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Latvia vs Turkey statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 85.5M in Turkey (ranked 18/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 297,156 sq mi for Turkey (ranked 121st vs. 36th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Turkey ranks 17/197 ($1.32T). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Turkey ranks 68/197 ($15,473).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Turkey
Population
1844219
85914550
Population rank 149/197 18/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$1.32T
2024
GDP rank 100/197 17/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$15,473
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 68/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$43,932
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$344B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
26.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$4,019
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 91/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$9,587
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
297,156 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
287.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.51
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
34 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
77.8 years
2025

Latvia and Turkey: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Turkey economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Turkey
Year GDP
Latvia Turkey
1960 - $7,566,666,667
1961 - $7,988,888,889
1962 - $8,922,222,222
1963 - $10,355,555,556
1964 - $11,177,777,778
1965 - $11,966,666,667
1966 - $14,100,000,000
1967 - $15,644,444,444
1968 - $17,500,000,000
1969 - $19,466,666,667
1970 - $17,863,636,364
1971 - $16,166,666,667
1972 - $20,650,000,000
1973 - $26,000,000,000
1974 - $35,414,285,714
1975 - $46,042,857,143
1976 - $51,450,000,000
1977 - $58,683,333,333
1978 - $65,912,500,000
1979 - $89,616,129,032
1980 - $68,823,684,211
1981 - $71,180,180,180
1982 - $64,369,325,153
1983 - $61,803,555,556
1984 - $59,937,602,180
1985 - $67,232,758,621
1986 - $75,673,037,037
1987 - $87,190,081,680
1988 - $90,875,175,809
1989 - $107,127,191,329
1990 - $150,655,500,192
1991 - $151,034,731,544
1992 - $159,104,772,992
1993 - $180,415,757,852
1994 - $130,650,447,499
1995 $5,608,208,785 $169,319,579,016
1996 $5,799,465,288 $181,464,408,820
1997 $6,349,481,007 $189,878,399,895
1998 $6,974,112,951 $275,941,990,764
1999 $7,324,192,890 $256,395,932,738
2000 $7,761,252,607 $274,294,623,164
2001 $8,190,888,740 $201,753,123,807
2002 $9,249,030,241 $240,249,071,871
2003 $11,244,337,720 $314,595,572,146
2004 $13,827,070,379 $408,865,430,220
2005 $16,306,935,905 $506,314,717,662
2006 $20,434,922,247 $557,076,157,773
2007 $29,420,499,248 $681,321,124,296
2008 $34,135,200,994 $770,449,132,861
2009 $25,691,530,442 $649,289,324,628
2010 $23,468,324,572 $776,967,266,306
2011 $26,575,547,901 $838,785,289,694
2012 $27,116,149,949 $880,555,885,492
2013 $29,152,128,168 $957,799,120,008
2014 $30,277,203,767 $938,934,609,297
2015 $26,344,565,877 $864,313,810,469
2016 $27,117,105,060 $869,682,881,593
2017 $29,391,059,767 $858,988,492,854
2018 $33,247,935,477 $778,972,108,041
2019 $33,099,503,951 $761,005,915,751
2020 $33,379,927,435 $720,338,490,327
2021 $38,183,326,785 $819,865,223,976
2022 $38,014,713,596 $907,118,434,654
2023 $42,572,151,720 $1,118,252,958,514
2024 $43,520,773,851 $1,323,254,808,059

Latvia and Turkey economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Turkey
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Turkey
1960 - $267.1
1961 - $274.4
1962 - $298.2
1963 - $337
1964 - $354
1965 - $370
1966 - $425
1967 - $459
1968 - $501
1969 - $544
1970 - $488
1971 - $431
1972 - $537
1973 - $661
1974 - $881
1975 - $1,122
1976 - $1,228
1977 - $1,372
1978 - $1,510
1979 - $2,013
1980 - $1,516
1981 - $1,537
1982 - $1,360
1983 - $1,276
1984 - $1,209
1985 - $1,326
1986 - $1,461
1987 - $1,650
1988 - $1,686
1989 - $1,949
1990 - $2,690
1991 - $2,649
1992 - $2,744
1993 - $3,058
1994 - $2,176
1995 $2,257 $2,775
1996 $2,360 $2,929
1997 $2,610 $3,021
1998 $2,894 $4,330
1999 $3,064 $3,969
2000 $3,278 $4,192
2001 $3,505 $3,046
2002 $4,004 $3,583
2003 $4,915 $4,638
2004 $6,110 $5,961
2005 $7,284 $7,303
2006 $9,212 $7,953
2007 $13,371 $9,711
2008 $15,678 $10,844
2009 $11,996 $9,013
2010 $11,188 $10,623
2011 $12,903 $11,301
2012 $13,329 $11,713
2013 $14,484 $12,578
2014 $15,186 $12,165
2015 $13,322 $11,050
2016 $13,839 $10,970
2017 $15,132 $10,696
2018 $17,252 $9,569
2019 $17,295 $9,215
2020 $17,564 $8,639
2021 $20,262 $9,743
2022 $20,227 $10,675
2023 $22,676 $13,106
2024 $23,368 $15,473

Latvia vs. Turkey life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Turkey
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Turkey
1950 64.6 47.3
1951 65.2 47.6
1952 65.7 48.1
1953 66.2 48.2
1954 66.7 48.8
1955 67.1 49.1
1956 67.6 49.5
1957 68.3 49.2
1958 68.9 49.2
1959 69.5 50.1
1960 70.3 50.8
1961 70.5 51.6
1962 69.9 52.3
1963 70.3 53.1
1964 71.5 53.6
1965 71.2 54.1
1966 71.2 54.6
1967 70.9 55.2
1968 70.5 55.6
1969 70.2 56.2
1970 70.2 56.7
1971 70.6 57.2
1972 70.3 58
1973 70.2 58.5
1974 70.1 59
1975 69.3 59.5
1976 69.4 60
1977 69.4 60.8
1978 69.3 61.6
1979 68.8 62.2
1980 69.1 62.7
1981 69.1 63.2
1982 69.6 63.7
1983 69.4 64.3
1984 69.4 64.8
1985 69.6 65.3
1986 71 65.9
1987 71 66.4
1988 70.9 66.9
1989 70.4 67.4
1990 69.5 67.8
1991 69.2 68.3
1992 68.5 68.6
1993 66.6 69
1994 65.2 69.4
1995 66 69.7
1996 68.6 70.2
1997 69.2 70.7
1998 68.9 71.1
1999 69.6 70.8
2000 70.2 71.9
2001 69.9 72.3
2002 70.2 72.6
2003 70.6 72.9
2004 70.9 73.2
2005 70.6 73.5
2006 70.6 73.8
2007 70.8 74.1
2008 72 74.4
2009 72.7 74.7
2010 73 75
2011 73.7 74.8
2012 73.9 75.6
2013 74.2 76.2
2014 74.3 76.5
2015 74.7 76.5
2016 74.8 76.6
2017 74.8 77
2018 75 77.5
2019 75.6 77.7
2020 75.5 76.5
2021 73.2 75.7
2022 74.9 77.6
2023 76.2 77.2
2024 76.3 77.4
2025 76.5 77.8

Latvia and Turkey population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Turkey
Year Population
Latvia Turkey
1960 2,120,979 28,329,898
1961 2,152,681 29,119,238
1962 2,181,586 29,916,147
1963 2,210,919 30,726,841
1964 2,240,623 31,543,072
1965 2,265,919 32,345,220
1966 2,283,217 33,177,672
1967 2,301,220 34,050,421
1968 2,323,619 34,921,684
1969 2,343,173 35,787,774
1970 2,359,164 36,638,465
1971 2,376,389 37,518,611
1972 2,395,674 38,430,221
1973 2,415,819 39,329,533
1974 2,437,186 40,210,234
1975 2,456,130 41,053,126
1976 2,470,989 41,899,984
1977 2,485,073 42,773,298
1978 2,497,921 43,645,306
1979 2,505,953 44,510,429
1980 2,511,701 45,408,815
1981 2,519,421 46,321,190
1982 2,531,080 47,322,096
1983 2,546,011 48,447,410
1984 2,562,047 49,574,069
1985 2,578,873 50,687,115
1986 2,599,892 51,777,772
1987 2,626,583 52,843,670
1988 2,653,434 53,909,626
1989 2,666,955 54,976,723
1990 2,663,151 56,015,628
1991 2,650,581 57,009,887
1992 2,614,338 57,990,118
1993 2,563,290 58,999,167
1994 2,520,742 60,033,836
1995 2,485,056 61,024,503
1996 2,457,222 61,951,134
1997 2,432,851 62,852,966
1998 2,410,019 63,734,383
1999 2,390,482 64,591,923
2000 2,367,550 65,425,961
2001 2,337,170 66,245,128
2002 2,310,173 67,048,795
2003 2,287,955 67,831,730
2004 2,263,122 68,592,617
2005 2,238,799 69,329,557
2006 2,218,357 70,045,349
2007 2,200,325 70,158,112
2008 2,177,322 71,051,678
2009 2,141,669 72,039,206
2010 2,097,555 73,142,150
2011 2,059,709 74,223,629
2012 2,034,319 75,175,827
2013 2,012,647 76,147,624
2014 1,993,782 77,181,884
2015 1,977,527 78,218,479
2016 1,959,537 79,277,962
2017 1,942,248 80,312,698
2018 1,927,174 81,407,204
2019 1,913,822 82,579,440
2020 1,900,449 83,384,680
2021 1,884,490 84,147,318
2022 1,879,383 84,979,913
2023 1,877,445 85,325,965
2024 1,862,441 85,518,661

Fertility rates in Latvia and Turkey

Fertility rate
Latvia

Turkey
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Turkey
1960 1.94 6.38
1961 1.94 6.42
1962 1.91 6.38
1963 1.85 6.34
1964 1.79 6.29
1965 1.74 6.22
1966 1.76 6.15
1967 1.8 6.06
1968 1.83 5.96
1969 1.88 5.87
1970 1.96 5.78
1971 2 5.67
1972 2 5.55
1973 1.98 5.41
1974 1.97 5.24
1975 1.96 5.09
1976 1.93 4.93
1977 1.89 4.78
1978 1.87 4.69
1979 1.87 4.58
1980 1.86 4.45
1981 1.88 4.35
1982 1.97 4.21
1983 2.07 4.06
1984 2.09 3.91
1985 2.08 3.78
1986 2.12 3.66
1987 2.15 3.54
1988 2.11 3.45
1989 2.05 3.34
1990 2.02 3.11
1991 1.86 3
1992 1.73 2.94
1993 1.51 2.92
1994 1.39 2.87
1995 1.25 2.84
1996 1.16 2.78
1997 1.11 2.74
1998 1.09 2.71
1999 1.16 2.63
2000 1.25 2.49
2001 1.22 2.39
2002 1.26 2.27
2003 1.32 2.2
2004 1.29 2.2
2005 1.39 2.2
2006 1.46 2.19
2007 1.54 2.16
2008 1.58 2.15
2009 1.46 2.1
2010 1.36 2.08
2011 1.33 2.05
2012 1.44 2.11
2013 1.52 2.11
2014 1.65 2.19
2015 1.7 2.16
2016 1.74 2.11
2017 1.69 2.08
2018 1.6 2
2019 1.61 1.89
2020 1.55 1.77
2021 1.57 1.71
2022 1.47 1.63
2023 1.36 1.51

Latvia and Turkey demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Turkey
Year Median age, years
Latvia Turkey
1960 32.3 19.4
1961 32.4 19.3
1962 32.6 19.1
1963 32.8 19
1964 33 18.9
1965 33.2 18.9
1966 33.5 18.8
1967 33.8 18.7
1968 34 18.6
1969 34.1 18.6
1970 34.2 18.6
1971 34.3 18.7
1972 34.5 18.8
1973 34.6 18.9
1974 34.7 19
1975 34.9 19.1
1976 35 19.3
1977 35.1 19.4
1978 35.1 19.5
1979 35.1 19.7
1980 34.9 19.8
1981 34.8 19.9
1982 34.7 20
1983 34.6 20.2
1984 34.7 20.4
1985 34.7 20.6
1986 34.7 20.9
1987 34.6 21.1
1988 34.6 21.3
1989 34.5 21.6
1990 34.6 21.8
1991 34.8 22.1
1992 35.2 22.4
1993 35.6 22.7
1994 36 23
1995 36.2 23.3
1996 36.6 23.6
1997 36.9 24
1998 37.3 24.3
1999 37.6 24.7
2000 37.9 25
2001 38.3 25.4
2002 38.6 25.8
2003 38.9 26.2
2004 39.2 26.6
2005 39.4 27
2006 39.7 27.5
2007 39.9 27.9
2008 40.1 28.3
2009 40.5 28.6
2010 41.1 29.1
2011 41.6 29.5
2012 42 29.8
2013 42.3 30.1
2014 42.5 30.4
2015 42.8 30.6
2016 43 30.9
2017 43.2 31.2
2018 43.4 31.5
2019 43.6 31.8
2020 43.8 32.3
2021 43.9 32.7
2022 44 33.1
2023 44.1 33.5
2024 44.3 34

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Turkey
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$1.12T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
32.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
3.1%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
512,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-4.33%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
8.71%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
56.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
25.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
56.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
35.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
60,787
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.1%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
32
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
551
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$379B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$155B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$982M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
15,971,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
6.63%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
81.6%
2024

Energy

Latvia Turkey
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
1,850 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
438 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
5.14 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
81.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
12%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
15.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
72%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
3,581 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
19.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Turkey
% of world population
0.02%
2024
1.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-275,952
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
77.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
56.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
75
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
3.23
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
6.7
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
97.3%
2021
English speaking
45.9%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
87.3%
2024

Health

Latvia Turkey
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$386
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$75.2
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
77.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
2.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
12.8
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
34.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
16.5%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
48
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
30.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
1.69 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Turkey
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.52%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
3,475 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
148,989 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
87,600 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
272,554 mi
2024

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