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Latvia vs Romania statistics compared

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Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 121st vs. 80th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Romania
Population
1844219
18962595
Population rank 149/197 69/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Latvia and Romania: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Romania economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Romania
Year GDP
Latvia Romania
1987 - $38,067,567,568
1988 - $40,424,528,302
1989 - $41,450,777,202
1990 - $38,247,882,300
1991 - $28,850,634,900
1992 - $25,121,666,667
1993 - $26,361,160,450
1994 - $30,072,805,104
1995 $5,608,208,785 $37,430,162,103
1996 $5,799,465,288 $36,937,074,278
1997 $6,349,481,007 $35,575,214,078
1998 $6,974,112,951 $41,696,091,974
1999 $7,324,192,890 $35,953,156,754
2000 $7,761,252,607 $37,253,739,511
2001 $8,190,888,740 $40,395,116,581
2002 $9,249,030,241 $46,065,502,703
2003 $11,244,337,720 $57,806,384,143
2004 $13,827,070,379 $74,973,656,852
2005 $16,306,935,905 $98,454,380,120
2006 $20,434,922,247 $122,023,735,993
2007 $29,420,499,248 $174,588,782,939
2008 $34,135,200,994 $214,315,932,061
2009 $25,691,530,442 $174,110,532,659
2010 $23,468,324,572 $170,064,350,672
2011 $26,575,547,901 $192,623,977,894
2012 $27,116,149,949 $179,117,323,107
2013 $29,152,128,168 $189,798,603,751
2014 $30,277,203,767 $199,722,319,676
2015 $26,344,565,877 $177,885,131,240
2016 $27,117,105,060 $185,290,759,249
2017 $29,391,059,767 $210,147,385,855
2018 $33,247,935,477 $243,468,683,030
2019 $33,099,503,951 $251,677,082,534
2020 $33,379,927,435 $252,033,792,712
2021 $38,183,326,785 $286,578,196,368
2022 $38,014,713,596 $296,354,358,293
2023 $42,572,151,720 $350,775,856,415
2024 $43,520,773,851 $382,767,571,329

Latvia and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Romania
1987 - $1,659
1988 - $1,753
1989 - $1,790
1990 - $1,648
1991 - $1,254
1992 - $1,102
1993 - $1,158
1994 - $1,323
1995 $2,257 $1,650
1996 $2,360 $1,633
1997 $2,610 $1,577
1998 $2,894 $1,853
1999 $3,064 $1,600
2000 $3,278 $1,660
2001 $3,505 $1,825
2002 $4,004 $2,120
2003 $4,915 $2,679
2004 $6,110 $3,495
2005 $7,284 $4,618
2006 $9,212 $5,758
2007 $13,371 $8,360
2008 $15,678 $10,435
2009 $11,996 $8,548
2010 $11,188 $8,400
2011 $12,903 $9,561
2012 $13,329 $8,930
2013 $14,484 $9,498
2014 $15,186 $10,032
2015 $13,322 $8,977
2016 $13,839 $9,405
2017 $15,132 $10,728
2018 $17,252 $12,502
2019 $17,295 $12,992
2020 $17,564 $13,082
2021 $20,262 $14,987
2022 $20,227 $15,558
2023 $22,676 $18,404
2024 $23,368 $20,072

Latvia vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Romania
1950 64.6 60.5
1951 65.2 61.2
1952 65.7 61.8
1953 66.2 62.5
1954 66.7 63
1955 67.1 63.3
1956 67.6 63.6
1957 68.3 64
1958 68.9 64.4
1959 69.5 64.9
1960 70.3 65.6
1961 70.5 66.4
1962 69.9 67.2
1963 70.3 67.8
1964 71.5 68.4
1965 71.2 68.4
1966 71.2 68.2
1967 70.9 68.1
1968 70.5 67.9
1969 70.2 67.2
1970 70.2 67.9
1971 70.6 68.4
1972 70.3 69
1973 70.2 68.7
1974 70.1 69.5
1975 69.3 69.6
1976 69.4 69.9
1977 69.4 69.5
1978 69.3 69.8
1979 68.8 69.5
1980 69.1 69.2
1981 69.1 69.5
1982 69.6 69.8
1983 69.4 69.8
1984 69.4 69.9
1985 69.6 69.4
1986 71 69.7
1987 71 69.1
1988 70.9 69.4
1989 70.4 69.5
1990 69.5 69.8
1991 69.2 70
1992 68.5 69.5
1993 66.6 69.5
1994 65.2 69.3
1995 66 69.3
1996 68.6 68.8
1997 69.2 69.1
1998 68.9 69.9
1999 69.6 70.6
2000 70.2 71.2
2001 69.9 71.1
2002 70.2 70.8
2003 70.6 70.8
2004 70.9 71.1
2005 70.6 71.6
2006 70.6 72.2
2007 70.8 72.8
2008 72 73.2
2009 72.7 73.5
2010 73 73.6
2011 73.7 74.3
2012 73.9 74.3
2013 74.2 74.9
2014 74.3 74.8
2015 74.7 74.7
2016 74.8 75
2017 74.8 75
2018 75 75.1
2019 75.6 75.3
2020 75.5 74
2021 73.2 72.7
2022 74.9 75.3
2023 76.2 75.9
2024 76.3 76.1
2025 76.5 76.2

Latvia and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Romania
Year Population
Latvia Romania
1960 2,120,979 18,406,905
1961 2,152,681 18,555,250
1962 2,181,586 18,676,550
1963 2,210,919 18,797,850
1964 2,240,623 18,919,126
1965 2,265,919 19,031,576
1966 2,283,217 19,215,450
1967 2,301,220 19,534,242
1968 2,323,619 19,799,831
1969 2,343,173 20,009,141
1970 2,359,164 20,250,398
1971 2,376,389 20,461,567
1972 2,395,674 20,657,957
1973 2,415,819 20,835,681
1974 2,437,186 21,029,429
1975 2,456,130 21,293,583
1976 2,470,989 21,551,634
1977 2,485,073 21,756,096
1978 2,497,921 21,951,464
1979 2,505,953 22,090,488
1980 2,511,701 22,207,282
1981 2,519,421 22,353,070
1982 2,531,080 22,475,741
1983 2,546,011 22,560,478
1984 2,562,047 22,640,547
1985 2,578,873 22,732,999
1986 2,599,892 22,836,841
1987 2,626,583 22,949,430
1988 2,653,434 23,057,662
1989 2,666,955 23,161,458
1990 2,663,151 23,201,835
1991 2,650,581 23,001,155
1992 2,614,338 22,794,284
1993 2,563,290 22,763,280
1994 2,520,742 22,730,211
1995 2,485,056 22,684,270
1996 2,457,222 22,619,004
1997 2,432,851 22,553,978
1998 2,410,019 22,507,344
1999 2,390,482 22,472,040
2000 2,367,550 22,442,971
2001 2,337,170 22,131,970
2002 2,310,173 21,730,496
2003 2,287,955 21,574,326
2004 2,263,122 21,451,748
2005 2,238,799 21,319,685
2006 2,218,357 21,193,760
2007 2,200,325 20,882,982
2008 2,177,322 20,537,875
2009 2,141,669 20,367,487
2010 2,097,555 20,246,871
2011 2,059,709 20,147,528
2012 2,034,319 20,058,035
2013 2,012,647 19,983,693
2014 1,993,782 19,908,979
2015 1,977,527 19,815,616
2016 1,959,537 19,702,267
2017 1,942,248 19,588,715
2018 1,927,174 19,473,970
2019 1,913,822 19,371,648
2020 1,900,449 19,265,250
2021 1,884,490 19,122,059
2022 1,879,383 19,048,502
2023 1,877,445 19,059,479
2024 1,862,441 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Latvia and Romania

Fertility rate
Latvia

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Romania
1960 1.94 2.34
1961 1.94 2.17
1962 1.91 2.04
1963 1.85 2.01
1964 1.79 1.96
1965 1.74 1.91
1966 1.76 1.9
1967 1.8 3.66
1968 1.83 3.63
1969 1.88 3.19
1970 1.96 2.89
1971 2 2.67
1972 2 2.55
1973 1.98 2.44
1974 1.97 2.71
1975 1.96 2.59
1976 1.93 2.54
1977 1.89 2.57
1978 1.87 2.52
1979 1.87 2.49
1980 1.86 2.43
1981 1.88 2.36
1982 1.97 2.17
1983 2.07 2.06
1984 2.09 2.26
1985 2.08 2.31
1986 2.12 2.39
1987 2.15 2.38
1988 2.11 2.3
1989 2.05 2.22
1990 2.02 1.83
1991 1.86 1.59
1992 1.73 1.51
1993 1.51 1.43
1994 1.39 1.4
1995 1.25 1.33
1996 1.16 1.3
1997 1.11 1.32
1998 1.09 1.32
1999 1.16 1.3
2000 1.25 1.31
2001 1.22 1.27
2002 1.26 1.27
2003 1.32 1.3
2004 1.29 1.33
2005 1.39 1.4
2006 1.46 1.42
2007 1.54 1.45
2008 1.58 1.6
2009 1.46 1.66
2010 1.36 1.59
2011 1.33 1.47
2012 1.44 1.52
2013 1.52 1.46
2014 1.65 1.56
2015 1.7 1.62
2016 1.74 1.69
2017 1.69 1.78
2018 1.6 1.76
2019 1.61 1.77
2020 1.55 1.8
2021 1.57 1.81
2022 1.47 1.71
2023 1.36 1.71

Latvia and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Romania
Year Median age, years
Latvia Romania
1960 32.3 28.5
1961 32.4 28.9
1962 32.6 29.3
1963 32.8 29.7
1964 33 30.2
1965 33.2 30.6
1966 33.5 31
1967 33.8 31.3
1968 34 31.3
1969 34.1 31.3
1970 34.2 31.4
1971 34.3 31.4
1972 34.5 31.5
1973 34.6 31.5
1974 34.7 31.6
1975 34.9 31.7
1976 35 31.8
1977 35.1 31.8
1978 35.1 31.7
1979 35.1 31.7
1980 34.9 31.8
1981 34.8 31.9
1982 34.7 32
1983 34.6 32.1
1984 34.7 32.3
1985 34.7 32.5
1986 34.7 32.7
1987 34.6 32.8
1988 34.6 32.8
1989 34.5 32.9
1990 34.6 33
1991 34.8 33.1
1992 35.2 33.3
1993 35.6 33.6
1994 36 33.8
1995 36.2 34
1996 36.6 34.2
1997 36.9 34.4
1998 37.3 34.6
1999 37.6 34.7
2000 37.9 34.8
2001 38.3 34.8
2002 38.6 35.3
2003 38.9 36
2004 39.2 36.6
2005 39.4 37
2006 39.7 37.3
2007 39.9 37.7
2008 40.1 38.2
2009 40.5 38.8
2010 41.1 39.3
2011 41.6 39.8
2012 42 40.2
2013 42.3 40.5
2014 42.5 40.9
2015 42.8 41.3
2016 43 41.7
2017 43.2 42
2018 43.4 42.3
2019 43.6 42.6
2020 43.8 42.9
2021 43.9 43.2
2022 44 43.3
2023 44.1 43.5
2024 44.3 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Latvia Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Romania
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99.2%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
91.3%
2024

Health

Latvia Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Romania
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
53,679 mi
2023

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