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Latvia vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 121st vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Sri Lanka
Population
1844219
22125995
Population rank 149/197 63/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Latvia and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Latvia Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 - $2,296,470,588
1971 - $2,369,308,600
1972 - $2,553,936,348
1973 - $2,875,625,000
1974 - $3,574,586,466
1975 - $3,791,298,146
1976 - $3,591,319,857
1977 - $4,104,509,583
1978 - $2,733,183,857
1979 - $3,364,611,432
1980 - $4,024,621,900
1981 - $4,415,844,156
1982 - $4,768,765,017
1983 - $5,167,913,302
1984 - $6,043,474,843
1985 - $5,978,460,972
1986 - $6,405,210,564
1987 - $6,682,167,120
1988 - $6,978,371,581
1989 - $6,987,267,684
1990 - $8,032,551,173
1991 - $9,000,362,582
1992 - $9,703,011,636
1993 - $10,338,679,636
1994 - $11,717,604,209
1995 $5,608,208,785 $13,029,697,561
1996 $5,799,465,288 $13,897,738,375
1997 $6,349,481,007 $15,091,913,884
1998 $6,974,112,951 $15,794,972,847
1999 $7,324,192,890 $15,656,327,860
2000 $7,761,252,607 $16,330,814,180
2001 $8,190,888,740 $15,749,753,805
2002 $9,249,030,241 $16,536,535,647
2003 $11,244,337,720 $18,881,765,437
2004 $13,827,070,379 $20,662,525,941
2005 $16,306,935,905 $24,405,791,045
2006 $20,434,922,247 $28,279,802,406
2007 $29,420,499,248 $32,350,238,760
2008 $34,135,200,994 $40,713,826,215
2009 $25,691,530,442 $42,066,224,093
2010 $23,468,324,572 $58,636,161,082
2011 $26,575,547,901 $67,753,284,044
2012 $27,116,149,949 $70,447,216,891
2013 $29,152,128,168 $77,000,578,167
2014 $30,277,203,767 $82,528,535,714
2015 $26,344,565,877 $85,090,301,052
2016 $27,117,105,060 $88,000,211,172
2017 $29,391,059,767 $94,369,350,286
2018 $33,247,935,477 $94,450,015,983
2019 $33,099,503,951 $88,998,706,297
2020 $33,379,927,435 $84,335,574,582
2021 $38,183,326,785 $88,556,698,938
2022 $38,014,713,596 $74,143,020,263
2023 $42,572,151,720 $83,716,142,582
2024 $43,520,773,851 $98,963,185,510

Latvia and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 - $186.9
1971 - $188.8
1972 - $199.4
1973 - $220.2
1974 - $268.7
1975 - $279.8
1976 - $260.3
1977 - $292.1
1978 - $191
1979 - $230.8
1980 - $271.1
1981 - $292.5
1982 - $312
1983 - $336
1984 - $391
1985 - $385
1986 - $407
1987 - $420
1988 - $434
1989 - $430
1990 - $491
1991 - $546
1992 - $580
1993 - $607
1994 - $678
1995 $2,257 $742
1996 $2,360 $776
1997 $2,610 $827
1998 $2,894 $849
1999 $3,064 $826
2000 $3,278 $846
2001 $3,505 $804
2002 $4,004 $835
2003 $4,915 $946
2004 $6,110 $1,029
2005 $7,284 $1,207
2006 $9,212 $1,390
2007 $13,371 $1,579
2008 $15,678 $1,974
2009 $11,996 $2,027
2010 $11,188 $2,808
2011 $12,903 $3,225
2012 $13,329 $3,328
2013 $14,484 $3,741
2014 $15,186 $3,972
2015 $13,322 $4,058
2016 $13,839 $4,149
2017 $15,132 $4,399
2018 $17,252 $4,359
2019 $17,295 $4,082
2020 $17,564 $3,848
2021 $20,262 $3,997
2022 $20,227 $3,343
2023 $22,676 $3,799
2024 $23,368 $4,516

Latvia vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Sri Lanka
1950 64.6 53.2
1951 65.2 54
1952 65.7 54.9
1953 66.2 55.6
1954 66.7 56.4
1955 67.1 57.2
1956 67.6 57.9
1957 68.3 58.5
1958 68.9 59.3
1959 69.5 60
1960 70.3 60.6
1961 70.5 61.2
1962 69.9 61.6
1963 70.3 62
1964 71.5 62.4
1965 71.2 62.8
1966 71.2 63.2
1967 70.9 63.6
1968 70.5 63.9
1969 70.2 64.1
1970 70.2 64.4
1971 70.6 64.2
1972 70.3 64.6
1973 70.2 64.8
1974 70.1 65
1975 69.3 65.4
1976 69.4 65.8
1977 69.4 66.4
1978 69.3 66.8
1979 68.8 67.5
1980 69.1 68
1981 69.1 68.4
1982 69.6 68.7
1983 69.4 68.7
1984 69.4 68.8
1985 69.6 68.9
1986 71 69
1987 71 69
1988 70.9 69
1989 70.4 67.3
1990 69.5 69.2
1991 69.2 69.1
1992 68.5 69.6
1993 66.6 70
1994 65.2 70.2
1995 66 69.7
1996 68.6 69.8
1997 69.2 69.9
1998 68.9 70.1
1999 69.6 70.4
2000 70.2 71.2
2001 69.9 71.8
2002 70.2 72.3
2003 70.6 72.4
2004 70.9 68
2005 70.6 73.1
2006 70.6 72.8
2007 70.8 73
2008 72 72.6
2009 72.7 70.3
2010 73 74.5
2011 73.7 74.7
2012 73.9 75.2
2013 74.2 75.5
2014 74.3 75.8
2015 74.7 76
2016 74.8 76.1
2017 74.8 76.2
2018 75 76.5
2019 75.6 76.7
2020 75.5 76.9
2021 73.2 76.3
2022 74.9 77.3
2023 76.2 77.5
2024 76.3 77.7
2025 76.5 77.9

Latvia and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Latvia Sri Lanka
1960 2,120,979 9,661,389
1961 2,152,681 9,899,372
1962 2,181,586 10,143,754
1963 2,210,919 10,395,040
1964 2,240,623 10,653,397
1965 2,265,919 10,916,965
1966 2,283,217 11,183,928
1967 2,301,220 11,457,328
1968 2,323,619 11,736,088
1969 2,343,173 12,013,858
1970 2,359,164 12,287,110
1971 2,376,389 12,551,910
1972 2,395,674 12,809,205
1973 2,415,819 13,060,916
1974 2,437,186 13,305,693
1975 2,456,130 13,548,984
1976 2,470,989 13,796,770
1977 2,485,073 14,049,371
1978 2,497,921 14,310,128
1979 2,505,953 14,579,614
1980 2,511,701 14,847,974
1981 2,519,421 15,099,414
1982 2,531,080 15,286,567
1983 2,546,011 15,388,794
1984 2,562,047 15,441,860
1985 2,578,873 15,544,154
1986 2,599,892 15,731,256
1987 2,626,583 15,916,576
1988 2,653,434 16,078,621
1989 2,666,955 16,248,557
1990 2,663,151 16,352,458
1991 2,650,581 16,475,354
1992 2,614,338 16,739,284
1993 2,563,290 17,025,918
1994 2,520,742 17,275,773
1995 2,485,056 17,564,068
1996 2,457,222 17,905,018
1997 2,432,851 18,248,200
1998 2,410,019 18,596,003
1999 2,390,482 18,944,731
2000 2,367,550 19,293,054
2001 2,337,170 19,600,362
2002 2,310,173 19,805,752
2003 2,287,955 19,951,521
2004 2,263,122 20,087,605
2005 2,238,799 20,216,524
2006 2,218,357 20,352,411
2007 2,200,325 20,492,545
2008 2,177,322 20,629,378
2009 2,141,669 20,756,435
2010 2,097,555 20,879,089
2011 2,059,709 21,009,048
2012 2,034,319 21,169,458
2013 2,012,647 20,585,000
2014 1,993,782 20,778,000
2015 1,977,527 20,970,000
2016 1,959,537 21,209,000
2017 1,942,248 21,453,000
2018 1,927,174 21,670,000
2019 1,913,822 21,803,000
2020 1,900,449 21,919,000
2021 1,884,490 22,156,000
2022 1,879,383 22,181,000
2023 1,877,445 22,037,000
2024 1,862,441 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Latvia and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Latvia

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Sri Lanka
1960 1.94 5.35
1961 1.94 5.24
1962 1.91 5.18
1963 1.85 5.12
1964 1.79 5.06
1965 1.74 4.93
1966 1.76 4.83
1967 1.8 4.79
1968 1.83 4.66
1969 1.88 4.5
1970 1.96 4.39
1971 2 4.27
1972 2 4.16
1973 1.98 4
1974 1.97 3.86
1975 1.96 3.82
1976 1.93 3.78
1977 1.89 3.74
1978 1.87 3.81
1979 1.87 3.82
1980 1.86 3.73
1981 1.88 3.65
1982 1.97 3.32
1983 2.07 3.11
1984 2.09 3.01
1985 2.08 2.9
1986 2.12 2.74
1987 2.15 2.64
1988 2.11 2.57
1989 2.05 2.58
1990 2.02 2.54
1991 1.86 2.51
1992 1.73 2.49
1993 1.51 2.44
1994 1.39 2.4
1995 1.25 2.35
1996 1.16 2.29
1997 1.11 2.22
1998 1.09 2.14
1999 1.16 2.14
2000 1.25 2.21
2001 1.22 2.28
2002 1.26 2.31
2003 1.32 2.3
2004 1.29 2.27
2005 1.39 2.26
2006 1.46 2.29
2007 1.54 2.3
2008 1.58 2.23
2009 1.46 2.18
2010 1.36 2.13
2011 1.33 2.14
2012 1.44 2.17
2013 1.52 2.18
2014 1.65 2.13
2015 1.7 2.09
2016 1.74 2.06
2017 1.69 2.04
2018 1.6 2.03
2019 1.61 2.02
2020 1.55 2.01
2021 1.57 2
2022 1.47 1.98
2023 1.36 1.97

Latvia and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Latvia Sri Lanka
1960 32.3 19.5
1961 32.4 19.5
1962 32.6 19.5
1963 32.8 19.5
1964 33 19.5
1965 33.2 19.5
1966 33.5 19.6
1967 33.8 19.7
1968 34 19.8
1969 34.1 19.9
1970 34.2 20
1971 34.3 20.1
1972 34.5 20.2
1973 34.6 20.4
1974 34.7 20.6
1975 34.9 20.7
1976 35 20.9
1977 35.1 21
1978 35.1 21.2
1979 35.1 21.3
1980 34.9 21.5
1981 34.8 21.6
1982 34.7 21.7
1983 34.6 21.9
1984 34.7 22
1985 34.7 22.2
1986 34.7 22.5
1987 34.6 22.8
1988 34.6 23.1
1989 34.5 23.4
1990 34.6 23.6
1991 34.8 23.9
1992 35.2 24.3
1993 35.6 24.6
1994 36 24.9
1995 36.2 25.3
1996 36.6 25.8
1997 36.9 26.2
1998 37.3 26.5
1999 37.6 26.9
2000 37.9 27.2
2001 38.3 27.6
2002 38.6 27.9
2003 38.9 28.2
2004 39.2 28.5
2005 39.4 28.8
2006 39.7 29
2007 39.9 29.3
2008 40.1 29.6
2009 40.5 29.9
2010 41.1 30.2
2011 41.6 30.5
2012 42 30.8
2013 42.3 31.1
2014 42.5 31.4
2015 42.8 31.7
2016 43 32
2017 43.2 32.3
2018 43.4 32.5
2019 43.6 32.8
2020 43.8 33.1
2021 43.9 33.3
2022 44 33.6
2023 44.1 33.8
2024 44.3 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
8.22%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
81.7%
2024

Energy

Latvia Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
92.7%
2023
English speaking
45.9%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
51.2%
2023

Health

Latvia Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
70,894 mi
2010

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