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Latvia vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 121st vs. 177th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Singapore
Population
1844219
6105665
Population rank 149/197 113/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
84 years
2025

Latvia and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Singapore
Year GDP
Latvia Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 - $1,920,574,150
1971 - $2,263,785,444
1972 - $2,721,440,981
1973 - $3,696,213,333
1974 - $5,221,534,956
1975 - $5,633,673,930
1976 - $6,327,077,974
1977 - $6,618,585,074
1978 - $7,517,176,355
1979 - $9,296,921,724
1980 - $11,896,256,783
1981 - $14,175,228,844
1982 - $16,084,252,378
1983 - $17,784,112,150
1984 - $19,749,361,098
1985 - $19,156,532,746
1986 - $18,586,746,057
1987 - $20,919,215,578
1988 - $25,371,462,488
1989 - $30,465,364,739
1990 - $36,144,336,769
1991 - $45,466,164,978
1992 - $52,131,320,033
1993 - $60,603,815,716
1994 - $73,688,724,431
1995 $5,608,208,785 $87,812,540,788
1996 $5,799,465,288 $96,293,086,513
1997 $6,349,481,007 $100,123,787,215
1998 $6,974,112,951 $85,728,207,782
1999 $7,324,192,890 $86,286,849,755
2000 $7,761,252,607 $96,076,539,926
2001 $8,190,888,740 $89,793,790,670
2002 $9,249,030,241 $92,538,372,870
2003 $11,244,337,720 $97,646,401,096
2004 $13,827,070,379 $115,033,593,101
2005 $16,306,935,905 $127,807,848,728
2006 $20,434,922,247 $148,627,286,361
2007 $29,420,499,248 $180,941,701,358
2008 $34,135,200,994 $193,617,323,539
2009 $25,691,530,442 $194,150,283,772
2010 $23,468,324,572 $239,807,980,591
2011 $26,575,547,901 $279,356,499,090
2012 $27,116,149,949 $295,092,888,077
2013 $29,152,128,168 $307,576,360,585
2014 $30,277,203,767 $314,863,580,758
2015 $26,344,565,877 $307,998,545,269
2016 $27,117,105,060 $319,646,468,521
2017 $29,391,059,767 $343,673,334,902
2018 $33,247,935,477 $377,123,710,561
2019 $33,099,503,951 $376,161,998,830
2020 $33,379,927,435 $349,165,858,545
2021 $38,183,326,785 $436,591,382,250
2022 $38,014,713,596 $509,017,841,147
2023 $42,572,151,720 $505,439,514,078
2024 $43,520,773,851 $547,386,645,892

Latvia and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 - $926
1971 - $1,071
1972 - $1,264
1973 - $1,685
1974 - $2,342
1975 - $2,490
1976 - $2,759
1977 - $2,846
1978 - $3,194
1979 - $3,901
1980 - $4,928
1981 - $5,597
1982 - $6,078
1983 - $6,633
1984 - $7,228
1985 - $7,002
1986 - $6,800
1987 - $7,539
1988 - $8,914
1989 - $10,395
1990 - $11,862
1991 - $14,502
1992 - $16,136
1993 - $18,290
1994 - $21,552
1995 $2,257 $24,915
1996 $2,360 $26,233
1997 $2,610 $26,376
1998 $2,894 $21,829
1999 $3,064 $21,797
2000 $3,278 $23,853
2001 $3,505 $21,700
2002 $4,004 $22,160
2003 $4,915 $23,730
2004 $6,110 $27,608
2005 $7,284 $29,961
2006 $9,212 $33,768
2007 $13,371 $39,433
2008 $15,678 $40,009
2009 $11,996 $38,927
2010 $11,188 $47,237
2011 $12,903 $53,891
2012 $13,329 $55,548
2013 $14,484 $56,967
2014 $15,186 $57,565
2015 $13,322 $55,646
2016 $13,839 $57,006
2017 $15,132 $61,236
2018 $17,252 $66,882
2019 $17,295 $65,952
2020 $17,564 $61,410
2021 $20,262 $80,056
2022 $20,227 $90,299
2023 $22,676 $85,412
2024 $23,368 $90,674

Latvia vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Singapore
1950 64.6 54.1
1951 65.2 55.3
1952 65.7 56.4
1953 66.2 57.5
1954 66.7 59.4
1955 67.1 61.2
1956 67.6 62.6
1957 68.3 63.4
1958 68.9 64
1959 69.5 64.8
1960 70.3 65.3
1961 70.5 65.7
1962 69.9 66.1
1963 70.3 66.5
1964 71.5 66.7
1965 71.2 66.9
1966 71.2 67.2
1967 70.9 67.3
1968 70.5 67.7
1969 70.2 68.1
1970 70.2 68.5
1971 70.6 68.8
1972 70.3 69
1973 70.2 69.4
1974 70.1 69.7
1975 69.3 70.2
1976 69.4 70.6
1977 69.4 70.9
1978 69.3 71.2
1979 68.8 71.4
1980 69.1 71.5
1981 69.1 71.7
1982 69.6 72
1983 69.4 72.4
1984 69.4 72.6
1985 69.6 73.1
1986 71 73.6
1987 71 74
1988 70.9 74
1989 70.4 74.3
1990 69.5 74.6
1991 69.2 75.1
1992 68.5 75.3
1993 66.6 75.5
1994 65.2 75.6
1995 66 75.7
1996 68.6 76.1
1997 69.2 76.4
1998 68.9 76.9
1999 69.6 77.3
2000 70.2 77.8
2001 69.9 78.3
2002 70.2 78.7
2003 70.6 79.2
2004 70.9 79.7
2005 70.6 80.3
2006 70.6 80.6
2007 70.8 80.9
2008 72 81.1
2009 72.7 81.4
2010 73 81.6
2011 73.7 81.9
2012 73.9 82.2
2013 74.2 82.5
2014 74.3 82.6
2015 74.7 82.7
2016 74.8 82.9
2017 74.8 83.1
2018 75 83.4
2019 75.6 83.7
2020 75.5 83.7
2021 73.2 83.5
2022 74.9 82.9
2023 76.2 83.7
2024 76.3 83.9
2025 76.5 84

Latvia and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Singapore
Year Population
Latvia Singapore
1960 2,120,979 1,646,400
1961 2,152,681 1,702,400
1962 2,181,586 1,750,200
1963 2,210,919 1,795,000
1964 2,240,623 1,841,600
1965 2,265,919 1,886,900
1966 2,283,217 1,934,400
1967 2,301,220 1,977,600
1968 2,323,619 2,012,000
1969 2,343,173 2,042,500
1970 2,359,164 2,074,507
1971 2,376,389 2,112,900
1972 2,395,674 2,152,400
1973 2,415,819 2,193,000
1974 2,437,186 2,229,800
1975 2,456,130 2,262,600
1976 2,470,989 2,293,300
1977 2,485,073 2,325,300
1978 2,497,921 2,353,600
1979 2,505,953 2,383,500
1980 2,511,701 2,413,945
1981 2,519,421 2,532,835
1982 2,531,080 2,646,466
1983 2,546,011 2,681,061
1984 2,562,047 2,732,221
1985 2,578,873 2,735,957
1986 2,599,892 2,733,373
1987 2,626,583 2,774,789
1988 2,653,434 2,846,108
1989 2,666,955 2,930,901
1990 2,663,151 3,047,132
1991 2,650,581 3,135,083
1992 2,614,338 3,230,698
1993 2,563,290 3,313,471
1994 2,520,742 3,419,048
1995 2,485,056 3,524,506
1996 2,457,222 3,670,704
1997 2,432,851 3,796,038
1998 2,410,019 3,927,213
1999 2,390,482 3,958,723
2000 2,367,550 4,027,887
2001 2,337,170 4,138,012
2002 2,310,173 4,175,950
2003 2,287,955 4,114,826
2004 2,263,122 4,166,664
2005 2,238,799 4,265,762
2006 2,218,357 4,401,365
2007 2,200,325 4,588,599
2008 2,177,322 4,839,396
2009 2,141,669 4,987,573
2010 2,097,555 5,076,732
2011 2,059,709 5,183,688
2012 2,034,319 5,312,437
2013 2,012,647 5,399,162
2014 1,993,782 5,469,724
2015 1,977,527 5,535,002
2016 1,959,537 5,607,283
2017 1,942,248 5,612,253
2018 1,927,174 5,638,676
2019 1,913,822 5,703,569
2020 1,900,449 5,685,807
2021 1,884,490 5,453,566
2022 1,879,383 5,637,022
2023 1,877,445 5,917,648
2024 1,862,441 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Latvia and Singapore

Fertility rate
Latvia

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Singapore
1960 1.94 5.76
1961 1.94 5.41
1962 1.91 5.21
1963 1.85 5.16
1964 1.79 4.97
1965 1.74 4.66
1966 1.76 4.46
1967 1.8 3.91
1968 1.83 3.53
1969 1.88 3.22
1970 1.96 3.07
1971 2 3.02
1972 2 3.04
1973 1.98 2.79
1974 1.97 2.35
1975 1.96 2.07
1976 1.93 2.11
1977 1.89 1.82
1978 1.87 1.79
1979 1.87 1.79
1980 1.86 1.82
1981 1.88 1.78
1982 1.97 1.74
1983 2.07 1.61
1984 2.09 1.62
1985 2.08 1.61
1986 2.12 1.43
1987 2.15 1.62
1988 2.11 1.96
1989 2.05 1.75
1990 2.02 1.83
1991 1.86 1.73
1992 1.73 1.72
1993 1.51 1.74
1994 1.39 1.71
1995 1.25 1.67
1996 1.16 1.66
1997 1.11 1.61
1998 1.09 1.48
1999 1.16 1.47
2000 1.25 1.6
2001 1.22 1.41
2002 1.26 1.37
2003 1.32 1.27
2004 1.29 1.26
2005 1.39 1.26
2006 1.46 1.28
2007 1.54 1.29
2008 1.58 1.28
2009 1.46 1.22
2010 1.36 1.15
2011 1.33 1.2
2012 1.44 1.29
2013 1.52 1.19
2014 1.65 1.25
2015 1.7 1.24
2016 1.74 1.2
2017 1.69 1.16
2018 1.6 1.14
2019 1.61 1.14
2020 1.55 1.1
2021 1.57 1.12
2022 1.47 1.04
2023 1.36 0.97

Latvia and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Latvia Singapore
1960 32.3 18.2
1961 32.4 18.1
1962 32.6 18
1963 32.8 18
1964 33 18.1
1965 33.2 18.2
1966 33.5 18.4
1967 33.8 18.6
1968 34 18.9
1969 34.1 19.3
1970 34.2 19.7
1971 34.3 20.1
1972 34.5 20.6
1973 34.6 21
1974 34.7 21.5
1975 34.9 22
1976 35 22.6
1977 35.1 23.1
1978 35.1 23.6
1979 35.1 24.2
1980 34.9 24.7
1981 34.8 25.3
1982 34.7 25.9
1983 34.6 26.4
1984 34.7 26.9
1985 34.7 27.3
1986 34.7 27.8
1987 34.6 28.3
1988 34.6 28.7
1989 34.5 29.1
1990 34.6 29.5
1991 34.8 29.8
1992 35.2 30.1
1993 35.6 30.4
1994 36 30.7
1995 36.2 31
1996 36.6 31.2
1997 36.9 31.4
1998 37.3 31.6
1999 37.6 31.9
2000 37.9 32.2
2001 38.3 32.5
2002 38.6 32.7
2003 38.9 33
2004 39.2 33.3
2005 39.4 33.5
2006 39.7 33.6
2007 39.9 33.6
2008 40.1 33.5
2009 40.5 33.6
2010 41.1 33.7
2011 41.6 33.9
2012 42 34
2013 42.3 34.1
2014 42.5 34.2
2015 42.8 34.4
2016 43 34.5
2017 43.2 34.8
2018 43.4 35
2019 43.6 35.2
2020 43.8 35.5
2021 43.9 35.8
2022 44 35.9
2023 44.1 36.2
2024 44.3 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
3.04%
2018
Banked people share
95%
2024
98%
2024

Energy

Latvia Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Singapore
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
100%
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
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
84
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
97.7%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
94.4%
2024

Health

Latvia Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Singapore
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,175 mi
2017

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