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Latvia vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 121st vs. 69th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Poland
Population
1844219
36176920
Population rank 149/197 46/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
79 years
2025

Latvia and Poland: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Poland economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Poland
Year GDP
Latvia Poland
1990 - $65,977,748,211
1991 - $85,500,935,935
1992 - $94,337,050,693
1993 - $96,043,157,273
1994 - $110,803,635,288
1995 $5,608,208,785 $142,838,527,115
1996 $5,799,465,288 $160,813,026,223
1997 $6,349,481,007 $159,893,964,917
1998 $6,974,112,951 $175,282,269,667
1999 $7,324,192,890 $170,704,452,715
2000 $7,761,252,607 $172,953,527,033
2001 $8,190,888,740 $191,823,200,371
2002 $9,249,030,241 $199,694,463,256
2003 $11,244,337,720 $218,561,225,998
2004 $13,827,070,379 $256,268,656,145
2005 $16,306,935,905 $306,999,913,151
2006 $20,434,922,247 $345,897,630,736
2007 $29,420,499,248 $429,715,132,138
2008 $34,135,200,994 $535,612,030,672
2009 $25,691,530,442 $440,891,472,247
2010 $23,468,324,572 $478,111,630,684
2011 $26,575,547,901 $527,848,543,023
2012 $27,116,149,949 $498,148,649,703
2013 $29,152,128,168 $518,179,836,405
2014 $30,277,203,767 $542,134,167,179
2015 $26,344,565,877 $480,054,118,583
2016 $27,117,105,060 $473,259,623,976
2017 $29,391,059,767 $528,356,723,263
2018 $33,247,935,477 $594,616,632,477
2019 $33,099,503,951 $602,683,770,145
2020 $33,379,927,435 $605,914,186,118
2021 $38,183,326,785 $689,170,171,187
2022 $38,014,713,596 $695,607,522,885
2023 $42,572,151,720 $812,451,128,979
2024 $43,520,773,851 $914,696,430,325

Latvia and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Poland
1990 - $1,731
1991 - $2,236
1992 - $2,459
1993 - $2,497
1994 - $2,875
1995 $2,257 $3,701
1996 $2,360 $4,164
1997 $2,610 $4,137
1998 $2,894 $4,534
1999 $3,064 $4,416
2000 $3,278 $4,521
2001 $3,505 $5,015
2002 $4,004 $5,223
2003 $4,915 $5,721
2004 $6,110 $6,712
2005 $7,284 $8,044
2006 $9,212 $9,069
2007 $13,371 $11,273
2008 $15,678 $14,049
2009 $11,996 $11,556
2010 $11,188 $12,568
2011 $12,903 $13,868
2012 $13,329 $13,087
2013 $14,484 $13,622
2014 $15,186 $14,262
2015 $13,322 $12,638
2016 $13,839 $12,464
2017 $15,132 $13,913
2018 $17,252 $15,658
2019 $17,295 $15,875
2020 $17,564 $16,151
2021 $20,262 $18,636
2022 $20,227 $18,891
2023 $22,676 $22,145
2024 $23,368 $25,023

Latvia vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Poland
1950 64.6 58.3
1951 65.2 58.9
1952 65.7 59.7
1953 66.2 61.3
1954 66.7 62.3
1955 67.1 63.1
1956 67.6 63.4
1957 68.3 64.4
1958 68.9 64.9
1959 69.5 66.4
1960 70.3 67.1
1961 70.5 67.8
1962 69.9 68
1963 70.3 68.3
1964 71.5 68.9
1965 71.2 69.4
1966 71.2 69.7
1967 70.9 69.9
1968 70.5 69.8
1969 70.2 69.8
1970 70.2 69.6
1971 70.6 69.8
1972 70.3 70.1
1973 70.2 70.7
1974 70.1 70.7
1975 69.3 70.6
1976 69.4 70.4
1977 69.4 70.3
1978 69.3 70.4
1979 68.8 70.2
1980 69.1 70.5
1981 69.1 70.6
1982 69.6 70.9
1983 69.4 70.8
1984 69.4 70.6
1985 69.6 70.5
1986 71 70.6
1987 71 70.8
1988 70.9 70.8
1989 70.4 70.8
1990 69.5 70.6
1991 69.2 70.7
1992 68.5 70.9
1993 66.6 71.3
1994 65.2 71.7
1995 66 72
1996 68.6 72.3
1997 69.2 72.6
1998 68.9 72.8
1999 69.6 73.2
2000 70.2 73.6
2001 69.9 74.2
2002 70.2 74.5
2003 70.6 74.8
2004 70.9 74.9
2005 70.6 75.1
2006 70.6 75.3
2007 70.8 75.4
2008 72 75.6
2009 72.7 75.9
2010 73 76.3
2011 73.7 76.6
2012 73.9 76.8
2013 74.2 77.1
2014 74.3 77.3
2015 74.7 77.6
2016 74.8 77.6
2017 74.8 77.7
2018 75 77.6
2019 75.6 77.9
2020 75.5 76.6
2021 73.2 75.6
2022 74.9 77.9
2023 76.2 78.6
2024 76.3 78.8
2025 76.5 79

Latvia and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Poland
Year Population
Latvia Poland
1960 2,120,979 29,637,450
1961 2,152,681 29,964,000
1962 2,181,586 30,308,500
1963 2,210,919 30,712,000
1964 2,240,623 31,139,450
1965 2,265,919 31,444,950
1966 2,283,217 31,681,000
1967 2,301,220 31,987,155
1968 2,323,619 32,294,655
1969 2,343,173 32,548,300
1970 2,359,164 32,664,300
1971 2,376,389 32,783,500
1972 2,395,674 33,055,650
1973 2,415,819 33,357,200
1974 2,437,186 33,678,899
1975 2,456,130 34,015,199
1976 2,470,989 34,356,300
1977 2,485,073 34,689,050
1978 2,497,921 34,965,600
1979 2,505,953 35,247,217
1980 2,511,701 35,574,150
1981 2,519,421 35,898,587
1982 2,531,080 36,230,481
1983 2,546,011 36,571,808
1984 2,562,047 36,904,134
1985 2,578,873 37,201,885
1986 2,599,892 37,456,119
1987 2,626,583 37,668,045
1988 2,653,434 37,824,487
1989 2,666,955 37,961,529
1990 2,663,151 38,110,782
1991 2,650,581 38,246,193
1992 2,614,338 38,363,667
1993 2,563,290 38,461,408
1994 2,520,742 38,542,652
1995 2,485,056 38,594,998
1996 2,457,222 38,624,370
1997 2,432,851 38,649,660
1998 2,410,019 38,663,481
1999 2,390,482 38,660,271
2000 2,367,550 38,258,629
2001 2,337,170 38,248,076
2002 2,310,173 38,230,364
2003 2,287,955 38,204,570
2004 2,263,122 38,182,222
2005 2,238,799 38,165,445
2006 2,218,357 38,141,267
2007 2,200,325 38,120,560
2008 2,177,322 38,125,759
2009 2,141,669 38,151,603
2010 2,097,555 38,042,794
2011 2,059,709 38,063,255
2012 2,034,319 38,063,164
2013 2,012,647 38,040,196
2014 1,993,782 38,011,735
2015 1,977,527 37,986,412
2016 1,959,537 37,970,087
2017 1,942,248 37,974,826
2018 1,927,174 37,974,750
2019 1,913,822 37,965,475
2020 1,900,449 37,515,748
2021 1,884,490 36,981,559
2022 1,879,383 36,821,749
2023 1,877,445 36,687,353
2024 1,862,441 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Latvia and Poland

Fertility rate
Latvia

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Poland
1960 1.94 2.98
1961 1.94 2.83
1962 1.91 2.72
1963 1.85 2.7
1964 1.79 2.57
1965 1.74 2.52
1966 1.76 2.34
1967 1.8 2.33
1968 1.83 2.24
1969 1.88 2.2
1970 1.96 2.2
1971 2 2.25
1972 2 2.24
1973 1.98 2.26
1974 1.97 2.26
1975 1.96 2.27
1976 1.93 2.3
1977 1.89 2.23
1978 1.87 2.21
1979 1.87 2.28
1980 1.86 2.28
1981 1.88 2.24
1982 1.97 2.34
1983 2.07 2.42
1984 2.09 2.37
1985 2.08 2.33
1986 2.12 2.22
1987 2.15 2.15
1988 2.11 2.13
1989 2.05 2.08
1990 2.02 2.06
1991 1.86 2.07
1992 1.73 1.95
1993 1.51 1.87
1994 1.39 1.81
1995 1.25 1.62
1996 1.16 1.59
1997 1.11 1.51
1998 1.09 1.44
1999 1.16 1.37
2000 1.25 1.37
2001 1.22 1.31
2002 1.26 1.25
2003 1.32 1.22
2004 1.29 1.23
2005 1.39 1.24
2006 1.46 1.27
2007 1.54 1.31
2008 1.58 1.39
2009 1.46 1.4
2010 1.36 1.41
2011 1.33 1.33
2012 1.44 1.33
2013 1.52 1.29
2014 1.65 1.32
2015 1.7 1.32
2016 1.74 1.39
2017 1.69 1.48
2018 1.6 1.46
2019 1.61 1.44
2020 1.55 1.39
2021 1.57 1.33
2022 1.47 1.29
2023 1.36 1.16

Latvia and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Poland
Year Median age, years
Latvia Poland
1960 32.3 26.6
1961 32.4 26.8
1962 32.6 26.9
1963 32.8 27.1
1964 33 27.3
1965 33.2 27.5
1966 33.5 27.7
1967 33.8 27.8
1968 34 28
1969 34.1 28.1
1970 34.2 28.2
1971 34.3 28.4
1972 34.5 28.5
1973 34.6 28.5
1974 34.7 28.6
1975 34.9 28.6
1976 35 28.7
1977 35.1 28.9
1978 35.1 29.1
1979 35.1 29.3
1980 34.9 29.5
1981 34.8 29.8
1982 34.7 30.1
1983 34.6 30.3
1984 34.7 30.6
1985 34.7 30.8
1986 34.7 31.1
1987 34.6 31.4
1988 34.6 31.7
1989 34.5 32.1
1990 34.6 32.4
1991 34.8 32.6
1992 35.2 32.9
1993 35.6 33.2
1994 36 33.5
1995 36.2 33.9
1996 36.6 34.2
1997 36.9 34.4
1998 37.3 34.7
1999 37.6 35
2000 37.9 35.2
2001 38.3 35.5
2002 38.6 35.8
2003 38.9 36
2004 39.2 36.3
2005 39.4 36.6
2006 39.7 36.9
2007 39.9 37.2
2008 40.1 37.5
2009 40.5 37.8
2010 41.1 38.1
2011 41.6 38.2
2012 42 38.4
2013 42.3 38.7
2014 42.5 39
2015 42.8 39.3
2016 43 39.7
2017 43.2 40
2018 43.4 40.4
2019 43.6 40.8
2020 43.8 41.1
2021 43.9 41.5
2022 44 41.9
2023 44.1 42.4
2024 44.3 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Latvia Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Poland
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99.8%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
88.6%
2024

Health

Latvia Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Poland
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
267,065 mi
2024

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