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Latvia vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 121st vs. 116th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Sierra Leone
Population
1844219
8961932
Population rank 149/197 102/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Latvia and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Latvia Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 - $434,584,634
1971 - $419,495,788
1972 - $465,254,682
1973 - $575,471,814
1974 - $648,940,351
1975 - $679,352,876
1976 - $594,810,422
1977 - $692,079,407
1978 - $960,765,043
1979 - $1,109,343,425
1980 - $1,100,476,190
1981 - $1,114,926,661
1982 - $1,294,995,964
1983 - $995,278,515
1984 - $1,087,450,199
1985 - $856,890,459
1986 - $490,181,457
1987 - $660,106,336
1988 - $1,055,083,933
1989 - $932,974,420
1990 - $649,644,098
1991 - $779,981,987
1992 - $679,940,814
1993 - $768,867,883
1994 - $911,853,802
1995 $5,608,208,785 $870,740,292
1996 $5,799,465,288 $941,709,423
1997 $6,349,481,007 $850,232,760
1998 $6,974,112,951 $672,368,187
1999 $7,324,192,890 $669,386,624
2000 $7,761,252,607 $635,866,404
2001 $8,190,888,740 $1,681,473,894
2002 $9,249,030,241 $1,933,863,911
2003 $11,244,337,720 $2,142,618,046
2004 $13,827,070,379 $2,237,350,687
2005 $16,306,935,905 $2,545,275,313
2006 $20,434,922,247 $3,263,697,467
2007 $29,420,499,248 $3,632,957,611
2008 $34,135,200,994 $4,157,895,298
2009 $25,691,530,442 $3,953,403,098
2010 $23,468,324,572 $4,262,805,967
2011 $26,575,547,901 $4,861,632,885
2012 $27,116,149,949 $6,141,666,509
2013 $29,152,128,168 $7,502,762,863
2014 $30,277,203,767 $7,686,138,791
2015 $26,344,565,877 $6,788,352,975
2016 $27,117,105,060 $6,084,297,211
2017 $29,391,059,767 $5,749,846,528
2018 $33,247,935,477 $6,390,514,689
2019 $33,099,503,951 $6,526,183,564
2020 $33,379,927,435 $6,693,888,876
2021 $38,183,326,785 $7,173,379,137
2022 $38,014,713,596 $7,124,465,160
2023 $42,572,151,720 $6,411,787,856
2024 $43,520,773,851 $7,547,843,281

Latvia and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 - $160.2
1971 - $151.8
1972 - $165.3
1973 - $200.7
1974 - $222.2
1975 - $228.4
1976 - $196.4
1977 - $224.3
1978 - $305
1979 - $346
1980 - $336
1981 - $334
1982 - $380
1983 - $285.9
1984 - $306
1985 - $235.5
1986 - $131.5
1987 - $172.4
1988 - $268.2
1989 - $231.3
1990 - $154.8
1991 - $183.7
1992 - $163.2
1993 - $185
1994 - $218.5
1995 $2,257 $208.4
1996 $2,360 $224.3
1997 $2,610 $199.9
1998 $2,894 $156.5
1999 $3,064 $155
2000 $3,278 $143.7
2001 $3,505 $358
2002 $4,004 $389
2003 $4,915 $414
2004 $6,110 $418
2005 $7,284 $463
2006 $9,212 $580
2007 $13,371 $632
2008 $15,678 $705
2009 $11,996 $653
2010 $11,188 $685
2011 $12,903 $761
2012 $13,329 $938
2013 $14,484 $1,117
2014 $15,186 $1,118
2015 $13,322 $965
2016 $13,839 $844
2017 $15,132 $779
2018 $17,252 $846
2019 $17,295 $844
2020 $17,564 $846
2021 $20,262 $886
2022 $20,227 $861
2023 $22,676 $758
2024 $23,368 $873

Latvia vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Sierra Leone
1950 64.6 28.9
1951 65.2 29.3
1952 65.7 29.7
1953 66.2 30.1
1954 66.7 30.5
1955 67.1 30.9
1956 67.6 31.3
1957 68.3 31.8
1958 68.9 32.1
1959 69.5 32.6
1960 70.3 33.1
1961 70.5 33.6
1962 69.9 34.2
1963 70.3 34.7
1964 71.5 35.3
1965 71.2 35.9
1966 71.2 36.6
1967 70.9 37.3
1968 70.5 37.8
1969 70.2 38.2
1970 70.2 38.6
1971 70.6 39.1
1972 70.3 39.5
1973 70.2 40
1974 70.1 40.4
1975 69.3 41
1976 69.4 41.4
1977 69.4 41.8
1978 69.3 42.2
1979 68.8 42.5
1980 69.1 42.8
1981 69.1 43.1
1982 69.6 43.3
1983 69.4 43.5
1984 69.4 43.6
1985 69.6 43.6
1986 71 43.5
1987 71 43.7
1988 70.9 43.8
1989 70.4 43.7
1990 69.5 43.7
1991 69.2 43.3
1992 68.5 43.5
1993 66.6 43.4
1994 65.2 42.8
1995 66 42.6
1996 68.6 43.5
1997 69.2 43.6
1998 68.9 42.7
1999 69.6 42
2000 70.2 44.8
2001 69.9 45.4
2002 70.2 46.2
2003 70.6 46.8
2004 70.9 47.5
2005 70.6 48.3
2006 70.6 49.5
2007 70.8 50
2008 72 50.7
2009 72.7 51.3
2010 73 51.9
2011 73.7 52.6
2012 73.9 53.2
2013 74.2 54.1
2014 74.3 54.3
2015 74.7 55.5
2016 74.8 56.9
2017 74.8 57.8
2018 75 59.1
2019 75.6 59.6
2020 75.5 59.7
2021 73.2 60.3
2022 74.9 61.3
2023 76.2 61.8
2024 76.3 62
2025 76.5 62.2

Latvia and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Latvia Sierra Leone
1960 2,120,979 2,268,356
1961 2,152,681 2,304,227
1962 2,181,586 2,342,242
1963 2,210,919 2,382,258
1964 2,240,623 2,424,390
1965 2,265,919 2,468,666
1966 2,283,217 2,514,638
1967 2,301,220 2,562,384
1968 2,323,619 2,611,532
1969 2,343,173 2,661,365
1970 2,359,164 2,712,286
1971 2,376,389 2,763,222
1972 2,395,674 2,814,388
1973 2,415,819 2,866,955
1974 2,437,186 2,920,459
1975 2,456,130 2,974,657
1976 2,470,989 3,028,820
1977 2,485,073 3,085,354
1978 2,497,921 3,145,517
1979 2,505,953 3,207,499
1980 2,511,701 3,272,089
1981 2,519,421 3,338,940
1982 2,531,080 3,408,183
1983 2,546,011 3,481,646
1984 2,562,047 3,558,758
1985 2,578,873 3,638,438
1986 2,599,892 3,728,380
1987 2,626,583 3,829,718
1988 2,653,434 3,934,517
1989 2,666,955 4,034,037
1990 2,663,151 4,196,828
1991 2,650,581 4,246,267
1992 2,614,338 4,166,366
1993 2,563,290 4,157,130
1994 2,520,742 4,173,105
1995 2,485,056 4,179,179
1996 2,457,222 4,199,210
1997 2,432,851 4,253,716
1998 2,410,019 4,295,785
1999 2,390,482 4,318,043
2000 2,367,550 4,423,611
2001 2,337,170 4,692,716
2002 2,310,173 4,971,435
2003 2,287,955 5,177,687
2004 2,263,122 5,355,717
2005 2,238,799 5,501,712
2006 2,218,357 5,624,466
2007 2,200,325 5,749,352
2008 2,177,322 5,894,722
2009 2,141,669 6,055,646
2010 2,097,555 6,222,714
2011 2,059,709 6,387,251
2012 2,034,319 6,551,080
2013 2,012,647 6,714,051
2014 1,993,782 6,876,385
2015 1,977,527 7,037,655
2016 1,959,537 7,205,328
2017 1,942,248 7,379,299
2018 1,927,174 7,554,563
2019 1,913,822 7,731,991
2020 1,900,449 7,912,558
2021 1,884,490 8,094,602
2022 1,879,383 8,276,807
2023 1,877,445 8,460,512
2024 1,862,441 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Latvia and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Latvia

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Sierra Leone
1960 1.94 6.18
1961 1.94 6.21
1962 1.91 6.22
1963 1.85 6.26
1964 1.79 6.29
1965 1.74 6.31
1966 1.76 6.35
1967 1.8 6.38
1968 1.83 6.39
1969 1.88 6.39
1970 1.96 6.41
1971 2 6.43
1972 2 6.45
1973 1.98 6.47
1974 1.97 6.53
1975 1.96 6.55
1976 1.93 6.55
1977 1.89 6.57
1978 1.87 6.59
1979 1.87 6.58
1980 1.86 6.56
1981 1.88 6.55
1982 1.97 6.56
1983 2.07 6.57
1984 2.09 6.59
1985 2.08 6.59
1986 2.12 6.6
1987 2.15 6.61
1988 2.11 6.59
1989 2.05 6.57
1990 2.02 6.57
1991 1.86 6.55
1992 1.73 6.56
1993 1.51 6.57
1994 1.39 6.56
1995 1.25 6.56
1996 1.16 6.55
1997 1.11 6.53
1998 1.09 6.5
1999 1.16 6.42
2000 1.25 6.36
2001 1.22 6.31
2002 1.26 6.23
2003 1.32 6.09
2004 1.29 5.92
2005 1.39 5.81
2006 1.46 5.74
2007 1.54 5.64
2008 1.58 5.56
2009 1.46 5.45
2010 1.36 5.33
2011 1.33 5.21
2012 1.44 5.06
2013 1.52 4.87
2014 1.65 4.7
2015 1.7 4.55
2016 1.74 4.47
2017 1.69 4.39
2018 1.6 4.29
2019 1.61 4.19
2020 1.55 4.08
2021 1.57 3.98
2022 1.47 3.88
2023 1.36 3.79

Latvia and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Latvia Sierra Leone
1960 32.3 21.1
1961 32.4 21.1
1962 32.6 21.1
1963 32.8 21
1964 33 21
1965 33.2 20.9
1966 33.5 20.9
1967 33.8 20.8
1968 34 20.7
1969 34.1 20.6
1970 34.2 20.4
1971 34.3 20.2
1972 34.5 20.1
1973 34.6 19.9
1974 34.7 19.8
1975 34.9 19.6
1976 35 19.5
1977 35.1 19.4
1978 35.1 19.3
1979 35.1 19.2
1980 34.9 19.1
1981 34.8 19.1
1982 34.7 19
1983 34.6 18.9
1984 34.7 18.9
1985 34.7 18.8
1986 34.7 18.7
1987 34.6 18.7
1988 34.6 18.6
1989 34.5 18.6
1990 34.6 18.5
1991 34.8 18.5
1992 35.2 18.4
1993 35.6 18.4
1994 36 18.3
1995 36.2 18.2
1996 36.6 18.2
1997 36.9 18.1
1998 37.3 18.1
1999 37.6 18
2000 37.9 18
2001 38.3 18
2002 38.6 17.9
2003 38.9 17.9
2004 39.2 17.9
2005 39.4 18
2006 39.7 18
2007 39.9 18
2008 40.1 18.1
2009 40.5 18.1
2010 41.1 18.2
2011 41.6 18.3
2012 42 18.4
2013 42.3 18.5
2014 42.5 18.6
2015 42.8 18.7
2016 43 18.9
2017 43.2 19.1
2018 43.4 19.2
2019 43.6 19.4
2020 43.8 19.6
2021 43.9 19.8
2022 44 20
2023 44.1 20.3
2024 44.3 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3.4%
2018
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
5.49%
2018
Banked people share
95%
2024
38.6%
2024

Energy

Latvia Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
71.6%
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
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Latvia Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
48.6%
2022
English speaking
45.9%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
20.6%
2023

Health

Latvia Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
7,270 mi
2015

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