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Latvia vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 121st vs. 146th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Rwanda
Population
1844219
14826674
Population rank 149/197 77/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Latvia and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Rwanda
Year GDP
Latvia Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 - $219,900,006
1971 - $222,952,504
1972 - $246,457,838
1973 - $290,746,157
1974 - $308,458,423
1975 - $571,863,500
1976 - $637,753,853
1977 - $746,650,613
1978 - $905,709,076
1979 - $1,109,346,131
1980 - $1,254,765,642
1981 - $1,407,062,527
1982 - $1,407,243,139
1983 - $1,479,687,587
1984 - $1,587,413,084
1985 - $1,715,626,331
1986 - $1,944,710,684
1987 - $2,157,432,668
1988 - $2,395,492,687
1989 - $2,405,022,593
1990 - $2,550,185,679
1991 - $1,911,600,237
1992 - $2,029,026,962
1993 - $1,971,525,712
1994 - $753,636,370
1995 $5,608,208,785 $1,293,535,193
1996 $5,799,465,288 $1,382,334,879
1997 $6,349,481,007 $1,851,558,197
1998 $6,974,112,951 $1,989,343,546
1999 $7,324,192,890 $2,157,108,263
2000 $7,761,252,607 $2,068,836,754
2001 $8,190,888,740 $1,966,600,715
2002 $9,249,030,241 $1,966,003,468
2003 $11,244,337,720 $2,138,237,279
2004 $13,827,070,379 $2,376,496,067
2005 $16,306,935,905 $2,933,819,766
2006 $20,434,922,247 $3,319,784,539
2007 $29,420,499,248 $4,070,507,895
2008 $34,135,200,994 $5,179,854,065
2009 $25,691,530,442 $5,674,476,969
2010 $23,468,324,572 $6,124,756,654
2011 $26,575,547,901 $6,884,913,658
2012 $27,116,149,949 $7,654,761,045
2013 $29,152,128,168 $7,819,964,024
2014 $30,277,203,767 $8,238,966,120
2015 $26,344,565,877 $8,543,760,206
2016 $27,117,105,060 $8,695,272,061
2017 $29,391,059,767 $9,252,833,894
2018 $33,247,935,477 $9,637,904,519
2019 $33,099,503,951 $10,349,300,277
2020 $33,379,927,435 $10,174,386,855
2021 $38,183,326,785 $11,078,787,095
2022 $38,014,713,596 $13,316,161,006
2023 $42,572,151,720 $14,331,722,700
2024 $43,520,773,851 $14,251,642,231

Latvia and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 - $55.2
1971 - $54.4
1972 - $58.4
1973 - $66.9
1974 - $68.9
1975 - $124.1
1976 - $134.4
1977 - $152.7
1978 - $179.9
1979 - $213.8
1980 - $234.4
1981 - $254.6
1982 - $246.4
1983 - $250.6
1984 - $259.9
1985 - $271.6
1986 - $297.7
1987 - $320
1988 - $344
1989 - $335
1990 - $346
1991 - $254
1992 - $264.1
1993 - $247
1994 - $111
1995 $2,257 $228
1996 $2,360 $206
1997 $2,610 $238.7
1998 $2,894 $246.2
1999 $3,064 $264.7
2000 $3,278 $251.9
2001 $3,505 $237.3
2002 $4,004 $234
2003 $4,915 $249
2004 $6,110 $269.5
2005 $7,284 $324
2006 $9,212 $357
2007 $13,371 $426
2008 $15,678 $528
2009 $11,996 $564
2010 $11,188 $594
2011 $12,903 $651
2012 $13,329 $707
2013 $14,484 $705
2014 $15,186 $725
2015 $13,322 $734
2016 $13,839 $730
2017 $15,132 $758
2018 $17,252 $772
2019 $17,295 $810
2020 $17,564 $779
2021 $20,262 $830
2022 $20,227 $975
2023 $22,676 $1,027
2024 $23,368 $1,000

Latvia vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Rwanda
1950 64.6 43.2
1951 65.2 43.5
1952 65.7 43.8
1953 66.2 44.1
1954 66.7 44.4
1955 67.1 44.8
1956 67.6 45.2
1957 68.3 45.6
1958 68.9 46.1
1959 69.5 46.5
1960 70.3 47
1961 70.5 47.5
1962 69.9 47.8
1963 70.3 44
1964 71.5 48.1
1965 71.2 48.2
1966 71.2 48.1
1967 70.9 48
1968 70.5 47.7
1969 70.2 47.4
1970 70.2 47.1
1971 70.6 46.8
1972 70.3 46.3
1973 70.2 45.9
1974 70.1 45.6
1975 69.3 45.3
1976 69.4 45.3
1977 69.4 45.6
1978 69.3 46.2
1979 68.8 47.1
1980 69.1 48.1
1981 69.1 49.2
1982 69.6 50.2
1983 69.4 50.9
1984 69.4 51.4
1985 69.6 51.7
1986 71 51.7
1987 71 51.5
1988 70.9 50.9
1989 70.4 49.5
1990 69.5 47.8
1991 69.2 46.2
1992 68.5 44.4
1993 66.6 42.9
1994 65.2 12.2
1995 66 41.5
1996 68.6 42.5
1997 69.2 42
1998 68.9 43.1
1999 69.6 45.7
2000 70.2 47.8
2001 69.9 49.5
2002 70.2 51.3
2003 70.6 53.5
2004 70.9 55.5
2005 70.6 57
2006 70.6 58.3
2007 70.8 59.5
2008 72 60.6
2009 72.7 61.8
2010 73 62.8
2011 73.7 63.5
2012 73.9 64.2
2013 74.2 64.7
2014 74.3 65.1
2015 74.7 65.4
2016 74.8 65.7
2017 74.8 66.1
2018 75 66.4
2019 75.6 66.7
2020 75.5 67
2021 73.2 66.8
2022 74.9 67.5
2023 76.2 67.8
2024 76.3 68
2025 76.5 68.2

Latvia and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Rwanda
Year Population
Latvia Rwanda
1960 2,120,979 3,022,294
1961 2,152,681 3,106,779
1962 2,181,586 3,186,025
1963 2,210,919 3,258,890
1964 2,240,623 3,334,834
1965 2,265,919 3,423,210
1966 2,283,217 3,521,626
1967 2,301,220 3,629,577
1968 2,323,619 3,744,010
1969 2,343,173 3,861,271
1970 2,359,164 3,980,669
1971 2,376,389 4,100,044
1972 2,395,674 4,220,335
1973 2,415,819 4,345,047
1974 2,437,186 4,474,228
1975 2,456,130 4,607,728
1976 2,470,989 4,745,954
1977 2,485,073 4,888,240
1978 2,497,921 5,035,171
1979 2,505,953 5,189,541
1980 2,511,701 5,353,259
1981 2,519,421 5,527,230
1982 2,531,080 5,711,549
1983 2,546,011 5,905,311
1984 2,562,047 6,107,627
1985 2,578,873 6,317,228
1986 2,599,892 6,531,881
1987 2,626,583 6,749,493
1988 2,653,434 6,968,071
1989 2,666,955 7,184,706
1990 2,663,151 7,375,307
1991 2,650,581 7,526,966
1992 2,614,338 7,683,266
1993 2,563,290 7,981,132
1994 2,520,742 6,792,352
1995 2,485,056 5,674,118
1996 2,457,222 6,708,764
1997 2,432,851 7,755,238
1998 2,410,019 8,081,681
1999 2,390,482 8,147,912
2000 2,367,550 8,213,931
2001 2,337,170 8,287,094
2002 2,310,173 8,400,180
2003 2,287,955 8,586,875
2004 2,263,122 8,816,844
2005 2,238,799 9,054,528
2006 2,218,357 9,299,246
2007 2,200,325 9,549,933
2008 2,177,322 9,804,269
2009 2,141,669 10,060,432
2010 2,097,555 10,317,553
2011 2,059,709 10,573,733
2012 2,034,319 10,829,901
2013 2,012,647 11,093,340
2014 1,993,782 11,364,757
2015 1,977,527 11,640,022
2016 1,959,537 11,919,183
2017 1,942,248 12,202,060
2018 1,927,174 12,487,996
2019 1,913,822 12,776,103
2020 1,900,449 13,065,837
2021 1,884,490 13,355,260
2022 1,879,383 13,651,030
2023 1,877,445 13,954,471
2024 1,862,441 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Latvia and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Latvia

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Rwanda
1960 1.94 8.28
1961 1.94 8.28
1962 1.91 8.27
1963 1.85 8.27
1964 1.79 8.27
1965 1.74 8.25
1966 1.76 8.23
1967 1.8 8.21
1968 1.83 8.19
1969 1.88 8.18
1970 1.96 8.15
1971 2 8.09
1972 2 8.09
1973 1.98 8.09
1974 1.97 8.1
1975 1.96 8.1
1976 1.93 8.12
1977 1.89 8.14
1978 1.87 8.16
1979 1.87 8.13
1980 1.86 8.12
1981 1.88 8.1
1982 1.97 8.06
1983 2.07 8
1984 2.09 7.91
1985 2.08 7.79
1986 2.12 7.61
1987 2.15 7.43
1988 2.11 7.23
1989 2.05 7.03
1990 2.02 6.8
1991 1.86 6.62
1992 1.73 6.54
1993 1.51 6.48
1994 1.39 6.42
1995 1.25 6.35
1996 1.16 6.29
1997 1.11 6.24
1998 1.09 6.17
1999 1.16 6.06
2000 1.25 5.97
2001 1.22 5.89
2002 1.26 5.82
2003 1.32 5.74
2004 1.29 5.64
2005 1.39 5.5
2006 1.46 5.34
2007 1.54 5.14
2008 1.58 4.92
2009 1.46 4.71
2010 1.36 4.52
2011 1.33 4.33
2012 1.44 4.2
2013 1.52 4.14
2014 1.65 4.12
2015 1.7 4.11
2016 1.74 4.11
2017 1.69 4.08
2018 1.6 4.05
2019 1.61 3.99
2020 1.55 3.91
2021 1.57 3.84
2022 1.47 3.78
2023 1.36 3.7

Latvia and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Latvia Rwanda
1960 32.3 15.5
1961 32.4 15.1
1962 32.6 14.9
1963 32.8 14.8
1964 33 14.7
1965 33.2 14.8
1966 33.5 14.9
1967 33.8 15.1
1968 34 15.3
1969 34.1 15.5
1970 34.2 15.7
1971 34.3 15.9
1972 34.5 16
1973 34.6 16.2
1974 34.7 16.3
1975 34.9 16.4
1976 35 16.5
1977 35.1 16.6
1978 35.1 16.6
1979 35.1 16.5
1980 34.9 16.5
1981 34.8 16.4
1982 34.7 16.2
1983 34.6 16.1
1984 34.7 16
1985 34.7 15.8
1986 34.7 15.7
1987 34.6 15.6
1988 34.6 15.6
1989 34.5 15.5
1990 34.6 15.5
1991 34.8 15.5
1992 35.2 15.6
1993 35.6 15.7
1994 36 15
1995 36.2 14.3
1996 36.6 14.6
1997 36.9 14.8
1998 37.3 15.3
1999 37.6 15.8
2000 37.9 16.3
2001 38.3 16.8
2002 38.6 17.1
2003 38.9 17.4
2004 39.2 17.6
2005 39.4 17.8
2006 39.7 18
2007 39.9 18.1
2008 40.1 18.3
2009 40.5 18.4
2010 41.1 18.5
2011 41.6 18.7
2012 42 18.8
2013 42.3 19
2014 42.5 19.1
2015 42.8 19.3
2016 43 19.4
2017 43.2 19.6
2018 43.4 19.7
2019 43.6 19.8
2020 43.8 19.9
2021 43.9 20
2022 44 20.3
2023 44.1 20.5
2024 44.3 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
11%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
50%
2017

Energy

Latvia Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Latvia Rwanda
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
78.8%
2022
English speaking
45.9%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
34.2%
2023

Health

Latvia Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Rwanda
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,920 mi
2021

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