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Latvia vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 121st vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Turkmenistan
Population
1844219
7713465
Population rank 149/197 104/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Latvia and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Latvia Turkmenistan
1987 - $2,331,358,820
1988 - $3,010,982,414
1989 - $3,006,988,217
1990 - $3,189,539,641
1991 - $3,208,098,919
1992 - $3,200,539,816
1993 - $3,179,225,949
1994 - $2,561,118,608
1995 $5,608,208,785 $2,482,228,440
1996 $5,799,465,288 $2,378,759,975
1997 $6,349,481,007 $2,450,350,625
1998 $6,974,112,951 $2,605,689,134
1999 $7,324,192,890 $2,450,564,100
2000 $7,761,252,607 $2,904,663,311
2001 $8,190,888,740 $3,534,772,732
2002 $9,249,030,241 $4,462,029,109
2003 $11,244,337,720 $5,977,440,583
2004 $13,827,070,379 $6,838,351,088
2005 $16,306,935,905 $8,103,901,996
2006 $20,434,922,247 $10,276,674,365
2007 $29,420,499,248 $12,664,165,103
2008 $34,135,200,994 $19,271,523,179
2009 $25,691,530,442 $20,214,385,965
2010 $23,468,324,572 $22,583,157,895
2011 $26,575,547,901 $29,233,333,333
2012 $27,116,149,949 $35,164,210,526
2013 $29,152,128,168 $39,197,543,860
2014 $30,277,203,767 $43,524,210,526
2015 $26,344,565,877 $35,799,714,286
2016 $27,117,105,060 $36,169,428,571
2017 $29,391,059,767 $37,926,285,714
2018 $33,247,935,477 $40,765,428,571
2019 $33,099,503,951 $45,232,857,143
2020 $33,379,927,435 $45,818,000,000
2021 $38,183,326,785 $50,007,428,571
2022 $38,014,713,596 $58,972,000,000
2023 $42,572,151,720 $60,628,857,143
2024 $43,520,773,851 $64,239,891,739

Latvia and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Turkmenistan
1987 - $675
1988 - $846
1989 - $821
1990 - $848
1991 - $832
1992 - $811
1993 - $788
1994 - $622
1995 $2,257 $592
1996 $2,360 $558
1997 $2,610 $565
1998 $2,894 $591
1999 $3,064 $546
2000 $3,278 $634
2001 $3,505 $756
2002 $4,004 $936
2003 $4,915 $1,229
2004 $6,110 $1,379
2005 $7,284 $1,604
2006 $9,212 $1,997
2007 $13,371 $2,415
2008 $15,678 $3,606
2009 $11,996 $3,708
2010 $11,188 $4,059
2011 $12,903 $5,144
2012 $13,329 $6,054
2013 $14,484 $6,600
2014 $15,186 $7,164
2015 $13,322 $5,759
2016 $13,839 $5,687
2017 $15,132 $5,828
2018 $17,252 $6,125
2019 $17,295 $6,648
2020 $17,564 $6,593
2021 $20,262 $7,051
2022 $20,227 $8,156
2023 $22,676 $8,233
2024 $23,368 $8,572

Latvia vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Turkmenistan
1950 64.6 48.1
1951 65.2 48.6
1952 65.7 49
1953 66.2 49.4
1954 66.7 49.8
1955 67.1 50.2
1956 67.6 50.6
1957 68.3 51
1958 68.9 51.4
1959 69.5 51.8
1960 70.3 52.1
1961 70.5 52.5
1962 69.9 52.9
1963 70.3 53.2
1964 71.5 53.6
1965 71.2 54
1966 71.2 54.4
1967 70.9 54.8
1968 70.5 55.3
1969 70.2 55.7
1970 70.2 56
1971 70.6 56.3
1972 70.3 56.6
1973 70.2 56.8
1974 70.1 57
1975 69.3 57.2
1976 69.4 57.4
1977 69.4 57.7
1978 69.3 58.3
1979 68.8 59.1
1980 69.1 60.2
1981 69.1 61
1982 69.6 61.6
1983 69.4 62
1984 69.4 62.4
1985 69.6 62.8
1986 71 63.2
1987 71 63.5
1988 70.9 63.7
1989 70.4 63.8
1990 69.5 63.9
1991 69.2 63.8
1992 68.5 63.8
1993 66.6 63.6
1994 65.2 63.5
1995 66 63.5
1996 68.6 63.5
1997 69.2 63.7
1998 68.9 64
1999 69.6 64.5
2000 70.2 64.9
2001 69.9 65.3
2002 70.2 65.6
2003 70.6 65.9
2004 70.9 66.1
2005 70.6 66.3
2006 70.6 66.6
2007 70.8 67
2008 72 67.6
2009 72.7 68.2
2010 73 68.6
2011 73.7 68.9
2012 73.9 69
2013 74.2 69
2014 74.3 69
2015 74.7 69.1
2016 74.8 69.1
2017 74.8 69.2
2018 75 69.3
2019 75.6 69.4
2020 75.5 68.8
2021 73.2 69.4
2022 74.9 69.9
2023 76.2 70.1
2024 76.3 70.2
2025 76.5 70.3

Latvia and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Latvia Turkmenistan
1960 2,120,979 1,643,457
1961 2,152,681 1,695,400
1962 2,181,586 1,749,214
1963 2,210,919 1,804,272
1964 2,240,623 1,859,997
1965 2,265,919 1,915,916
1966 2,283,217 1,971,737
1967 2,301,220 2,027,403
1968 2,323,619 2,083,069
1969 2,343,173 2,139,024
1970 2,359,164 2,195,616
1971 2,376,389 2,253,119
1972 2,395,674 2,311,430
1973 2,415,819 2,370,919
1974 2,437,186 2,432,028
1975 2,456,130 2,494,570
1976 2,470,989 2,558,521
1977 2,485,073 2,623,948
1978 2,497,921 2,691,088
1979 2,505,953 2,760,358
1980 2,511,701 2,832,203
1981 2,519,421 2,907,187
1982 2,531,080 2,985,557
1983 2,546,011 3,067,534
1984 2,562,047 3,154,079
1985 2,578,873 3,247,534
1986 2,599,892 3,347,809
1987 2,626,583 3,452,731
1988 2,653,434 3,559,363
1989 2,666,955 3,662,459
1990 2,663,151 3,760,562
1991 2,650,581 3,855,894
1992 2,614,338 3,944,689
1993 2,563,290 4,032,407
1994 2,520,742 4,116,662
1995 2,485,056 4,191,203
1996 2,457,222 4,263,819
1997 2,432,851 4,336,730
1998 2,410,019 4,410,507
1999 2,390,482 4,492,170
2000 2,367,550 4,582,677
2001 2,337,170 4,675,409
2002 2,310,173 4,769,465
2003 2,287,955 4,863,865
2004 2,263,122 4,958,093
2005 2,238,799 5,052,257
2006 2,218,357 5,147,105
2007 2,200,325 5,244,046
2008 2,177,322 5,345,029
2009 2,141,669 5,451,592
2010 2,097,555 5,564,356
2011 2,059,709 5,683,417
2012 2,034,319 5,808,546
2013 2,012,647 5,939,341
2014 1,993,782 6,075,283
2015 1,977,527 6,215,770
2016 1,959,537 6,360,041
2017 1,942,248 6,507,061
2018 1,927,174 6,655,524
2019 1,913,822 6,803,944
2020 1,900,449 6,949,912
2021 1,884,490 7,092,043
2022 1,879,383 7,230,193
2023 1,877,445 7,364,438
2024 1,862,441 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Latvia and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Latvia

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Turkmenistan
1960 1.94 6.59
1961 1.94 6.69
1962 1.91 6.76
1963 1.85 6.79
1964 1.79 6.79
1965 1.74 6.76
1966 1.76 6.7
1967 1.8 6.64
1968 1.83 6.56
1969 1.88 6.48
1970 1.96 6.4
1971 2 6.32
1972 2 6.2
1973 1.98 6.15
1974 1.97 6.09
1975 1.96 6
1976 1.93 5.9
1977 1.89 5.77
1978 1.87 5.61
1979 1.87 5.46
1980 1.86 5.3
1981 1.88 5.16
1982 1.97 5.04
1983 2.07 4.97
1984 2.09 4.96
1985 2.08 4.97
1986 2.12 4.94
1987 2.15 4.84
1988 2.11 4.68
1989 2.05 4.46
1990 2.02 4.29
1991 1.86 4.14
1992 1.73 3.96
1993 1.51 3.78
1994 1.39 3.62
1995 1.25 3.49
1996 1.16 3.29
1997 1.11 3.18
1998 1.09 3.08
1999 1.16 2.98
2000 1.25 2.9
2001 1.22 2.81
2002 1.26 2.71
2003 1.32 2.67
2004 1.29 2.67
2005 1.39 2.71
2006 1.46 2.72
2007 1.54 2.73
2008 1.58 2.75
2009 1.46 2.79
2010 1.36 2.85
2011 1.33 2.9
2012 1.44 2.96
2013 1.52 3.01
2014 1.65 3.02
2015 1.7 3.03
2016 1.74 2.99
2017 1.69 2.93
2018 1.6 2.88
2019 1.61 2.83
2020 1.55 2.79
2021 1.57 2.75
2022 1.47 2.73
2023 1.36 2.69

Latvia and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Latvia Turkmenistan
1960 32.3 21.3
1961 32.4 20.9
1962 32.6 20.4
1963 32.8 19.7
1964 33 19
1965 33.2 18.4
1966 33.5 18
1967 33.8 17.7
1968 34 17.5
1969 34.1 17.4
1970 34.2 17.4
1971 34.3 17.4
1972 34.5 17.5
1973 34.6 17.6
1974 34.7 17.7
1975 34.9 17.9
1976 35 18
1977 35.1 18.2
1978 35.1 18.3
1979 35.1 18.5
1980 34.9 18.7
1981 34.8 18.8
1982 34.7 19
1983 34.6 19.1
1984 34.7 19.2
1985 34.7 19.3
1986 34.7 19.3
1987 34.6 19.3
1988 34.6 19.3
1989 34.5 19.3
1990 34.6 19.3
1991 34.8 19.4
1992 35.2 19.4
1993 35.6 19.5
1994 36 19.6
1995 36.2 19.7
1996 36.6 19.9
1997 36.9 20.1
1998 37.3 20.3
1999 37.6 20.6
2000 37.9 20.9
2001 38.3 21.2
2002 38.6 21.5
2003 38.9 21.8
2004 39.2 22.1
2005 39.4 22.4
2006 39.7 22.8
2007 39.9 23.1
2008 40.1 23.4
2009 40.5 23.7
2010 41.1 24
2011 41.6 24.3
2012 42 24.5
2013 42.3 24.8
2014 42.5 25
2015 42.8 25.3
2016 43 25.5
2017 43.2 25.7
2018 43.4 25.9
2019 43.6 26.2
2020 43.8 26.4
2021 43.9 26.7
2022 44 26.9
2023 44.1 27.2
2024 44.3 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.4%
1998
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
n/a
Banked people share
95%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Latvia Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99.9%
2022
English speaking
45.9%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
21.3%
2017

Health

Latvia Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025

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