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Latvia vs Spain statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 48.8M in Spain (ranked 32/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 192,934 sq mi for Spain (ranked 121st vs. 51st).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Spain ranks 14/197 ($1.72T). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Spain ranks 31/197 ($35,297).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Spain
Population
1844219
48786181
Population rank 149/197 32/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$1.72T
2024
GDP rank 100/197 14/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$35,297
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$56,926
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$1.75T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
100.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$35,940
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 19/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$24,195
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
192,934 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
253 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.12
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
46.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
84 years
2025

Latvia and Spain: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Spain economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Spain
Year GDP
Latvia Spain
1960 - $12,424,514,014
1961 - $14,238,126,760
1962 - $16,609,632,791
1963 - $19,631,714,760
1964 - $21,966,876,027
1965 - $25,479,619,607
1966 - $29,559,436,183
1967 - $32,570,905,397
1968 - $32,394,326,464
1969 - $37,090,689,288
1970 - $40,963,715,237
1971 - $46,586,119,760
1972 - $59,090,176,029
1973 - $78,583,355,226
1974 - $97,204,522,642
1975 - $114,695,060,870
1976 - $118,422,534,195
1977 - $132,354,665,936
1978 - $160,484,969,618
1979 - $214,448,666,336
1980 - $232,600,556,974
1981 - $202,663,023,968
1982 - $195,856,752,991
1983 - $170,829,074,246
1984 - $171,979,977,230
1985 - $180,664,322,896
1986 - $251,141,555,186
1987 - $318,520,253,335
1988 - $375,891,716,898
1989 - $414,460,794,097
1990 - $536,175,326,477
1991 - $576,753,902,322
1992 - $630,465,353,486
1993 - $524,700,572,624
1994 - $530,183,651,720
1995 $5,608,208,785 $614,170,002,669
1996 $5,799,465,288 $642,251,412,058
1997 $6,349,481,007 $589,739,772,727
1998 $6,974,112,951 $618,731,484,575
1999 $7,324,192,890 $634,394,904,387
2000 $7,761,252,607 $598,102,854,756
2001 $8,190,888,740 $627,798,682,379
2002 $9,249,030,241 $708,938,227,244
2003 $11,244,337,720 $907,963,217,058
2004 $13,827,070,379 $1,069,829,382,515
2005 $16,306,935,905 $1,154,667,551,776
2006 $20,434,922,247 $1,261,846,683,275
2007 $29,420,499,248 $1,476,746,276,855
2008 $34,135,200,994 $1,636,115,447,613
2009 $25,691,530,442 $1,496,587,590,848
2010 $23,468,324,572 $1,427,989,078,917
2011 $26,575,547,901 $1,487,568,659,241
2012 $27,116,149,949 $1,330,994,811,670
2013 $29,152,128,168 $1,362,186,923,158
2014 $30,277,203,767 $1,380,244,561,362
2015 $26,344,565,877 $1,206,164,777,553
2016 $27,117,105,060 $1,243,015,667,917
2017 $29,391,059,767 $1,321,754,088,819
2018 $33,247,935,477 $1,431,642,809,327
2019 $33,099,503,951 $1,403,496,387,686
2020 $33,379,927,435 $1,289,783,836,971
2021 $38,183,326,785 $1,461,244,901,853
2022 $38,014,713,596 $1,446,498,147,749
2023 $42,572,151,720 $1,620,090,734,957
2024 $43,520,773,851 $1,722,745,978,335

Latvia and Spain economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Spain
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Spain
1960 - $408
1961 - $463
1962 - $535
1963 - $627
1964 - $695
1965 - $797
1966 - $916
1967 - $997
1968 - $978
1969 - $1,109
1970 - $1,211
1971 - $1,361
1972 - $1,708
1973 - $2,246
1974 - $2,748
1975 - $3,208
1976 - $3,277
1977 - $3,625
1978 - $4,353
1979 - $5,766
1980 - $6,204
1981 - $5,367
1982 - $5,156
1983 - $4,475
1984 - $4,487
1985 - $4,696
1986 - $6,509
1987 - $8,234
1988 - $9,696
1989 - $10,674
1990 - $13,795
1991 - $14,801
1992 - $16,101
1993 - $13,330
1994 - $13,406
1995 $2,257 $15,461
1996 $2,360 $16,101
1997 $2,610 $14,722
1998 $2,894 $15,382
1999 $3,064 $15,708
2000 $3,278 $14,743
2001 $3,505 $15,368
2002 $4,004 $17,111
2003 $4,915 $21,522
2004 $6,110 $24,925
2005 $7,284 $26,451
2006 $9,212 $28,422
2007 $13,371 $32,652
2008 $15,678 $35,603
2009 $11,996 $32,280
2010 $11,188 $30,659
2011 $12,903 $31,825
2012 $13,329 $28,456
2013 $14,484 $29,229
2014 $15,186 $29,708
2015 $13,322 $25,982
2016 $13,839 $26,756
2017 $15,132 $28,381
2018 $17,252 $30,602
2019 $17,295 $29,787
2020 $17,564 $27,234
2021 $20,262 $30,799
2022 $20,227 $30,270
2023 $22,676 $33,509
2024 $23,368 $35,297

Latvia vs. Spain life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Spain
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Spain
1950 64.6 61.8
1951 65.2 61.5
1952 65.7 64.8
1953 66.2 65.7
1954 66.7 66.9
1955 67.1 66.7
1956 67.6 66.8
1957 68.3 66.6
1958 68.9 68.8
1959 69.5 68.7
1960 70.3 69.2
1961 70.5 69.6
1962 69.9 69.6
1963 70.3 69.8
1964 71.5 70.5
1965 71.2 70.9
1966 71.2 71.2
1967 70.9 71.3
1968 70.5 71.7
1969 70.2 71.1
1970 70.2 72.1
1971 70.6 71.7
1972 70.3 73
1973 70.2 72.7
1974 70.1 73.1
1975 69.3 73.5
1976 69.4 73.8
1977 69.4 74.3
1978 69.3 74.5
1979 68.8 75
1980 69.1 75.5
1981 69.1 75.7
1982 69.6 76.3
1983 69.4 76.1
1984 69.4 76.5
1985 69.6 76.4
1986 71 76.7
1987 71 77
1988 70.9 76.9
1989 70.4 77
1990 69.5 77
1991 69.2 77.1
1992 68.5 77.6
1993 66.6 77.7
1994 65.2 78.1
1995 66 78.2
1996 68.6 78.3
1997 69.2 78.9
1998 68.9 78.9
1999 69.6 78.9
2000 70.2 79.4
2001 69.9 79.7
2002 70.2 79.8
2003 70.6 79.7
2004 70.9 80.3
2005 70.6 80.3
2006 70.6 81
2007 70.8 81
2008 72 81.3
2009 72.7 81.6
2010 73 82
2011 73.7 82.2
2012 73.9 82.2
2013 74.2 82.7
2014 74.3 82.8
2015 74.7 82.6
2016 74.8 83
2017 74.8 83
2018 75 83.1
2019 75.6 83.5
2020 75.5 82.2
2021 73.2 83
2022 74.9 82.4
2023 76.2 83.7
2024 76.3 83.8
2025 76.5 84

Latvia and Spain population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Spain
Year Population
Latvia Spain
1960 2,120,979 30,455,000
1961 2,152,681 30,739,250
1962 2,181,586 31,023,366
1963 2,210,919 31,296,651
1964 2,240,623 31,609,195
1965 2,265,919 31,954,292
1966 2,283,217 32,283,194
1967 2,301,220 32,682,947
1968 2,323,619 33,113,134
1969 2,343,173 33,441,054
1970 2,359,164 33,814,531
1971 2,376,389 34,224,490
1972 2,395,674 34,604,469
1973 2,415,819 34,988,947
1974 2,437,186 35,373,335
1975 2,456,130 35,757,900
1976 2,470,989 36,137,812
1977 2,485,073 36,511,638
1978 2,497,921 36,864,898
1979 2,505,953 37,191,330
1980 2,511,701 37,491,165
1981 2,519,421 37,758,631
1982 2,531,080 37,986,012
1983 2,546,011 38,171,525
1984 2,562,047 38,330,364
1985 2,578,873 38,469,512
1986 2,599,892 38,584,624
1987 2,626,583 38,684,815
1988 2,653,434 38,766,939
1989 2,666,955 38,827,764
1990 2,663,151 38,867,322
1991 2,650,581 38,966,376
1992 2,614,338 39,157,685
1993 2,563,290 39,361,262
1994 2,520,742 39,549,108
1995 2,485,056 39,724,050
1996 2,457,222 39,889,852
1997 2,432,851 40,057,389
1998 2,410,019 40,223,509
1999 2,390,482 40,386,875
2000 2,367,550 40,567,864
2001 2,337,170 40,850,412
2002 2,310,173 41,431,558
2003 2,287,955 42,187,645
2004 2,263,122 42,921,895
2005 2,238,799 43,653,155
2006 2,218,357 44,397,319
2007 2,200,325 45,226,803
2008 2,177,322 45,954,106
2009 2,141,669 46,362,946
2010 2,097,555 46,576,897
2011 2,059,709 46,742,697
2012 2,034,319 46,773,055
2013 2,012,647 46,604,197
2014 1,993,782 46,460,733
2015 1,977,527 46,422,303
2016 1,959,537 46,458,139
2017 1,942,248 46,571,232
2018 1,927,174 46,782,011
2019 1,913,822 47,118,501
2020 1,900,449 47,359,424
2021 1,884,490 47,443,821
2022 1,879,383 47,786,102
2023 1,877,445 48,347,910
2024 1,862,441 48,807,137

Fertility rates in Latvia and Spain

Fertility rate
Latvia

Spain
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Spain
1960 1.94 2.86
1961 1.94 2.77
1962 1.91 2.8
1963 1.85 2.88
1964 1.79 3.01
1965 1.74 2.94
1966 1.76 2.91
1967 1.8 2.94
1968 1.83 2.87
1969 1.88 2.86
1970 1.96 2.84
1971 2 2.9
1972 2 2.87
1973 1.98 2.84
1974 1.97 2.88
1975 1.96 2.77
1976 1.93 2.77
1977 1.89 2.65
1978 1.87 2.54
1979 1.87 2.37
1980 1.86 2.22
1981 1.88 2.04
1982 1.97 1.94
1983 2.07 1.8
1984 2.09 1.73
1985 2.08 1.64
1986 2.12 1.56
1987 2.15 1.49
1988 2.11 1.45
1989 2.05 1.4
1990 2.02 1.36
1991 1.86 1.33
1992 1.73 1.31
1993 1.51 1.26
1994 1.39 1.19
1995 1.25 1.16
1996 1.16 1.14
1997 1.11 1.15
1998 1.09 1.13
1999 1.16 1.17
2000 1.25 1.22
2001 1.22 1.23
2002 1.26 1.25
2003 1.32 1.3
2004 1.29 1.31
2005 1.39 1.33
2006 1.46 1.36
2007 1.54 1.38
2008 1.58 1.45
2009 1.46 1.38
2010 1.36 1.37
2011 1.33 1.34
2012 1.44 1.32
2013 1.52 1.27
2014 1.65 1.32
2015 1.7 1.33
2016 1.74 1.33
2017 1.69 1.31
2018 1.6 1.26
2019 1.61 1.23
2020 1.55 1.18
2021 1.57 1.18
2022 1.47 1.16
2023 1.36 1.12

Latvia and Spain demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Spain
Year Median age, years
Latvia Spain
1960 32.3 29.4
1961 32.4 29.6
1962 32.6 29.7
1963 32.8 29.9
1964 33 30.1
1965 33.2 30.2
1966 33.5 30.3
1967 33.8 30.4
1968 34 30.4
1969 34.1 30.2
1970 34.2 30.1
1971 34.3 30.1
1972 34.5 30
1973 34.6 30
1974 34.7 30
1975 34.9 30
1976 35 30.1
1977 35.1 30.2
1978 35.1 30.4
1979 35.1 30.6
1980 34.9 30.7
1981 34.8 30.9
1982 34.7 31.1
1983 34.6 31.4
1984 34.7 31.6
1985 34.7 31.9
1986 34.7 32.2
1987 34.6 32.5
1988 34.6 32.9
1989 34.5 33.2
1990 34.6 33.6
1991 34.8 33.9
1992 35.2 34.2
1993 35.6 34.6
1994 36 34.9
1995 36.2 35.3
1996 36.6 35.7
1997 36.9 36.2
1998 37.3 36.6
1999 37.6 37
2000 37.9 37.4
2001 38.3 37.8
2002 38.6 38.1
2003 38.9 38.3
2004 39.2 38.5
2005 39.4 38.8
2006 39.7 39
2007 39.9 39.2
2008 40.1 39.4
2009 40.5 39.8
2010 41.1 40.2
2011 41.6 40.6
2012 42 41.1
2013 42.3 41.7
2014 42.5 42.2
2015 42.8 42.7
2016 43 43.1
2017 43.2 43.5
2018 43.4 43.8
2019 43.6 44.1
2020 43.8 44.5
2021 43.9 44.9
2022 44 45.4
2023 44.1 45.9
2024 44.3 46.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Spain
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$1.63T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
45.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
4.59%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.51%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
199,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-2.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
69.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
19.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
66.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
24.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.2%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
1,180,703
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.96%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
34
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
277
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$754B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$6.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
36,410,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
19.8%
1998
Banked people share
95%
2024
98.4%
2024

Energy

Latvia Spain
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
2,294 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$23.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
217.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
4.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
68.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
25.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
77%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
5,118 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
47%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
10.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.9%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Spain
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.6%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+111,674
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
81.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
80.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
56
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
89
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
176
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99.7%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
22%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
95.8%
2024

Health

Latvia Spain
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$2,911
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$558
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
4.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
31.5 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
3.1
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
16.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
9.7%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
76
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
28.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
9.16 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Spain
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
3,953 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
95,648 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
71,757 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
424,505 mi
2020

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