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Latvia vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 121st vs. 92nd).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Nepal
Population
1844219
29627185
Population rank 149/197 52/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Latvia and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Nepal
Year GDP
Latvia Nepal
1960 - $508,334,414
1961 - $531,959,562
1962 - $574,091,101
1963 - $496,947,904
1964 - $496,098,775
1965 - $735,267,082
1966 - $906,811,944
1967 - $841,974,025
1968 - $772,231,387
1969 - $788,641,965
1970 - $865,975,309
1971 - $882,765,472
1972 - $1,024,098,400
1973 - $972,101,725
1974 - $1,217,953,547
1975 - $1,575,789,254
1976 - $1,452,788,985
1977 - $1,382,400,000
1978 - $1,604,162,497
1979 - $1,851,250,008
1980 - $1,945,916,583
1981 - $2,275,583,317
1982 - $2,395,423,742
1983 - $2,447,174,803
1984 - $2,581,207,388
1985 - $2,619,913,956
1986 - $2,850,782,044
1987 - $2,957,255,380
1988 - $3,487,009,748
1989 - $3,525,225,787
1990 - $3,627,560,239
1991 - $3,921,476,085
1992 - $3,401,211,581
1993 - $3,660,041,667
1994 - $4,066,775,510
1995 $5,608,208,785 $4,401,104,418
1996 $5,799,465,288 $4,521,580,381
1997 $6,349,481,007 $4,918,691,917
1998 $6,974,112,951 $4,856,255,044
1999 $7,324,192,890 $5,033,642,384
2000 $7,761,252,607 $5,494,252,208
2001 $8,190,888,740 $6,007,055,042
2002 $9,249,030,241 $6,050,875,807
2003 $11,244,337,720 $6,330,473,097
2004 $13,827,070,379 $7,273,938,315
2005 $16,306,935,905 $8,130,258,378
2006 $20,434,922,247 $9,043,715,356
2007 $29,420,499,248 $10,325,618,017
2008 $34,135,200,994 $12,545,438,605
2009 $25,691,530,442 $12,854,985,464
2010 $23,468,324,572 $16,002,656,434
2011 $26,575,547,901 $21,573,872,421
2012 $27,116,149,949 $21,703,100,877
2013 $29,152,128,168 $22,162,204,925
2014 $30,277,203,767 $22,731,612,922
2015 $26,344,565,877 $24,360,801,287
2016 $27,117,105,060 $24,524,109,484
2017 $29,391,059,767 $28,971,588,940
2018 $33,247,935,477 $33,111,525,237
2019 $33,099,503,951 $34,186,180,699
2020 $33,379,927,435 $33,433,659,301
2021 $38,183,326,785 $36,924,841,394
2022 $38,014,713,596 $41,182,939,601
2023 $42,572,151,720 $41,047,772,331
2024 $43,520,773,851 $42,914,268,287

Latvia and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Nepal
1960 - $50.2
1961 - $51.6
1962 - $54.6
1963 - $46.3
1964 - $45.3
1965 - $65.8
1966 - $79.5
1967 - $72.3
1968 - $64.9
1969 - $64.8
1970 - $69.6
1971 - $69.5
1972 - $78.8
1973 - $73.2
1974 - $89.8
1975 - $113.6
1976 - $102.5
1977 - $95.3
1978 - $108.1
1979 - $121.9
1980 - $125.1
1981 - $142.9
1982 - $147
1983 - $146.6
1984 - $151.1
1985 - $149.9
1986 - $159.5
1987 - $162
1988 - $187.1
1989 - $185
1990 - $185.8
1991 - $195.7
1992 - $165
1993 - $172.8
1994 - $187.3
1995 $2,257 $197.8
1996 $2,360 $198.8
1997 $2,610 $211.8
1998 $2,894 $205.1
1999 $3,064 $208.6
2000 $3,278 $223.8
2001 $3,505 $240.8
2002 $4,004 $238.9
2003 $4,915 $246.4
2004 $6,110 $279.6
2005 $7,284 $309
2006 $9,212 $340
2007 $13,371 $385
2008 $15,678 $465
2009 $11,996 $473
2010 $11,188 $585
2011 $12,903 $786
2012 $13,329 $788
2013 $14,484 $803
2014 $15,186 $821
2015 $13,322 $876
2016 $13,839 $877
2017 $15,132 $1,034
2018 $17,252 $1,179
2019 $17,295 $1,203
2020 $17,564 $1,154
2021 $20,262 $1,253
2022 $20,227 $1,386
2023 $22,676 $1,382
2024 $23,368 $1,447

Latvia vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Nepal
1950 64.6 37.6
1951 65.2 37.6
1952 65.7 37.7
1953 66.2 37.7
1954 66.7 37.8
1955 67.1 37.9
1956 67.6 37.9
1957 68.3 38
1958 68.9 38.1
1959 69.5 38.4
1960 70.3 38.7
1961 70.5 39
1962 69.9 39.3
1963 70.3 39.6
1964 71.5 40.2
1965 71.2 40.7
1966 71.2 41.2
1967 70.9 41.7
1968 70.5 42.2
1969 70.2 42.7
1970 70.2 43.2
1971 70.6 43.6
1972 70.3 44.1
1973 70.2 44.5
1974 70.1 44.9
1975 69.3 45.5
1976 69.4 46
1977 69.4 46.6
1978 69.3 47.2
1979 68.8 47.8
1980 69.1 48.3
1981 69.1 48.7
1982 69.6 49.2
1983 69.4 49.7
1984 69.4 50.2
1985 69.6 50.9
1986 71 51.6
1987 71 52.4
1988 70.9 53.1
1989 70.4 54
1990 69.5 54.8
1991 69.2 55.6
1992 68.5 56.7
1993 66.6 57.6
1994 65.2 58.6
1995 66 59.3
1996 68.6 60
1997 69.2 60.8
1998 68.9 61.5
1999 69.6 62
2000 70.2 62.6
2001 69.9 63.3
2002 70.2 63.5
2003 70.6 64.2
2004 70.9 64.7
2005 70.6 65.3
2006 70.6 65.9
2007 70.8 66.2
2008 72 66.4
2009 72.7 66.6
2010 73 66.8
2011 73.7 67.1
2012 73.9 67.4
2013 74.2 67.6
2014 74.3 67.8
2015 74.7 67.4
2016 74.8 68.4
2017 74.8 68.7
2018 75 69
2019 75.6 69.3
2020 75.5 69.1
2021 73.2 68.4
2022 74.9 70.1
2023 76.2 70.4
2024 76.3 70.6
2025 76.5 70.9

Latvia and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Nepal
Year Population
Latvia Nepal
1960 2,120,979 10,123,658
1961 2,152,681 10,318,396
1962 2,181,586 10,521,116
1963 2,210,919 10,729,818
1964 2,240,623 10,946,392
1965 2,265,919 11,173,411
1966 2,283,217 11,408,710
1967 2,301,220 11,652,716
1968 2,323,619 11,906,266
1969 2,343,173 12,167,036
1970 2,359,164 12,436,190
1971 2,376,389 12,710,061
1972 2,395,674 12,989,099
1973 2,415,819 13,275,239
1974 2,437,186 13,568,435
1975 2,456,130 13,870,695
1976 2,470,989 14,177,649
1977 2,485,073 14,499,175
1978 2,497,921 14,839,695
1979 2,505,953 15,190,590
1980 2,511,701 15,553,105
1981 2,519,421 15,922,423
1982 2,531,080 16,297,987
1983 2,546,011 16,689,119
1984 2,562,047 17,085,242
1985 2,578,873 17,477,692
1986 2,599,892 17,868,124
1987 2,626,583 18,250,505
1988 2,653,434 18,638,661
1989 2,666,955 19,057,807
1990 2,663,151 19,524,573
1991 2,650,581 20,036,500
1992 2,614,338 20,609,707
1993 2,563,290 21,180,159
1994 2,520,742 21,717,479
1995 2,485,056 22,245,439
1996 2,457,222 22,741,862
1997 2,432,851 23,219,463
1998 2,410,019 23,680,357
1999 2,390,482 24,125,199
2000 2,367,550 24,546,509
2001 2,337,170 24,946,748
2002 2,310,173 25,328,981
2003 2,287,955 25,688,758
2004 2,263,122 26,016,656
2005 2,238,799 26,309,458
2006 2,218,357 26,565,425
2007 2,200,325 26,788,492
2008 2,177,322 26,990,037
2009 2,141,669 27,173,035
2010 2,097,555 27,341,952
2011 2,059,709 27,464,494
2012 2,034,319 27,534,915
2013 2,012,647 27,589,996
2014 1,993,782 27,672,370
2015 1,977,527 27,823,629
2016 1,959,537 27,955,462
2017 1,942,248 28,011,258
2018 1,927,174 28,079,689
2019 1,913,822 28,414,064
2020 1,900,449 28,966,574
2021 1,884,490 29,475,010
2022 1,879,383 29,715,436
2023 1,877,445 29,694,614
2024 1,862,441 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Latvia and Nepal

Fertility rate
Latvia

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Nepal
1960 1.94 6.07
1961 1.94 6.09
1962 1.91 6.08
1963 1.85 6.06
1964 1.79 6.04
1965 1.74 6.01
1966 1.76 5.98
1967 1.8 5.95
1968 1.83 5.94
1969 1.88 5.89
1970 1.96 5.87
1971 2 5.85
1972 2 5.8
1973 1.98 5.7
1974 1.97 5.75
1975 1.96 5.73
1976 1.93 5.72
1977 1.89 5.69
1978 1.87 5.68
1979 1.87 5.64
1980 1.86 5.6
1981 1.88 5.58
1982 1.97 5.55
1983 2.07 5.54
1984 2.09 5.51
1985 2.08 5.46
1986 2.12 5.4
1987 2.15 5.35
1988 2.11 5.31
1989 2.05 5.26
1990 2.02 5.21
1991 1.86 5.15
1992 1.73 5.07
1993 1.51 5.04
1994 1.39 4.96
1995 1.25 4.87
1996 1.16 4.67
1997 1.11 4.44
1998 1.09 4.28
1999 1.16 4.13
2000 1.25 3.98
2001 1.22 3.79
2002 1.26 3.6
2003 1.32 3.44
2004 1.29 3.28
2005 1.39 3.12
2006 1.46 2.97
2007 1.54 2.86
2008 1.58 2.74
2009 1.46 2.63
2010 1.36 2.54
2011 1.33 2.46
2012 1.44 2.42
2013 1.52 2.36
2014 1.65 2.32
2015 1.7 2.27
2016 1.74 2.23
2017 1.69 2.17
2018 1.6 2.12
2019 1.61 2.08
2020 1.55 2.05
2021 1.57 2.03
2022 1.47 2
2023 1.36 1.98

Latvia and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Nepal
Year Median age, years
Latvia Nepal
1960 32.3 19.5
1961 32.4 19.5
1962 32.6 19.6
1963 32.8 19.6
1964 33 19.6
1965 33.2 19.6
1966 33.5 19.6
1967 33.8 19.7
1968 34 19.7
1969 34.1 19.7
1970 34.2 19.7
1971 34.3 19.7
1972 34.5 19.7
1973 34.6 19.7
1974 34.7 19.7
1975 34.9 19.7
1976 35 19.7
1977 35.1 19.7
1978 35.1 19.6
1979 35.1 19.6
1980 34.9 19.6
1981 34.8 19.5
1982 34.7 19.5
1983 34.6 19.5
1984 34.7 19.5
1985 34.7 19.4
1986 34.7 19.4
1987 34.6 19.3
1988 34.6 19.2
1989 34.5 19.2
1990 34.6 19.2
1991 34.8 19.2
1992 35.2 19.2
1993 35.6 19.2
1994 36 19.2
1995 36.2 19.2
1996 36.6 19.2
1997 36.9 19.2
1998 37.3 19.2
1999 37.6 19.3
2000 37.9 19.3
2001 38.3 19.4
2002 38.6 19.5
2003 38.9 19.7
2004 39.2 19.8
2005 39.4 20
2006 39.7 20.3
2007 39.9 20.5
2008 40.1 20.8
2009 40.5 21
2010 41.1 21.3
2011 41.6 21.6
2012 42 21.8
2013 42.3 22
2014 42.5 22.2
2015 42.8 22.4
2016 43 22.7
2017 43.2 22.9
2018 43.4 23.2
2019 43.6 23.7
2020 43.8 24.5
2021 43.9 25
2022 44 25.4
2023 44.1 25.7
2024 44.3 26

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
13.4%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
60%
2024

Energy

Latvia Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
94%
2023

Society

Latvia Nepal
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
22.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
71.2%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
55.8%
2023

Health

Latvia Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Nepal
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
49,758 mi
2015

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