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Latvia vs Samoa statistics compared

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Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 121st vs. 168th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Samoa
Population
1844219
220288
Population rank 149/197 177/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Latvia and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Samoa
Year GDP
Latvia Samoa
1970 - $45,208,338
1971 - $53,719,569
1972 - $62,566,116
1973 - $82,452,985
1974 - $93,549,611
1975 - $93,489,283
1976 - $85,003,078
1977 - $98,295,671
1978 - $108,223,444
1979 - $122,257,393
1980 - $125,747,038
1981 - $118,190,655
1982 - $121,221,652
1983 - $111,862,824
1984 - $109,200,934
1985 - $95,572,173
1986 - $100,947,849
1987 - $111,713,922
1988 - $133,016,065
1989 - $122,888,610
1990 - $125,766,270
1991 - $125,597,205
1992 - $132,303,041
1993 - $133,122,897
1994 - $221,098,107
1995 $5,608,208,785 $224,865,731
1996 $5,799,465,288 $249,907,869
1997 $6,349,481,007 $285,475,592
1998 $6,974,112,951 $269,485,244
1999 $7,324,192,890 $255,408,060
2000 $7,761,252,607 $258,856,140
2001 $8,190,888,740 $266,299,591
2002 $9,249,030,241 $281,790,134
2003 $11,244,337,720 $333,426,188
2004 $13,827,070,379 $407,747,565
2005 $16,306,935,905 $476,801,793
2006 $20,434,922,247 $499,923,758
2007 $29,420,499,248 $573,548,460
2008 $34,135,200,994 $641,346,192
2009 $25,691,530,442 $628,006,115
2010 $23,468,324,572 $680,260,907
2011 $26,575,547,901 $744,097,050
2012 $27,116,149,949 $773,141,661
2013 $29,152,128,168 $797,736,334
2014 $30,277,203,767 $796,683,520
2015 $26,344,565,877 $824,150,499
2016 $27,117,105,060 $843,924,797
2017 $29,391,059,767 $884,844,384
2018 $33,247,935,477 $878,448,433
2019 $33,099,503,951 $912,950,466
2020 $33,379,927,435 $868,898,358
2021 $38,183,326,785 $843,923,639
2022 $38,014,713,596 $832,945,206
2023 $42,572,151,720 $938,189,444
2024 $43,520,773,851 $1,068,025,244

Latvia and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Samoa
1970 - $322
1971 - $377
1972 - $433
1973 - $563
1974 - $626
1975 - $610
1976 - $541
1977 - $615
1978 - $671
1979 - $751
1980 - $765
1981 - $713
1982 - $728
1983 - $671
1984 - $655
1985 - $573
1986 - $604
1987 - $666
1988 - $790
1989 - $728
1990 - $744
1991 - $742
1992 - $777
1993 - $775
1994 - $1,277
1995 $2,257 $1,288
1996 $2,360 $1,419
1997 $2,610 $1,608
1998 $2,894 $1,506
1999 $3,064 $1,417
2000 $3,278 $1,425
2001 $3,505 $1,454
2002 $4,004 $1,528
2003 $4,915 $1,798
2004 $6,110 $2,189
2005 $7,284 $2,550
2006 $9,212 $2,663
2007 $13,371 $3,039
2008 $15,678 $3,374
2009 $11,996 $3,279
2010 $11,188 $3,524
2011 $12,903 $3,822
2012 $13,329 $3,935
2013 $14,484 $4,024
2014 $15,186 $3,983
2015 $13,322 $4,084
2016 $13,839 $4,147
2017 $15,132 $4,308
2018 $17,252 $4,232
2019 $17,295 $4,352
2020 $17,564 $4,100
2021 $20,262 $3,948
2022 $20,227 $3,869
2023 $22,676 $4,330
2024 $23,368 $4,899

Latvia vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Samoa
1950 64.6 49.2
1951 65.2 49.8
1952 65.7 50.4
1953 66.2 51
1954 66.7 51.6
1955 67.1 52.2
1956 67.6 52.8
1957 68.3 53.4
1958 68.9 54
1959 69.5 54.6
1960 70.3 55.2
1961 70.5 55.7
1962 69.9 56.3
1963 70.3 56.9
1964 71.5 54
1965 71.2 57.9
1966 71.2 58.2
1967 70.9 58.9
1968 70.5 59.4
1969 70.2 59.9
1970 70.2 60.4
1971 70.6 60.9
1972 70.3 61.4
1973 70.2 61.9
1974 70.1 62.3
1975 69.3 62.8
1976 69.4 63.3
1977 69.4 63.7
1978 69.3 64.1
1979 68.8 64.5
1980 69.1 65
1981 69.1 65.3
1982 69.6 65.6
1983 69.4 66
1984 69.4 66.3
1985 69.6 66.6
1986 71 66.8
1987 71 67
1988 70.9 67.3
1989 70.4 67.6
1990 69.5 67.8
1991 69.2 68
1992 68.5 68.5
1993 66.6 68.8
1994 65.2 69.2
1995 66 69.5
1996 68.6 69.8
1997 69.2 70
1998 68.9 70.3
1999 69.6 70.6
2000 70.2 70.8
2001 69.9 71
2002 70.2 71.2
2003 70.6 71.4
2004 70.9 71.5
2005 70.6 71.5
2006 70.6 71.6
2007 70.8 71.6
2008 72 71.5
2009 72.7 69.5
2010 73 71.5
2011 73.7 71.4
2012 73.9 71.2
2013 74.2 71.2
2014 74.3 71.1
2015 74.7 71.1
2016 74.8 71
2017 74.8 71
2018 75 71.1
2019 75.6 70.3
2020 75.5 70.7
2021 73.2 71.1
2022 74.9 71.6
2023 76.2 71.7
2024 76.3 71.8
2025 76.5 71.9

Latvia and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Samoa
Year Population
Latvia Samoa
1960 2,120,979 112,490
1961 2,152,681 115,496
1962 2,181,586 118,597
1963 2,210,919 121,764
1964 2,240,623 124,894
1965 2,265,919 127,978
1966 2,283,217 131,073
1967 2,301,220 133,764
1968 2,323,619 136,020
1969 2,343,173 138,233
1970 2,359,164 140,400
1971 2,376,389 142,503
1972 2,395,674 144,538
1973 2,415,819 146,516
1974 2,437,186 149,431
1975 2,456,130 153,344
1976 2,470,989 157,113
1977 2,485,073 159,753
1978 2,497,921 161,375
1979 2,505,953 162,882
1980 2,511,701 164,322
1981 2,519,421 165,678
1982 2,531,080 166,484
1983 2,546,011 166,714
1984 2,562,047 166,796
1985 2,578,873 166,849
1986 2,599,892 167,061
1987 2,626,583 167,661
1988 2,653,434 168,346
1989 2,666,955 168,768
1990 2,663,151 169,042
1991 2,650,581 169,368
1992 2,614,338 170,331
1993 2,563,290 171,774
1994 2,520,742 173,159
1995 2,485,056 174,571
1996 2,457,222 176,071
1997 2,432,851 177,547
1998 2,410,019 178,905
1999 2,390,482 180,275
2000 2,367,550 181,685
2001 2,337,170 183,166
2002 2,310,173 184,471
2003 2,287,955 185,430
2004 2,263,122 186,249
2005 2,238,799 186,978
2006 2,218,357 187,709
2007 2,200,325 188,753
2008 2,177,322 190,107
2009 2,141,669 191,513
2010 2,097,555 193,023
2011 2,059,709 194,713
2012 2,034,319 196,498
2013 2,012,647 198,268
2014 1,993,782 200,037
2015 1,977,527 201,782
2016 1,959,537 203,499
2017 1,942,248 205,415
2018 1,927,174 207,582
2019 1,913,822 209,780
2020 1,900,449 211,944
2021 1,884,490 213,779
2022 1,879,383 215,261
2023 1,877,445 216,663
2024 1,862,441 218,019

Fertility rates in Latvia and Samoa

Fertility rate
Latvia

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Samoa
1960 1.94 7.78
1961 1.94 7.77
1962 1.91 7.76
1963 1.85 7.73
1964 1.79 7.7
1965 1.74 7.65
1966 1.76 7.6
1967 1.8 7.55
1968 1.83 7.5
1969 1.88 7.43
1970 1.96 7.34
1971 2 7.22
1972 2 7.07
1973 1.98 6.91
1974 1.97 6.75
1975 1.96 6.61
1976 1.93 6.47
1977 1.89 6.31
1978 1.87 6.15
1979 1.87 5.99
1980 1.86 5.86
1981 1.88 5.75
1982 1.97 5.68
1983 2.07 5.62
1984 2.09 5.55
1985 2.08 5.49
1986 2.12 5.42
1987 2.15 5.32
1988 2.11 5.21
1989 2.05 5.11
1990 2.02 5.01
1991 1.86 4.91
1992 1.73 4.87
1993 1.51 4.83
1994 1.39 4.79
1995 1.25 4.77
1996 1.16 4.74
1997 1.11 4.7
1998 1.09 4.64
1999 1.16 4.57
2000 1.25 4.52
2001 1.22 4.48
2002 1.26 4.44
2003 1.32 4.39
2004 1.29 4.34
2005 1.39 4.32
2006 1.46 4.32
2007 1.54 4.36
2008 1.58 4.42
2009 1.46 4.47
2010 1.36 4.52
2011 1.33 4.56
2012 1.44 4.55
2013 1.52 4.49
2014 1.65 4.42
2015 1.7 4.34
2016 1.74 4.26
2017 1.69 4.2
2018 1.6 4.14
2019 1.61 4.06
2020 1.55 4
2021 1.57 3.94
2022 1.47 3.88
2023 1.36 3.83

Latvia and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Latvia Samoa
1960 32.3 15
1961 32.4 14.9
1962 32.6 14.8
1963 32.8 14.6
1964 33 14.6
1965 33.2 14.5
1966 33.5 14.5
1967 33.8 14.5
1968 34 14.5
1969 34.1 14.5
1970 34.2 14.6
1971 34.3 14.7
1972 34.5 14.8
1973 34.6 14.9
1974 34.7 15
1975 34.9 15.3
1976 35 15.5
1977 35.1 15.8
1978 35.1 16
1979 35.1 16.2
1980 34.9 16.4
1981 34.8 16.6
1982 34.7 16.8
1983 34.6 17.1
1984 34.7 17.4
1985 34.7 17.6
1986 34.7 17.8
1987 34.6 18
1988 34.6 18.2
1989 34.5 18.3
1990 34.6 18.4
1991 34.8 18.5
1992 35.2 18.7
1993 35.6 19
1994 36 19.3
1995 36.2 19.6
1996 36.6 19.7
1997 36.9 19.8
1998 37.3 19.9
1999 37.6 19.9
2000 37.9 19.8
2001 38.3 19.7
2002 38.6 19.7
2003 38.9 19.9
2004 39.2 20.1
2005 39.4 20.3
2006 39.7 20.4
2007 39.9 20.6
2008 40.1 20.7
2009 40.5 20.8
2010 41.1 20.8
2011 41.6 20.8
2012 42 20.8
2013 42.3 21
2014 42.5 21.1
2015 42.8 21.2
2016 43 21.3
2017 43.2 21.4
2018 43.4 21.4
2019 43.6 21.5
2020 43.8 21.4
2021 43.9 21.4
2022 44 21.1
2023 44.1 21
2024 44.3 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.7%
2013
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
n/a

Energy

Latvia Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
35.9%
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
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Samoa
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
70
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99.1%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
58.1%
2023

Health

Latvia Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Samoa
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
715 mi
2018

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