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Latvia vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 121st vs. 158th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Qatar
Population
1844219
2964497
Population rank 149/197 137/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Latvia and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Qatar
Year GDP
Latvia Qatar
1970 - $301,791,302
1971 - $387,703,106
1972 - $510,262,500
1973 - $793,885,560
1974 - $2,401,403,227
1975 - $2,512,773,166
1976 - $3,284,273,987
1977 - $3,617,564,638
1978 - $4,052,000,413
1979 - $5,632,962,997
1980 - $7,829,165,262
1981 - $8,661,263,764
1982 - $7,596,703,214
1983 - $6,467,582,308
1984 - $6,704,395,824
1985 - $6,153,296,456
1986 - $5,053,021,951
1987 - $5,446,428,681
1988 - $6,038,187,033
1989 - $6,487,912,088
1990 - $7,360,439,423
1991 - $6,883,516,484
1992 - $7,646,153,984
1993 - $7,156,593,654
1994 - $7,374,450,769
1995 $5,608,208,785 $8,137,911,978
1996 $5,799,465,288 $9,059,340,385
1997 $6,349,481,007 $11,297,802,115
1998 $6,974,112,951 $10,255,495,027
1999 $7,324,192,890 $12,393,131,868
2000 $7,761,252,607 $17,759,890,110
2001 $8,190,888,740 $17,538,461,538
2002 $9,249,030,241 $19,363,736,264
2003 $11,244,337,720 $23,533,791,209
2004 $13,827,070,379 $31,734,065,934
2005 $16,306,935,905 $44,530,494,505
2006 $20,434,922,247 $60,882,142,857
2007 $29,420,499,248 $79,712,087,912
2008 $34,135,200,994 $115,270,054,945
2009 $25,691,530,442 $97,798,351,648
2010 $23,468,324,572 $125,122,306,346
2011 $26,575,547,901 $167,775,268,626
2012 $27,116,149,949 $186,833,502,363
2013 $29,152,128,168 $198,727,642,967
2014 $30,277,203,767 $206,224,598,571
2015 $26,344,565,877 $161,739,955,577
2016 $27,117,105,060 $151,732,181,868
2017 $29,391,059,767 $161,099,122,225
2018 $33,247,935,477 $183,334,953,819
2019 $33,099,503,951 $176,371,267,692
2020 $33,379,927,435 $144,411,363,352
2021 $38,183,326,785 $179,732,009,560
2022 $38,014,713,596 $235,709,325,714
2023 $42,572,151,720 $213,002,809,341
2024 $43,520,773,851 $217,982,967,033

Latvia and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Qatar
1970 - $2,594
1971 - $2,952
1972 - $3,483
1973 - $4,905
1974 - $13,540
1975 - $13,014
1976 - $15,710
1977 - $16,058
1978 - $16,757
1979 - $21,777
1980 - $28,375
1981 - $29,505
1982 - $24,385
1983 - $19,616
1984 - $19,272
1985 - $16,815
1986 - $13,213
1987 - $13,719
1988 - $14,682
1989 - $15,243
1990 - $16,722
1991 - $15,133
1992 - $16,280
1993 - $14,770
1994 - $14,765
1995 $2,257 $15,823
1996 $2,360 $17,125
1997 $2,610 $20,523
1998 $2,894 $17,665
1999 $3,064 $20,234
2000 $3,278 $27,535
2001 $3,505 $25,871
2002 $4,004 $27,227
2003 $4,915 $31,602
2004 $6,110 $41,036
2005 $7,284 $53,950
2006 $9,212 $62,582
2007 $13,371 $65,954
2008 $15,678 $80,781
2009 $11,996 $60,786
2010 $11,188 $77,387
2011 $12,903 $103,262
2012 $13,329 $108,470
2013 $14,484 $103,697
2014 $15,186 $95,841
2015 $13,322 $68,985
2016 $13,839 $61,254
2017 $15,132 $63,280
2018 $17,252 $71,040
2019 $17,295 $66,841
2020 $17,564 $51,684
2021 $20,262 $71,752
2022 $20,227 $88,701
2023 $22,676 $80,196
2024 $23,368 $76,276

Latvia vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Qatar
1950 64.6 50.8
1951 65.2 51.5
1952 65.7 52.1
1953 66.2 52.8
1954 66.7 53.5
1955 67.1 54.2
1956 67.6 54.9
1957 68.3 55.6
1958 68.9 56.3
1959 69.5 57
1960 70.3 57.8
1961 70.5 58.5
1962 69.9 59.2
1963 70.3 60
1964 71.5 60.7
1965 71.2 61.4
1966 71.2 62.2
1967 70.9 62.9
1968 70.5 63.6
1969 70.2 64.2
1970 70.2 64.9
1971 70.6 65.5
1972 70.3 66.1
1973 70.2 66.6
1974 70.1 67.2
1975 69.3 67.7
1976 69.4 68.2
1977 69.4 68.6
1978 69.3 69.1
1979 68.8 69.5
1980 69.1 69.9
1981 69.1 70.3
1982 69.6 70.7
1983 69.4 71.1
1984 69.4 71.5
1985 69.6 71.8
1986 71 72.2
1987 71 72.5
1988 70.9 72.8
1989 70.4 73.1
1990 69.5 73.4
1991 69.2 73.7
1992 68.5 73.9
1993 66.6 74.1
1994 65.2 74.2
1995 66 74.4
1996 68.6 74.6
1997 69.2 74.7
1998 68.9 74.9
1999 69.6 75
2000 70.2 75.3
2001 69.9 75.5
2002 70.2 75.8
2003 70.6 76.1
2004 70.9 76.5
2005 70.6 76.9
2006 70.6 77.3
2007 70.8 77.7
2008 72 78.3
2009 72.7 78.8
2010 73 79.4
2011 73.7 80
2012 73.9 80.5
2013 74.2 81
2014 74.3 81.4
2015 74.7 81.8
2016 74.8 82.1
2017 74.8 82.5
2018 75 82.7
2019 75.6 82.9
2020 75.5 80.4
2021 73.2 81.1
2022 74.9 81.9
2023 76.2 82.4
2024 76.3 82.5
2025 76.5 82.7

Latvia and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Qatar
Year Population
Latvia Qatar
1960 2,120,979 36,010
1961 2,152,681 39,680
1962 2,181,586 44,630
1963 2,210,919 50,380
1964 2,240,623 56,867
1965 2,265,919 64,065
1966 2,283,217 72,192
1967 2,301,220 81,439
1968 2,323,619 91,749
1969 2,343,173 103,025
1970 2,359,164 116,350
1971 2,376,389 131,346
1972 2,395,674 146,506
1973 2,415,819 161,841
1974 2,437,186 177,362
1975 2,456,130 193,087
1976 2,470,989 209,052
1977 2,485,073 225,285
1978 2,497,921 241,808
1979 2,505,953 258,670
1980 2,511,701 275,913
1981 2,519,421 293,553
1982 2,531,080 311,537
1983 2,546,011 329,709
1984 2,562,047 347,878
1985 2,578,873 365,940
1986 2,599,892 382,422
1987 2,626,583 397,005
1988 2,653,434 411,264
1989 2,666,955 425,646
1990 2,663,151 440,175
1991 2,650,581 454,853
1992 2,614,338 469,657
1993 2,563,290 484,545
1994 2,520,742 499,459
1995 2,485,056 514,325
1996 2,457,222 529,019
1997 2,432,851 550,500
1998 2,410,019 580,540
1999 2,390,482 612,500
2000 2,367,550 644,989
2001 2,337,170 677,925
2002 2,310,173 711,205
2003 2,287,955 744,682
2004 2,263,122 773,332
2005 2,238,799 825,408
2006 2,218,357 972,831
2007 2,200,325 1,208,595
2008 2,177,322 1,426,938
2009 2,141,669 1,608,903
2010 2,097,555 1,616,832
2011 2,059,709 1,624,761
2012 2,034,319 1,722,438
2013 2,012,647 1,916,426
2014 1,993,782 2,151,745
2015 1,977,527 2,344,557
2016 1,959,537 2,477,113
2017 1,942,248 2,545,820
2018 1,927,174 2,580,734
2019 1,913,822 2,638,657
2020 1,900,449 2,794,148
2021 1,884,490 2,504,910
2022 1,879,383 2,657,333
2023 1,877,445 2,656,032
2024 1,862,441 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Latvia and Qatar

Fertility rate
Latvia

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Qatar
1960 1.94 6.53
1961 1.94 6.53
1962 1.91 6.53
1963 1.85 6.53
1964 1.79 6.53
1965 1.74 6.53
1966 1.76 6.52
1967 1.8 6.46
1968 1.83 6.39
1969 1.88 6.31
1970 1.96 6.23
1971 2 6.15
1972 2 6.07
1973 1.98 6.01
1974 1.97 5.94
1975 1.96 5.86
1976 1.93 5.78
1977 1.89 5.69
1978 1.87 5.58
1979 1.87 5.46
1980 1.86 5.33
1981 1.88 5.2
1982 1.97 5.04
1983 2.07 4.9
1984 2.09 4.76
1985 2.08 4.64
1986 2.12 4.57
1987 2.15 4.54
1988 2.11 4.51
1989 2.05 4.41
1990 2.02 4.23
1991 1.86 3.99
1992 1.73 3.85
1993 1.51 3.77
1994 1.39 3.67
1995 1.25 3.56
1996 1.16 3.44
1997 1.11 3.33
1998 1.09 3.21
1999 1.16 3.12
2000 1.25 3.07
2001 1.22 3.08
2002 1.26 3.01
2003 1.32 2.93
2004 1.29 2.79
2005 1.39 2.64
2006 1.46 2.51
2007 1.54 2.44
2008 1.58 2.37
2009 1.46 2.25
2010 1.36 2.14
2011 1.33 2.07
2012 1.44 2.04
2013 1.52 2.03
2014 1.65 2.03
2015 1.7 1.98
2016 1.74 1.86
2017 1.69 1.83
2018 1.6 1.76
2019 1.61 1.73
2020 1.55 1.68
2021 1.57 1.61
2022 1.47 1.74
2023 1.36 1.73

Latvia and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Latvia Qatar
1960 32.3 18
1961 32.4 19
1962 32.6 20.1
1963 32.8 21.1
1964 33 21.8
1965 33.2 22.5
1966 33.5 23
1967 33.8 23.5
1968 34 24
1969 34.1 24.4
1970 34.2 23.7
1971 34.3 22.2
1972 34.5 21.3
1973 34.6 20.9
1974 34.7 20.8
1975 34.9 21
1976 35 21.3
1977 35.1 21.8
1978 35.1 22.3
1979 35.1 22.9
1980 34.9 23.5
1981 34.8 24.1
1982 34.7 24.8
1983 34.6 25.6
1984 34.7 26.3
1985 34.7 27
1986 34.7 27.4
1987 34.6 27.5
1988 34.6 27.5
1989 34.5 27.6
1990 34.6 27.7
1991 34.8 27.9
1992 35.2 28.1
1993 35.6 28.4
1994 36 28.7
1995 36.2 29.1
1996 36.6 29.6
1997 36.9 29.9
1998 37.3 29.8
1999 37.6 29.8
2000 37.9 29.9
2001 38.3 30.1
2002 38.6 30.5
2003 38.9 30.9
2004 39.2 31
2005 39.4 30.9
2006 39.7 30.6
2007 39.9 30.1
2008 40.1 30.1
2009 40.5 30.8
2010 41.1 31.3
2011 41.6 31.2
2012 42 31
2013 42.3 30.9
2014 42.5 31.1
2015 42.8 31.2
2016 43 31.4
2017 43.2 31.6
2018 43.4 31.9
2019 43.6 32.3
2020 43.8 32.6
2021 43.9 32.9
2022 44 33.4
2023 44.1 34.1
2024 44.3 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Latvia Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Qatar
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
97.8%
2014
English speaking
45.9%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
99.7%
2023

Health

Latvia Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Qatar
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
4,374 mi
2016

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