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Latvia vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 121st vs. 180th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Palau
Population
1844219
17663
Population rank 149/197 194/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 100/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 53/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 52/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Latvia and Palau: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Palau economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Palau
Year GDP
Latvia Palau
1970 - $11,563,041
1971 - $12,706,874
1972 - $13,956,474
1973 - $15,331,889
1974 - $16,848,759
1975 - $18,521,112
1976 - $20,364,420
1977 - $22,308,104
1978 - $24,530,015
1979 - $27,004,251
1980 - $29,728,054
1981 - $32,726,594
1982 - $36,027,583
1983 - $39,661,530
1984 - $44,814,259
1985 - $51,030,637
1986 - $58,109,314
1987 - $66,169,905
1988 - $75,348,615
1989 - $85,800,543
1990 - $97,702,303
1991 - $106,555,300
1992 - $104,771,300
1993 - $96,455,700
1994 - $106,138,500
1995 $5,608,208,785 $121,018,500
1996 $5,799,465,288 $137,494,600
1997 $6,349,481,007 $143,860,800
1998 $6,974,112,951 $149,079,600
1999 $7,324,192,890 $144,206,500
2000 $7,761,252,607 $149,535,800
2001 $8,190,888,740 $159,453,500
2002 $9,249,030,241 $162,665,500
2003 $11,244,337,720 $154,559,900
2004 $13,827,070,379 $166,391,600
2005 $16,306,935,905 $191,048,400
2006 $20,434,922,247 $193,679,700
2007 $29,420,499,248 $200,903,600
2008 $34,135,200,994 $201,167,300
2009 $25,691,530,442 $189,998,000
2010 $23,468,324,572 $188,174,300
2011 $26,575,547,901 $198,873,900
2012 $27,116,149,949 $215,762,400
2013 $29,152,128,168 $225,345,700
2014 $30,277,203,767 $243,156,500
2015 $26,344,565,877 $278,824,800
2016 $27,117,105,060 $298,323,500
2017 $29,391,059,767 $285,600,000
2018 $33,247,935,477 $288,546,300
2019 $33,099,503,951 $281,941,600
2020 $33,379,927,435 $258,990,800
2021 $38,183,326,785 $235,752,900
2022 $38,014,713,596 $255,591,100
2023 $42,572,151,720 $281,849,100
2024 $43,520,773,851 -

Latvia and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Palau
1970 - $1,017
1971 - $1,081
1972 - $1,145
1973 - $1,221
1974 - $1,328
1975 - $1,464
1976 - $1,616
1977 - $1,781
1978 - $1,972
1979 - $2,189
1980 - $2,423
1981 - $2,639
1982 - $2,838
1983 - $3,049
1984 - $3,360
1985 - $3,728
1986 - $4,144
1987 - $4,616
1988 - $5,145
1989 - $5,741
1990 - $6,403
1991 - $6,824
1992 - $6,553
1993 - $5,892
1994 - $6,329
1995 $2,257 $7,038
1996 $2,360 $7,788
1997 $2,610 $7,945
1998 $2,894 $8,048
1999 $3,064 $7,630
2000 $3,278 $7,797
2001 $3,505 $8,240
2002 $4,004 $8,341
2003 $4,915 $7,862
2004 $6,110 $8,395
2005 $7,284 $9,640
2006 $9,212 $9,885
2007 $13,371 $10,408
2008 $15,678 $10,583
2009 $11,996 $10,155
2010 $11,188 $10,229
2011 $12,903 $11,001
2012 $13,329 $12,145
2013 $14,484 $12,769
2014 $15,186 $13,726
2015 $13,322 $15,691
2016 $13,839 $16,763
2017 $15,132 $16,034
2018 $17,252 $16,198
2019 $17,295 $15,841
2020 $17,564 $14,557
2021 $20,262 $13,257
2022 $20,227 $14,392
2023 $22,676 $15,899
2024 $23,368 -

Latvia vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Palau
1950 64.6 52.7
1951 65.2 52.9
1952 65.7 53.1
1953 66.2 53.3
1954 66.7 53.5
1955 67.1 53.7
1956 67.6 53.9
1957 68.3 54.1
1958 68.9 54.4
1959 69.5 54.6
1960 70.3 54.9
1961 70.5 55.1
1962 69.9 55.4
1963 70.3 55.6
1964 71.5 55.8
1965 71.2 55.9
1966 71.2 56.2
1967 70.9 56.5
1968 70.5 56.9
1969 70.2 57.3
1970 70.2 57.7
1971 70.6 58.1
1972 70.3 58.6
1973 70.2 59
1974 70.1 59.5
1975 69.3 60
1976 69.4 60.5
1977 69.4 60.9
1978 69.3 61.3
1979 68.8 61.6
1980 69.1 61.9
1981 69.1 62.1
1982 69.6 62.3
1983 69.4 62.5
1984 69.4 62.6
1985 69.6 62.7
1986 71 62.8
1987 71 62.8
1988 70.9 62.8
1989 70.4 62.8
1990 69.5 62.8
1991 69.2 62.8
1992 68.5 62.9
1993 66.6 63
1994 65.2 63.1
1995 66 63.3
1996 68.6 63.5
1997 69.2 63.7
1998 68.9 64
1999 69.6 64.2
2000 70.2 64.5
2001 69.9 64.8
2002 70.2 65.1
2003 70.6 65.4
2004 70.9 65.8
2005 70.6 66.2
2006 70.6 66.6
2007 70.8 67.1
2008 72 67.6
2009 72.7 68
2010 73 68.3
2011 73.7 68.6
2012 73.9 68.9
2013 74.2 69
2014 74.3 69.1
2015 74.7 69.1
2016 74.8 69
2017 74.8 69
2018 75 69
2019 75.6 69
2020 75.5 68.7
2021 73.2 68.6
2022 74.9 68.9
2023 76.2 69.3
2024 76.3 69.4
2025 76.5 69.5

Latvia and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Palau
Year Population
Latvia Palau
1960 2,120,979 9,328
1961 2,152,681 9,555
1962 2,181,586 9,793
1963 2,210,919 10,037
1964 2,240,623 10,292
1965 2,265,919 10,547
1966 2,283,217 10,805
1967 2,301,220 10,988
1968 2,323,619 11,080
1969 2,343,173 11,159
1970 2,359,164 11,368
1971 2,376,389 11,759
1972 2,395,674 12,194
1973 2,415,819 12,552
1974 2,437,186 12,687
1975 2,456,130 12,655
1976 2,470,989 12,598
1977 2,485,073 12,525
1978 2,497,921 12,440
1979 2,505,953 12,337
1980 2,511,701 12,271
1981 2,519,421 12,402
1982 2,531,080 12,694
1983 2,546,011 13,006
1984 2,562,047 13,337
1985 2,578,873 13,688
1986 2,599,892 14,024
1987 2,626,583 14,334
1988 2,653,434 14,645
1989 2,666,955 14,945
1990 2,663,151 15,259
1991 2,650,581 15,614
1992 2,614,338 15,989
1993 2,563,290 16,372
1994 2,520,742 16,770
1995 2,485,056 17,195
1996 2,457,222 17,654
1997 2,432,851 18,108
1998 2,410,019 18,524
1999 2,390,482 18,901
2000 2,367,550 19,178
2001 2,337,170 19,352
2002 2,310,173 19,503
2003 2,287,955 19,659
2004 2,263,122 19,820
2005 2,238,799 19,819
2006 2,218,357 19,593
2007 2,200,325 19,302
2008 2,177,322 19,009
2009 2,141,669 18,709
2010 2,097,555 18,396
2011 2,059,709 18,078
2012 2,034,319 17,765
2013 2,012,647 17,648
2014 1,993,782 17,715
2015 1,977,527 17,770
2016 1,959,537 17,797
2017 1,942,248 17,812
2018 1,927,174 17,814
2019 1,913,822 17,798
2020 1,900,449 17,792
2021 1,884,490 17,783
2022 1,879,383 17,759
2023 1,877,445 17,727
2024 1,862,441 17,695

Fertility rates in Latvia and Palau

Fertility rate
Latvia

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Palau
1960 1.94 7.19
1961 1.94 7.17
1962 1.91 7.15
1963 1.85 7.12
1964 1.79 7.08
1965 1.74 7.01
1966 1.76 6.93
1967 1.8 6.84
1968 1.83 6.71
1969 1.88 6.58
1970 1.96 6.39
1971 2 6.16
1972 2 5.9
1973 1.98 5.59
1974 1.97 5.26
1975 1.96 4.9
1976 1.93 4.53
1977 1.89 4.09
1978 1.87 3.74
1979 1.87 3.49
1980 1.86 3.35
1981 1.88 3.28
1982 1.97 3.22
1983 2.07 3.14
1984 2.09 3.08
1985 2.08 3.01
1986 2.12 2.98
1987 2.15 2.93
1988 2.11 2.91
1989 2.05 2.92
1990 2.02 2.88
1991 1.86 2.74
1992 1.73 2.71
1993 1.51 2.73
1994 1.39 2.66
1995 1.25 2.55
1996 1.16 2.39
1997 1.11 2.19
1998 1.09 2.01
1999 1.16 1.91
2000 1.25 1.82
2001 1.22 1.87
2002 1.26 1.92
2003 1.32 1.96
2004 1.29 1.99
2005 1.39 2.02
2006 1.46 2
2007 1.54 1.97
2008 1.58 1.95
2009 1.46 1.94
2010 1.36 1.94
2011 1.33 1.97
2012 1.44 2.01
2013 1.52 2.05
2014 1.65 2.03
2015 1.7 2
2016 1.74 2.06
2017 1.69 2.02
2018 1.6 1.97
2019 1.61 1.98
2020 1.55 1.97
2021 1.57 1.95
2022 1.47 1.93
2023 1.36 1.91

Latvia and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Palau
Year Median age, years
Latvia Palau
1960 32.3 16.7
1961 32.4 16.1
1962 32.6 15.5
1963 32.8 15.1
1964 33 15
1965 33.2 14.9
1966 33.5 14.9
1967 33.8 15.2
1968 34 15.7
1969 34.1 16.1
1970 34.2 16.5
1971 34.3 16.6
1972 34.5 16.6
1973 34.6 16.8
1974 34.7 17.1
1975 34.9 17.4
1976 35 17.8
1977 35.1 18.1
1978 35.1 18.3
1979 35.1 18.6
1980 34.9 18.9
1981 34.8 19.3
1982 34.7 19.9
1983 34.6 20.5
1984 34.7 21.1
1985 34.7 21.6
1986 34.7 22.2
1987 34.6 23.1
1988 34.6 24
1989 34.5 24.9
1990 34.6 25.6
1991 34.8 26
1992 35.2 26.4
1993 35.6 26.9
1994 36 27.4
1995 36.2 27.8
1996 36.6 28.3
1997 36.9 28.8
1998 37.3 29.4
1999 37.6 30.2
2000 37.9 30.8
2001 38.3 31.2
2002 38.6 31.5
2003 38.9 31.8
2004 39.2 32
2005 39.4 32.3
2006 39.7 32.7
2007 39.9 33.1
2008 40.1 33.5
2009 40.5 33.9
2010 41.1 34.2
2011 41.6 34.6
2012 42 35
2013 42.3 35.3
2014 42.5 35.6
2015 42.8 36
2016 43 36.3
2017 43.2 36.7
2018 43.4 37
2019 43.6 37.4
2020 43.8 37.8
2021 43.9 38.1
2022 44 38.5
2023 44.1 38.8
2024 44.3 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
n/a
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
93.5%
2017
Banked people share
95%
2024
n/a

Energy

Latvia Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
0.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Palau
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
49
2025
Higher education index
70
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
172
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
100%
2020
English speaking
45.9%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
27%
2004

Health

Latvia Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$328
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
1.78
2020
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Latvia Palau
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025

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