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Latvia vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 121st vs. 78th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia United Kingdom
Population
1844219
69945462
Population rank 149/197 22/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 100/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$60,620
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Latvia and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Latvia and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Latvia

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Latvia United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 - $130,671,946,244
1971 - $148,113,896,325
1972 - $169,965,034,965
1973 - $192,537,971,583
1974 - $206,131,369,799
1975 - $241,756,637,168
1976 - $232,614,555,256
1977 - $263,066,457,352
1978 - $335,883,029,722
1979 - $438,994,070,309
1980 - $564,947,710,899
1981 - $540,765,675,241
1982 - $515,048,916,841
1983 - $489,618,008,186
1984 - $461,487,097,632
1985 - $489,285,164,271
1986 - $601,452,653,181
1987 - $745,162,608,269
1988 - $910,122,732,124
1989 - $926,884,816,754
1990 - $1,093,169,389,205
1991 - $1,142,797,178,131
1992 - $1,179,659,529,660
1993 - $1,061,388,722,256
1994 - $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $5,608,208,785 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $5,799,465,288 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $6,349,481,007 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $6,974,112,951 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $7,324,192,890 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $7,761,252,607 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $8,190,888,740 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $9,249,030,241 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $11,244,337,720 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $13,827,070,379 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $16,306,935,905 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $20,434,922,247 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $29,420,499,248 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $34,135,200,994 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $25,691,530,442 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $23,468,324,572 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $26,575,547,901 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $27,116,149,949 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $29,152,128,168 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $30,277,203,767 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $26,344,565,877 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $27,117,105,060 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $29,391,059,767 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $33,247,935,477 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $33,099,503,951 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $33,379,927,435 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $38,183,326,785 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $38,014,713,596 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $42,572,151,720 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 $43,520,773,851 $3,643,834,188,783

Latvia and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Latvia United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 - $2,348
1971 - $2,650
1972 - $3,030
1973 - $3,426
1974 - $3,666
1975 - $4,300
1976 - $4,138
1977 - $4,681
1978 - $5,977
1979 - $7,805
1980 - $10,032
1981 - $9,599
1982 - $9,146
1983 - $8,692
1984 - $8,179
1985 - $8,652
1986 - $10,611
1987 - $13,119
1988 - $15,987
1989 - $16,239
1990 - $19,095
1991 - $19,901
1992 - $20,487
1993 - $18,389
1994 - $19,709
1995 $2,257 $23,169
1996 $2,360 $24,406
1997 $2,610 $26,766
1998 $2,894 $28,275
1999 $3,064 $28,762
2000 $3,278 $28,281
2001 $3,505 $27,907
2002 $4,004 $30,078
2003 $4,915 $34,443
2004 $6,110 $40,367
2005 $7,284 $42,105
2006 $9,212 $44,512
2007 $13,371 $50,398
2008 $15,678 $47,396
2009 $11,996 $38,744
2010 $11,188 $39,599
2011 $12,903 $42,110
2012 $13,329 $42,490
2013 $14,484 $43,419
2014 $15,186 $47,427
2015 $13,322 $44,984
2016 $13,839 $40,988
2017 $15,132 $40,629
2018 $17,252 $43,315
2019 $17,295 $42,794
2020 $17,564 $40,405
2021 $20,262 $46,926
2022 $20,227 $46,063
2023 $22,676 $49,201
2024 $23,368 $52,637

Latvia vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia United Kingdom
1950 64.6 68.6
1951 65.2 68.2
1952 65.7 69.5
1953 66.2 69.8
1954 66.7 70.2
1955 67.1 70.1
1956 67.6 70.4
1957 68.3 70.5
1958 68.9 70.7
1959 69.5 70.8
1960 70.3 71
1961 70.5 70.8
1962 69.9 70.9
1963 70.3 70.8
1964 71.5 71.5
1965 71.2 71.5
1966 71.2 71.4
1967 70.9 72.1
1968 70.5 71.7
1969 70.2 71.7
1970 70.2 71.9
1971 70.6 72.2
1972 70.3 72
1973 70.2 72.2
1974 70.1 72.4
1975 69.3 72.7
1976 69.4 72.6
1977 69.4 73.1
1978 69.3 73
1979 68.8 73.2
1980 69.1 73.6
1981 69.1 73.9
1982 69.6 74
1983 69.4 74.3
1984 69.4 74.7
1985 69.6 74.5
1986 71 74.8
1987 71 75.1
1988 70.9 75.3
1989 70.4 75.4
1990 69.5 75.7
1991 69.2 75.9
1992 68.5 76.3
1993 66.6 76.2
1994 65.2 76.7
1995 66 76.6
1996 68.6 76.9
1997 69.2 77.1
1998 68.9 77.3
1999 69.6 77.4
2000 70.2 77.8
2001 69.9 78.1
2002 70.2 78.2
2003 70.6 78.3
2004 70.9 78.9
2005 70.6 79.1
2006 70.6 79.3
2007 70.8 79.5
2008 72 79.7
2009 72.7 80.2
2010 73 80.4
2011 73.7 80.8
2012 73.9 80.9
2013 74.2 80.9
2014 74.3 81.2
2015 74.7 80.9
2016 74.8 81.1
2017 74.8 81.2
2018 75 81.1
2019 75.6 81.4
2020 75.5 80.4
2021 73.2 80.7
2022 74.9 81.1
2023 76.2 81.3
2024 76.3 81.4
2025 76.5 81.6

Latvia and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

United Kingdom
Year Population
Latvia United Kingdom
1960 2,120,979 52,400,000
1961 2,152,681 52,800,000
1962 2,181,586 53,250,000
1963 2,210,919 53,650,000
1964 2,240,623 54,000,000
1965 2,265,919 54,348,050
1966 2,283,217 54,648,500
1967 2,301,220 54,943,600
1968 2,323,619 55,211,700
1969 2,343,173 55,441,750
1970 2,359,164 55,663,250
1971 2,376,389 55,896,223
1972 2,395,674 56,086,065
1973 2,415,819 56,194,527
1974 2,437,186 56,229,974
1975 2,456,130 56,225,800
1976 2,470,989 56,211,968
1977 2,485,073 56,193,492
1978 2,497,921 56,196,504
1979 2,505,953 56,246,951
1980 2,511,701 56,314,216
1981 2,519,421 56,333,829
1982 2,531,080 56,313,641
1983 2,546,011 56,332,848
1984 2,562,047 56,422,072
1985 2,578,873 56,550,268
1986 2,599,892 56,681,396
1987 2,626,583 56,802,050
1988 2,653,434 56,928,327
1989 2,666,955 57,076,711
1990 2,663,151 57,247,586
1991 2,650,581 57,424,897
1992 2,614,338 57,580,402
1993 2,563,290 57,718,614
1994 2,520,742 57,865,745
1995 2,485,056 58,019,030
1996 2,457,222 58,166,950
1997 2,432,851 58,316,954
1998 2,410,019 58,487,141
1999 2,390,482 58,682,466
2000 2,367,550 58,892,514
2001 2,337,170 59,119,673
2002 2,310,173 59,370,479
2003 2,287,955 59,647,577
2004 2,263,122 59,987,905
2005 2,238,799 60,401,206
2006 2,218,357 60,846,820
2007 2,200,325 61,322,463
2008 2,177,322 61,806,995
2009 2,141,669 62,276,270
2010 2,097,555 62,766,365
2011 2,059,709 63,258,810
2012 2,034,319 63,711,000
2013 2,012,647 64,139,000
2014 1,993,782 64,620,000
2015 1,977,527 65,088,000
2016 1,959,537 65,607,000
2017 1,942,248 65,966,000
2018 1,927,174 66,289,000
2019 1,913,822 66,631,000
2020 1,900,449 66,744,000
2021 1,884,490 66,984,000
2022 1,879,383 67,604,000
2023 1,877,445 68,492,000
2024 1,862,441 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Latvia and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Latvia

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Latvia United Kingdom
1960 1.94 2.69
1961 1.94 2.78
1962 1.91 2.86
1963 1.85 2.88
1964 1.79 2.93
1965 1.74 2.86
1966 1.76 2.78
1967 1.8 2.68
1968 1.83 2.6
1969 1.88 2.51
1970 1.96 2.44
1971 2 2.41
1972 2 2.2
1973 1.98 2.04
1974 1.97 1.92
1975 1.96 1.81
1976 1.93 1.74
1977 1.89 1.69
1978 1.87 1.75
1979 1.87 1.86
1980 1.86 1.9
1981 1.88 1.82
1982 1.97 1.78
1983 2.07 1.77
1984 2.09 1.77
1985 2.08 1.79
1986 2.12 1.78
1987 2.15 1.81
1988 2.11 1.82
1989 2.05 1.79
1990 2.02 1.83
1991 1.86 1.82
1992 1.73 1.79
1993 1.51 1.76
1994 1.39 1.74
1995 1.25 1.71
1996 1.16 1.73
1997 1.11 1.72
1998 1.09 1.71
1999 1.16 1.68
2000 1.25 1.64
2001 1.22 1.63
2002 1.26 1.63
2003 1.32 1.7
2004 1.29 1.75
2005 1.39 1.76
2006 1.46 1.82
2007 1.54 1.86
2008 1.58 1.91
2009 1.46 1.89
2010 1.36 1.92
2011 1.33 1.91
2012 1.44 1.92
2013 1.52 1.83
2014 1.65 1.81
2015 1.7 1.8
2016 1.74 1.79
2017 1.69 1.74
2018 1.6 1.68
2019 1.61 1.63
2020 1.55 1.57
2021 1.57 1.58
2022 1.47 1.56
2023 1.36 1.56

Latvia and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Latvia United Kingdom
1960 32.3 35.5
1961 32.4 35.4
1962 32.6 35.3
1963 32.8 35.3
1964 33 35.2
1965 33.2 35.1
1966 33.5 34.9
1967 33.8 34.8
1968 34 34.6
1969 34.1 34.4
1970 34.2 34.2
1971 34.3 34.1
1972 34.5 34
1973 34.6 34
1974 34.7 34
1975 34.9 34
1976 35 34
1977 35.1 34.1
1978 35.1 34.2
1979 35.1 34.3
1980 34.9 34.4
1981 34.8 34.5
1982 34.7 34.8
1983 34.6 35
1984 34.7 35.2
1985 34.7 35.3
1986 34.7 35.4
1987 34.6 35.4
1988 34.6 35.7
1989 34.5 35.9
1990 34.6 36
1991 34.8 36.1
1992 35.2 36.2
1993 35.6 36.3
1994 36 36.5
1995 36.2 36.6
1996 36.6 36.8
1997 36.9 37
1998 37.3 37.2
1999 37.6 37.4
2000 37.9 37.7
2001 38.3 37.9
2002 38.6 38.1
2003 38.9 38.2
2004 39.2 38.4
2005 39.4 38.5
2006 39.7 38.6
2007 39.9 38.8
2008 40.1 38.9
2009 40.5 39
2010 41.1 39.2
2011 41.6 39.3
2012 42 39.5
2013 42.3 39.6
2014 42.5 39.7
2015 42.8 39.8
2016 43 39.8
2017 43.2 39.9
2018 43.4 40
2019 43.6 40.1
2020 43.8 40.2
2021 43.9 40.3
2022 44 40.5
2023 44.1 40.8
2024 44.3 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
8.24%
1998
Banked people share
95%
2024
99.3%
2024

Energy

Latvia United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Latvia United Kingdom
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
71
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
45.9%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
96.3%
2023

Health

Latvia United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia United Kingdom
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
263,542 mi
2020

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