1971 2,376,389 2,460,611
1972 2,395,674 2,484,742
1973 2,415,819 2,510,584
1974 2,437,186 2,538,164
1975 2,456,130 2,566,998
1976 2,470,989 2,596,491
1977 2,485,073 2,626,298
1978 2,497,921 2,656,211
1979 2,505,953 2,683,035
1980 2,511,701 2,708,675
1981 2,519,421 2,735,987
1982 2,531,080 2,763,101
1983 2,546,011 2,791,207
1984 2,562,047 2,820,518
1985 2,578,873 2,850,787
1986 2,599,892 2,883,057
1987 2,626,583 2,916,306
1988 2,653,434 2,948,891
1989 2,666,955 2,970,039
1990 2,663,151 2,977,912
1991 2,650,581 2,981,566
1992 2,614,338 2,980,965
1993 2,563,290 2,975,966
1994 2,520,742 2,966,745
1995 2,485,056 2,953,200
1996 2,457,222 2,947,293
1997 2,432,851 2,936,413
1998 2,410,019 2,935,227
1999 2,390,482 2,930,622
2000 2,367,550 2,924,668
2001 2,337,170 2,918,135
2002 2,310,173 2,911,385
2003 2,287,955 2,903,198
2004 2,263,122 2,896,023
2005 2,238,799 2,888,985
2006 2,218,357 2,880,967
2007 2,200,325 2,874,299
2008 2,177,322 2,868,833
2009 2,141,669 2,865,213
2010 2,097,555 2,862,354
2011 2,059,709 2,860,699
2012 2,034,319 2,860,324
2013 2,012,647 2,859,558
2014 1,993,782 2,857,815
2015 1,977,527 2,835,978
2016 1,959,537 2,803,186
2017 1,942,248 2,755,189
2018 1,927,174 2,707,203
2019 1,913,822 2,664,224
2020 1,900,449 2,635,130
2021 1,884,490 2,595,809
2022 1,879,383 2,528,654
2023 1,877,445 2,457,783
2024 1,862,441 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Latvia and Moldova

Fertility rate
Latvia

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Moldova
1960 1.94 3.32
1961 1.94 3.23
1962 1.91 3.04
1963 1.85 2.89
1964 1.79 2.71
1965 1.74 2.69
1966 1.76 2.65
1967 1.8 2.62
1968 1.83 2.59
1969 1.88 2.57
1970 1.96 2.57
1971 2 2.56
1972 2 2.56
1973 1.98 2.57
1974 1.97 2.56
1975 1.96 2.52
1976 1.93 2.47
1977 1.89 2.42
1978 1.87 2.39
1979 1.87 2.38
1980 1.86 2.38
1981 1.88 2.4
1982 1.97 2.45
1983 2.07 2.58
1984 2.09 2.67
1985 2.08 2.67
1986 2.12 2.74
1987 2.15 2.78
1988 2.11 2.63
1989 2.05 2.46
1990 2.02 2.39
1991 1.86 2.28
1992 1.73 2.22
1993 1.51 2.11
1994 1.39 1.99
1995 1.25 1.83
1996 1.16 1.71
1997 1.11 1.79
1998 1.09 1.65
1999 1.16 1.56
2000 1.25 1.5
2001 1.22 1.47
2002 1.26 1.45
2003 1.32 1.48
2004 1.29 1.54
2005 1.39 1.53
2006 1.46 1.54
2007 1.54 1.58
2008 1.58 1.64
2009 1.46 1.72
2010 1.36 1.7
2011 1.33 1.65
2012 1.44 1.66
2013 1.52 1.62
2014 1.65 1.82
2015 1.7 1.87
2016 1.74 1.89
2017 1.69 1.81
2018 1.6 1.81
2019 1.61 1.78
2020 1.55 1.77
2021 1.57 1.75
2022 1.47 1.69
2023 1.36 1.73

Latvia and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Latvia Moldova
1960 32.3 24.6
1961 32.4 24.7
1962 32.6 24.9
1963 32.8 25.1
1964 33 25.4
1965 33.2 25.7
1966 33.5 25.9
1967 33.8 26.1
1968 34 26.3
1969 34.1 26.4
1970 34.2 26.4
1971 34.3 26.3
1972 34.5 26.3
1973 34.6 26.3
1974 34.7 26.5
1975 34.9 26.7
1976 35 26.9
1977 35.1 27.2
1978 35.1 27.5
1979 35.1 27.6
1980 34.9 27.6
1981 34.8 27.9
1982 34.7 28.1
1983 34.6 28.3
1984 34.7 28.5
1985 34.7 28.7
1986 34.7 28.9
1987 34.6 29.1
1988 34.6 29.3
1989 34.5 29.5
1990 34.6 29.8
1991 34.8 30.2
1992 35.2 30.4
1993 35.6 30.6
1994 36 30.8
1995 36.2 31
1996 36.6 31.2
1997 36.9 31.3
1998 37.3 31.5
1999 37.6 31.8
2000 37.9 32
2001 38.3 32.2
2002 38.6 32.4
2003 38.9 32.6
2004 39.2 32.8
2005 39.4 33
2006 39.7 33.3
2007 39.9 33.6
2008 40.1 33.9
2009 40.5 34.3
2010 41.1 34.6
2011 41.6 34.9
2012 42 35.1
2013 42.3 35.4
2014 42.5 35.7
2015 42.8 36.1
2016 43 36.5
2017 43.2 36.8
2018 43.4 37.2
2019 43.6 37.6
2020 43.8 38
2021 43.9 38.3
2022 44 38.6
2023 44.1 38.8
2024 44.3 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
4.3%
2023
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
11%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Latvia Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Moldova
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99.6%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
80.2%
2023

Health

Latvia Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Moldova
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
5,811 mi
2012

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