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Latvia vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 121st vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Norway
Population
1844219
5642662
Population rank 149/197 119/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Latvia and Norway: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Norway economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Norway
Year GDP
Latvia Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 - $12,814,123,115
1971 - $14,583,114,840
1972 - $17,358,610,850
1973 - $22,534,253,703
1974 - $27,145,693,810
1975 - $32,877,805,200
1976 - $35,942,270,686
1977 - $41,508,030,431
1978 - $46,522,900,254
1979 - $53,132,244,624
1980 - $64,439,382,896
1981 - $63,596,654,761
1982 - $62,647,195,538
1983 - $61,627,240,831
1984 - $62,057,955,033
1985 - $65,416,879,914
1986 - $78,693,118,044
1987 - $94,229,907,236
1988 - $101,900,260,856
1989 - $102,633,934,391
1990 - $119,791,843,060
1991 - $121,872,464,483
1992 - $130,838,040,068
1993 - $120,579,213,713
1994 - $127,131,319,429
1995 $5,608,208,785 $152,029,612,325
1996 $5,799,465,288 $163,520,109,151
1997 $6,349,481,007 $161,356,631,888
1998 $6,974,112,951 $154,230,295,158
1999 $7,324,192,890 $162,383,706,021
2000 $7,761,252,607 $171,457,201,936
2001 $8,190,888,740 $174,239,354,071
2002 $9,249,030,241 $195,914,852,576
2003 $11,244,337,720 $229,385,469,337
2004 $13,827,070,379 $265,268,662,473
2005 $16,306,935,905 $309,978,579,744
2006 $20,434,922,247 $346,915,160,682
2007 $29,420,499,248 $402,643,260,488
2008 $34,135,200,994 $464,917,553,191
2009 $25,691,530,442 $387,976,400,617
2010 $23,468,324,572 $431,052,143,940
2011 $26,575,547,901 $501,360,549,669
2012 $27,116,149,949 $512,777,309,841
2013 $29,152,128,168 $526,014,468,085
2014 $30,277,203,767 $501,736,471,833
2015 $26,344,565,877 $388,159,512,246
2016 $27,117,105,060 $370,956,547,619
2017 $29,391,059,767 $401,745,275,035
2018 $33,247,935,477 $439,788,625,884
2019 $33,099,503,951 $408,742,840,909
2020 $33,379,927,435 $367,633,418,887
2021 $38,183,326,785 $503,367,986,030
2022 $38,014,713,596 $596,297,651,036
2023 $42,572,151,720 $482,949,731,777
2024 $43,520,773,851 $483,727,398,216

Latvia and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 - $3,306
1971 - $3,736
1972 - $4,414
1973 - $5,690
1974 - $6,812
1975 - $8,204
1976 - $8,927
1977 - $10,266
1978 - $11,463
1979 - $13,047
1980 - $15,772
1981 - $15,513
1982 - $15,225
1983 - $14,928
1984 - $14,989
1985 - $15,754
1986 - $18,883
1987 - $22,506
1988 - $24,207
1989 - $24,281
1990 - $28,243
1991 - $28,597
1992 - $30,524
1993 - $27,964
1994 - $29,316
1995 $2,257 $34,876
1996 $2,360 $37,322
1997 $2,610 $36,629
1998 $2,894 $34,803
1999 $3,064 $36,393
2000 $3,278 $38,178
2001 $3,505 $38,602
2002 $4,004 $43,171
2003 $4,915 $50,250
2004 $6,110 $57,769
2005 $7,284 $67,047
2006 $9,212 $74,434
2007 $13,371 $85,502
2008 $15,678 $97,504
2009 $11,996 $80,348
2010 $11,188 $88,163
2011 $12,903 $101,222
2012 $13,329 $102,176
2013 $14,484 $103,554
2014 $15,186 $97,667
2015 $13,322 $74,810
2016 $13,839 $70,867
2017 $15,132 $76,132
2018 $17,252 $82,793
2019 $17,295 $76,431
2020 $17,564 $68,340
2021 $20,262 $93,073
2022 $20,227 $109,270
2023 $22,676 $87,497
2024 $23,368 $86,810

Latvia vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Norway
1950 64.6 71.6
1951 65.2 72.5
1952 65.7 72.7
1953 66.2 73.1
1954 66.7 73.2
1955 67.1 73.4
1956 67.6 73.5
1957 68.3 73.4
1958 68.9 73.4
1959 69.5 73.6
1960 70.3 73.6
1961 70.5 73.6
1962 69.9 73.5
1963 70.3 73.1
1964 71.5 73.6
1965 71.2 73.7
1966 71.2 74
1967 70.9 74.1
1968 70.5 73.9
1969 70.2 73.7
1970 70.2 74.1
1971 70.6 74.2
1972 70.3 74.3
1973 70.2 74.4
1974 70.1 74.8
1975 69.3 74.8
1976 69.4 75
1977 69.4 75.4
1978 69.3 75.4
1979 68.8 75.4
1980 69.1 75.7
1981 69.1 75.9
1982 69.6 76
1983 69.4 76.1
1984 69.4 76.2
1985 69.6 75.9
1986 71 76.3
1987 71 76.1
1988 70.9 76.3
1989 70.4 76.5
1990 69.5 76.6
1991 69.2 77
1992 68.5 77.2
1993 66.6 77.2
1994 65.2 77.8
1995 66 77.8
1996 68.6 78.2
1997 69.2 78.2
1998 68.9 78.4
1999 69.6 78.4
2000 70.2 78.7
2001 69.9 78.9
2002 70.2 79
2003 70.6 79.5
2004 70.9 80
2005 70.6 80.2
2006 70.6 80.4
2007 70.8 80.5
2008 72 80.7
2009 72.7 80.9
2010 73 81
2011 73.7 81.2
2012 73.9 81.4
2013 74.2 81.7
2014 74.3 82.1
2015 74.7 82.3
2016 74.8 82.4
2017 74.8 82.6
2018 75 82.8
2019 75.6 83
2020 75.5 83.2
2021 73.2 83.2
2022 74.9 82.6
2023 76.2 83.3
2024 76.3 83.5
2025 76.5 83.6

Latvia and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Norway
Year Population
Latvia Norway
1960 2,120,979 3,581,239
1961 2,152,681 3,609,800
1962 2,181,586 3,638,918
1963 2,210,919 3,666,537
1964 2,240,623 3,694,339
1965 2,265,919 3,723,168
1966 2,283,217 3,753,012
1967 2,301,220 3,784,539
1968 2,323,619 3,816,486
1969 2,343,173 3,847,707
1970 2,359,164 3,875,763
1971 2,376,389 3,903,039
1972 2,395,674 3,933,004
1973 2,415,819 3,960,612
1974 2,437,186 3,985,258
1975 2,456,130 4,007,313
1976 2,470,989 4,026,152
1977 2,485,073 4,043,205
1978 2,497,921 4,058,671
1979 2,505,953 4,072,517
1980 2,511,701 4,085,620
1981 2,519,421 4,099,702
1982 2,531,080 4,114,787
1983 2,546,011 4,128,432
1984 2,562,047 4,140,099
1985 2,578,873 4,152,516
1986 2,599,892 4,167,354
1987 2,626,583 4,186,905
1988 2,653,434 4,209,488
1989 2,666,955 4,226,901
1990 2,663,151 4,241,473
1991 2,650,581 4,261,732
1992 2,614,338 4,286,401
1993 2,563,290 4,311,991
1994 2,520,742 4,336,613
1995 2,485,056 4,359,184
1996 2,457,222 4,381,336
1997 2,432,851 4,405,157
1998 2,410,019 4,431,464
1999 2,390,482 4,461,913
2000 2,367,550 4,490,967
2001 2,337,170 4,513,751
2002 2,310,173 4,538,159
2003 2,287,955 4,564,855
2004 2,263,122 4,591,910
2005 2,238,799 4,623,291
2006 2,218,357 4,660,677
2007 2,200,325 4,709,153
2008 2,177,322 4,768,212
2009 2,141,669 4,828,726
2010 2,097,555 4,889,252
2011 2,059,709 4,953,088
2012 2,034,319 5,018,573
2013 2,012,647 5,079,623
2014 1,993,782 5,137,232
2015 1,977,527 5,188,607
2016 1,959,537 5,234,519
2017 1,942,248 5,276,968
2018 1,927,174 5,311,916
2019 1,913,822 5,347,896
2020 1,900,449 5,379,475
2021 1,884,490 5,408,320
2022 1,879,383 5,457,127
2023 1,877,445 5,519,594
2024 1,862,441 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Latvia and Norway

Fertility rate
Latvia

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Norway
1960 1.94 2.85
1961 1.94 2.94
1962 1.91 2.91
1963 1.85 2.93
1964 1.79 2.98
1965 1.74 2.94
1966 1.76 2.9
1967 1.8 2.81
1968 1.83 2.75
1969 1.88 2.7
1970 1.96 2.5
1971 2 2.49
1972 2 2.38
1973 1.98 2.23
1974 1.97 2.13
1975 1.96 1.98
1976 1.93 1.86
1977 1.89 1.75
1978 1.87 1.77
1979 1.87 1.75
1980 1.86 1.72
1981 1.88 1.7
1982 1.97 1.71
1983 2.07 1.66
1984 2.09 1.66
1985 2.08 1.68
1986 2.12 1.71
1987 2.15 1.74
1988 2.11 1.84
1989 2.05 1.89
1990 2.02 1.93
1991 1.86 1.92
1992 1.73 1.88
1993 1.51 1.86
1994 1.39 1.87
1995 1.25 1.87
1996 1.16 1.89
1997 1.11 1.86
1998 1.09 1.81
1999 1.16 1.85
2000 1.25 1.85
2001 1.22 1.78
2002 1.26 1.75
2003 1.32 1.8
2004 1.29 1.83
2005 1.39 1.84
2006 1.46 1.9
2007 1.54 1.9
2008 1.58 1.96
2009 1.46 1.98
2010 1.36 1.95
2011 1.33 1.88
2012 1.44 1.85
2013 1.52 1.78
2014 1.65 1.75
2015 1.7 1.72
2016 1.74 1.71
2017 1.69 1.62
2018 1.6 1.56
2019 1.61 1.53
2020 1.55 1.48
2021 1.57 1.55
2022 1.47 1.41
2023 1.36 1.4

Latvia and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Norway
Year Median age, years
Latvia Norway
1960 32.3 34.3
1961 32.4 34.4
1962 32.6 34.4
1963 32.8 34.3
1964 33 34.2
1965 33.2 34.1
1966 33.5 33.9
1967 33.8 33.7
1968 34 33.5
1969 34.1 33.2
1970 34.2 32.9
1971 34.3 32.7
1972 34.5 32.5
1973 34.6 32.4
1974 34.7 32.4
1975 34.9 32.5
1976 35 32.6
1977 35.1 32.7
1978 35.1 32.9
1979 35.1 33.1
1980 34.9 33.3
1981 34.8 33.6
1982 34.7 33.9
1983 34.6 34.1
1984 34.7 34.4
1985 34.7 34.6
1986 34.7 34.8
1987 34.6 34.9
1988 34.6 35.1
1989 34.5 35.2
1990 34.6 35.4
1991 34.8 35.5
1992 35.2 35.7
1993 35.6 35.8
1994 36 35.9
1995 36.2 36.1
1996 36.6 36.2
1997 36.9 36.4
1998 37.3 36.5
1999 37.6 36.7
2000 37.9 36.9
2001 38.3 37.1
2002 38.6 37.3
2003 38.9 37.5
2004 39.2 37.7
2005 39.4 37.9
2006 39.7 38.1
2007 39.9 38.3
2008 40.1 38.4
2009 40.5 38.5
2010 41.1 38.6
2011 41.6 38.7
2012 42 38.8
2013 42.3 38.9
2014 42.5 39
2015 42.8 39.2
2016 43 39.3
2017 43.2 39.4
2018 43.4 39.6
2019 43.6 39.8
2020 43.8 40
2021 43.9 40.3
2022 44 40.4
2023 44.1 40.5
2024 44.3 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
1.86%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
98.6%
2024

Energy

Latvia Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Norway
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
95%
2013
English speaking
45.9%
2023
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
99%
2023

Health

Latvia Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Norway
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025

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