Latvia vs North Korea statistics compared

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 121st vs. 97th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Latvia and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Latvia and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Latvia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Latvia	North Korea
1995	$5,608,208,785	-
1996	$5,799,465,288	-
1997	$6,349,481,007	-
1998	$6,974,112,951	-
1999	$7,324,192,890	-
2000	$7,761,252,607	-
2001	$8,190,888,740	-
2002	$9,249,030,241	-
2003	$11,244,337,720	-
2004	$13,827,070,379	-
2005	$16,306,935,905	-
2006	$20,434,922,247	-
2007	$29,420,499,248	-
2008	$34,135,200,994	-
2009	$25,691,530,442	$23,356,470,000
2010	$23,468,324,572	$25,995,513,000
2011	$26,575,547,901	$29,005,020,000
2012	$27,116,149,949	$29,890,710,000
2013	$29,152,128,168	$30,588,922,000
2014	$30,277,203,767	$30,554,460,000
2015	$26,344,565,877	$30,723,030,000
2016	$27,117,105,060	$28,882,640,000
2017	$29,391,059,767	$29,105,440,000
2018	$33,247,935,477	$28,536,400,000
2019	$33,099,503,951	$28,222,880,000
2020	$33,379,927,435	$27,728,240,000
2021	$38,183,326,785	$32,301,720,000
2022	$38,014,713,596	$28,971,360,000
2023	$42,572,151,720	$32,155,360,000
2024	$43,520,773,851	$34,943,120,000

Latvia and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Latvia

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Latvia	North Korea
1995	$2,257	-
1996	$2,360	-
1997	$2,610	-
1998	$2,894	-
1999	$3,064	-
2000	$3,278	-
2001	$3,505	-
2002	$4,004	-
2003	$4,915	-
2004	$6,110	-
2005	$7,284	-
2006	$9,212	-
2007	$13,371	-
2008	$15,678	-
2009	$11,996	$939
2010	$11,188	$1,040
2011	$12,903	$1,156
2012	$13,329	$1,186
2013	$14,484	$1,208
2014	$15,186	$1,201
2015	$13,322	$1,201
2016	$13,839	$1,124
2017	$15,132	$1,127
2018	$17,252	$1,100
2019	$17,295	$1,084
2020	$17,564	$1,061
2021	$20,262	$1,231
2022	$20,227	$1,100
2023	$22,676	$1,217
2024	$23,368	$1,319

Latvia vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Latvia

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Latvia	North Korea
1950	64.6	14.2
1951	65.2	17.7
1952	65.7	32.8
1953	66.2	40.3
1954	66.7	50.6
1955	67.1	51.8
1956	67.6	52.8
1957	68.3	53.7
1958	68.9	54.5
1959	69.5	55.2
1960	70.3	55.8
1961	70.5	56.4
1962	69.9	57
1963	70.3	57.6
1964	71.5	58.2
1965	71.2	58.8
1966	71.2	59.4
1967	70.9	60.1
1968	70.5	60.8
1969	70.2	61.4
1970	70.2	62
1971	70.6	62.7
1972	70.3	63.3
1973	70.2	63.8
1974	70.1	64.3
1975	69.3	64.8
1976	69.4	65.3
1977	69.4	65.8
1978	69.3	66.3
1979	68.8	66.7
1980	69.1	67.2
1981	69.1	67.7
1982	69.6	68.1
1983	69.4	68.5
1984	69.4	68.9
1985	69.6	69.2
1986	71	69.5
1987	71	69.8
1988	70.9	70.1
1989	70.4	70.3
1990	69.5	70.5
1991	69.2	70.7
1992	68.5	71
1993	66.6	70.8
1994	65.2	70.5
1995	66	60.8
1996	68.6	60.8
1997	69.2	60.9
1998	68.9	60.9
1999	69.6	60.9
2000	70.2	60.9
2001	69.9	60.9
2002	70.2	60.9
2003	70.6	69.4
2004	70.9	69.3
2005	70.6	69.2
2006	70.6	69.1
2007	70.8	69
2008	72	69.3
2009	72.7	69.7
2010	73	70.2
2011	73.7	70.8
2012	73.9	71.3
2013	74.2	71.9
2014	74.3	72.5
2015	74.7	72.8
2016	74.8	73
2017	74.8	73
2018	75	73
2019	75.6	72.9
2020	75.5	72.8
2021	73.2	73.4
2022	74.9	73.6
2023	76.2	73.6
2024	76.3	73.7
2025	76.5	73.9

Latvia and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Latvia

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Latvia	North Korea
1960	2,120,979	11,722,953
1961	2,152,681	11,990,713
1962	2,181,586	12,262,882
1963	2,210,919	12,567,057
1964	2,240,623	12,889,770
1965	2,265,919	13,219,369
1966	2,283,217	13,569,094
1967	2,301,220	13,958,350
1968	2,323,619	14,365,596
1969	2,343,173	14,767,615
1970	2,359,164	15,172,775
1971	2,376,389	15,572,457
1972	2,395,674	15,975,069
1973	2,415,819	16,350,367
1974	2,437,186	16,673,121
1975	2,456,130	16,971,055
1976	2,470,989	17,243,450
1977	2,485,073	17,492,798
1978	2,497,921	17,735,995
1979	2,505,953	17,983,470
1980	2,511,701	18,236,786
1981	2,519,421	18,501,295
1982	2,531,080	18,776,357
1983	2,546,011	19,054,034
1984	2,562,047	19,335,043
1985	2,578,873	19,620,388
1986	2,599,892	19,910,855
1987	2,626,583	20,205,483
1988	2,653,434	20,503,161
1989	2,666,955	20,804,367
1990	2,663,151	21,112,137
1991	2,650,581	21,428,638
1992	2,614,338	21,750,911
1993	2,563,290	22,073,352
1994	2,520,742	22,393,975
1995	2,485,056	22,669,304
1996	2,457,222	22,895,746
1997	2,432,851	23,110,830
1998	2,410,019	23,311,564
1999	2,390,482	23,497,599
2000	2,367,550	23,665,910
2001	2,337,170	23,815,358
2002	2,310,173	23,943,973
2003	2,287,955	24,090,380
2004	2,263,122	24,254,943
2005	2,238,799	24,396,433
2006	2,218,357	24,524,507
2007	2,200,325	24,646,383
2008	2,177,322	24,764,618
2009	2,141,669	24,878,332
2010	2,097,555	24,987,258
2011	2,059,709	25,097,874
2012	2,034,319	25,211,728
2013	2,012,647	25,329,451
2014	1,993,782	25,451,262
2015	1,977,527	25,575,350
2016	1,959,537	25,698,326
2017	1,942,248	25,817,709
2018	1,927,174	25,931,147
2019	1,913,822	26,037,632
2020	1,900,449	26,136,312
2021	1,884,490	26,232,534
2022	1,879,383	26,328,845
2023	1,877,445	26,418,204
2024	1,862,441	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Latvia and North Korea

Fertility rate

Latvia

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Latvia	North Korea
1960	1.94	3.57
1961	1.94	3.26
1962	1.91	3.41
1963	1.85	3.63
1964	1.79	3.55
1965	1.74	3.56
1966	1.76	3.71
1967	1.8	4.05
1968	1.83	3.87
1969	1.88	3.86
1970	1.96	3.85
1971	2	3.74
1972	2	3.89
1973	1.98	3.35
1974	1.97	3.14
1975	1.96	3.05
1976	1.93	2.84
1977	1.89	2.77
1978	1.87	2.79
1979	1.87	2.85
1980	1.86	2.84
1981	1.88	2.92
1982	1.97	2.85
1983	2.07	2.78
1984	2.09	2.71
1985	2.08	2.65
1986	2.12	2.59
1987	2.15	2.53
1988	2.11	2.47
1989	2.05	2.41
1990	2.02	2.39
1991	1.86	2.35
1992	1.73	2.29
1993	1.51	2.22
1994	1.39	2.18
1995	1.25	2.15
1996	1.16	2.09
1997	1.11	2.03
1998	1.09	1.99
1999	1.16	1.97
2000	1.25	1.94
2001	1.22	1.94
2002	1.26	1.92
2003	1.32	1.91
2004	1.29	1.9
2005	1.39	1.87
2006	1.46	1.94
2007	1.54	1.94
2008	1.58	1.97
2009	1.46	1.91
2010	1.36	1.89
2011	1.33	1.88
2012	1.44	1.88
2013	1.52	1.88
2014	1.65	1.87
2015	1.7	1.86
2016	1.74	1.86
2017	1.69	1.85
2018	1.6	1.83
2019	1.61	1.83
2020	1.55	1.82
2021	1.57	1.81
2022	1.47	1.8
2023	1.36	1.78

Latvia and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Latvia

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Latvia	North Korea
1960	32.3	19.9
1961	32.4	20.2
1962	32.6	20.6
1963	32.8	20.8
1964	33	21
1965	33.2	21.2
1966	33.5	21.3
1967	33.8	21.4
1968	34	21.4
1969	34.1	21.4
1970	34.2	21.4
1971	34.3	21.2
1972	34.5	20.9
1973	34.6	20.7
1974	34.7	20.7
1975	34.9	20.9
1976	35	21.1
1977	35.1	21.4
1978	35.1	21.8
1979	35.1	22.2
1980	34.9	22.5
1981	34.8	22.8
1982	34.7	23.1
1983	34.6	23.5
1984	34.7	23.9
1985	34.7	24.2
1986	34.7	24.5
1987	34.6	24.8
1988	34.6	25.1
1989	34.5	25.6
1990	34.6	26
1991	34.8	26.4
1992	35.2	26.8
1993	35.6	27.2
1994	36	27.6
1995	36.2	28
1996	36.6	28.3
1997	36.9	28.8
1998	37.3	29.2
1999	37.6	29.6
2000	37.9	30.1
2001	38.3	30.5
2002	38.6	31
2003	38.9	31.4
2004	39.2	31.8
2005	39.4	32.1
2006	39.7	32.5
2007	39.9	32.9
2008	40.1	33.3
2009	40.5	33.7
2010	41.1	34
2011	41.6	34.3
2012	42	34.5
2013	42.3	34.7
2014	42.5	35
2015	42.8	35.2
2016	43	35.4
2017	43.2	35.7
2018	43.4	35.9
2019	43.6	36.2
2020	43.8	36.4
2021	43.9	36.6
2022	44	36.8
2023	44.1	37.1
2024	44.3	37.3

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