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Latvia vs Vanuatu statistics compared

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Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 121st vs. 157th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Vanuatu
Population
1844219
341110
Population rank 149/197 174/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Latvia and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Latvia Vanuatu
1979 - $119,258,835
1980 - $121,185,498
1981 - $113,781,796
1982 - $114,501,913
1983 - $117,389,554
1984 - $144,482,515
1985 - $131,856,421
1986 - $126,498,935
1987 - $139,464,174
1988 - $158,351,368
1989 - $154,013,202
1990 - $168,879,207
1991 - $201,334,169
1992 - $209,088,825
1993 - $200,491,853
1994 - $233,701,301
1995 $5,608,208,785 $249,333,250
1996 $5,799,465,288 $261,370,044
1997 $6,349,481,007 $272,771,209
1998 $6,974,112,951 $262,293,411
1999 $7,324,192,890 $268,006,973
2000 $7,761,252,607 $272,014,628
2001 $8,190,888,740 $257,926,882
2002 $9,249,030,241 $262,596,536
2003 $11,244,337,720 $314,471,413
2004 $13,827,070,379 $364,996,869
2005 $16,306,935,905 $394,962,433
2006 $20,434,922,247 $439,358,587
2007 $29,420,499,248 $516,392,923
2008 $34,135,200,994 $590,748,429
2009 $25,691,530,442 $592,622,319
2010 $23,468,324,572 $670,712,980
2011 $26,575,547,901 $770,153,588
2012 $27,116,149,949 $747,839,698
2013 $29,152,128,168 $758,304,466
2014 $30,277,203,767 $773,717,011
2015 $26,344,565,877 $759,690,181
2016 $27,117,105,060 $804,323,577
2017 $29,391,059,767 $880,043,284
2018 $33,247,935,477 $914,727,908
2019 $33,099,503,951 $936,526,268
2020 $33,379,927,435 $909,421,044
2021 $38,183,326,785 $982,362,212
2022 $38,014,713,596 $1,030,654,208
2023 $42,572,151,720 $1,126,313,359
2024 $43,520,773,851 $1,161,251,868

Latvia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Vanuatu
1979 - $1,055
1980 - $1,048
1981 - $962
1982 - $946
1983 - $947
1984 - $1,137
1985 - $1,012
1986 - $946
1987 - $1,017
1988 - $1,125
1989 - $1,067
1990 - $1,141
1991 - $1,326
1992 - $1,344
1993 - $1,257
1994 - $1,431
1995 $2,257 $1,492
1996 $2,360 $1,529
1997 $2,610 $1,562
1998 $2,894 $1,471
1999 $3,064 $1,472
2000 $3,278 $1,460
2001 $3,505 $1,350
2002 $4,004 $1,341
2003 $4,915 $1,567
2004 $6,110 $1,774
2005 $7,284 $1,874
2006 $9,212 $2,035
2007 $13,371 $2,334
2008 $15,678 $2,604
2009 $11,996 $2,546
2010 $11,188 $2,815
2011 $12,903 $3,163
2012 $13,329 $3,005
2013 $14,484 $2,980
2014 $15,186 $2,973
2015 $13,322 $2,855
2016 $13,839 $2,956
2017 $15,132 $3,160
2018 $17,252 $3,207
2019 $17,295 $3,207
2020 $17,564 $3,043
2021 $20,262 $3,212
2022 $20,227 $3,292
2023 $22,676 $3,515
2024 $23,368 $3,543

Latvia vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Vanuatu
1950 64.6 43.9
1951 65.2 42.2
1952 65.7 45.3
1953 66.2 45.8
1954 66.7 46.5
1955 67.1 47.1
1956 67.6 47.7
1957 68.3 48.2
1958 68.9 48.7
1959 69.5 49.3
1960 70.3 49.8
1961 70.5 50.4
1962 69.9 50.9
1963 70.3 51.5
1964 71.5 52
1965 71.2 52.5
1966 71.2 53.1
1967 70.9 53.7
1968 70.5 54.2
1969 70.2 54.8
1970 70.2 55.3
1971 70.6 55.9
1972 70.3 56.4
1973 70.2 57
1974 70.1 57.6
1975 69.3 58.1
1976 69.4 58.7
1977 69.4 59.2
1978 69.3 59.9
1979 68.8 60.9
1980 69.1 61.3
1981 69.1 61.9
1982 69.6 62.5
1983 69.4 63.1
1984 69.4 63.5
1985 69.6 63.9
1986 71 64.6
1987 71 64.4
1988 70.9 65.7
1989 70.4 66
1990 69.5 66.7
1991 69.2 67.1
1992 68.5 67.4
1993 66.6 67.7
1994 65.2 68
1995 66 68.1
1996 68.6 68.2
1997 69.2 68.3
1998 68.9 68.4
1999 69.6 67.9
2000 70.2 68.6
2001 69.9 68.7
2002 70.2 68.8
2003 70.6 68.9
2004 70.9 69
2005 70.6 69.2
2006 70.6 69.1
2007 70.8 69.1
2008 72 69.3
2009 72.7 69.4
2010 73 69.6
2011 73.7 69.7
2012 73.9 69.9
2013 74.2 70
2014 74.3 70
2015 74.7 70.2
2016 74.8 70.4
2017 74.8 70.5
2018 75 70.6
2019 75.6 70.8
2020 75.5 70.4
2021 73.2 70
2022 74.9 71.3
2023 76.2 71.5
2024 76.3 71.7
2025 76.5 71.8

Latvia and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Vanuatu
Year Population
Latvia Vanuatu
1960 2,120,979 64,431
1961 2,152,681 66,264
1962 2,181,586 68,174
1963 2,210,919 70,159
1964 2,240,623 72,219
1965 2,265,919 74,358
1966 2,283,217 76,590
1967 2,301,220 78,921
1968 2,323,619 81,314
1969 2,343,173 83,755
1970 2,359,164 86,266
1971 2,376,389 88,862
1972 2,395,674 91,562
1973 2,415,819 94,362
1974 2,437,186 97,260
1975 2,456,130 100,269
1976 2,470,989 103,388
1977 2,485,073 106,618
1978 2,497,921 109,963
1979 2,505,953 113,040
1980 2,511,701 115,660
1981 2,519,421 118,249
1982 2,531,080 121,035
1983 2,546,011 123,998
1984 2,562,047 127,109
1985 2,578,873 130,356
1986 2,599,892 133,720
1987 2,626,583 137,187
1988 2,653,434 140,756
1989 2,666,955 144,393
1990 2,663,151 148,063
1991 2,650,581 151,793
1992 2,614,338 155,608
1993 2,563,290 159,463
1994 2,520,742 163,314
1995 2,485,056 167,137
1996 2,457,222 170,911
1997 2,432,851 174,626
1998 2,410,019 178,313
1999 2,390,482 182,048
2000 2,367,550 186,281
2001 2,337,170 191,031
2002 2,310,173 195,863
2003 2,287,955 200,746
2004 2,263,122 205,711
2005 2,238,799 210,760
2006 2,218,357 215,923
2007 2,200,325 221,276
2008 2,177,322 226,896
2009 2,141,669 232,731
2010 2,097,555 238,248
2011 2,059,709 243,474
2012 2,034,319 248,883
2013 2,012,647 254,482
2014 1,993,782 260,240
2015 1,977,527 266,101
2016 1,959,537 272,087
2017 1,942,248 278,507
2018 1,927,174 285,259
2019 1,913,822 291,985
2020 1,900,449 298,858
2021 1,884,490 305,868
2022 1,879,383 313,046
2023 1,877,445 320,409
2024 1,862,441 327,777

Fertility rates in Latvia and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Latvia

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Vanuatu
1960 1.94 6.78
1961 1.94 6.73
1962 1.91 6.67
1963 1.85 6.62
1964 1.79 6.57
1965 1.74 6.52
1966 1.76 6.51
1967 1.8 6.51
1968 1.83 6.46
1969 1.88 6.41
1970 1.96 6.35
1971 2 6.29
1972 2 6.23
1973 1.98 6.15
1974 1.97 6.06
1975 1.96 5.98
1976 1.93 5.89
1977 1.89 5.81
1978 1.87 5.77
1979 1.87 5.73
1980 1.86 5.69
1981 1.88 5.65
1982 1.97 5.6
1983 2.07 5.55
1984 2.09 5.49
1985 2.08 5.43
1986 2.12 5.38
1987 2.15 5.33
1988 2.11 5.27
1989 2.05 5.21
1990 2.02 5.17
1991 1.86 5.13
1992 1.73 5.09
1993 1.51 5.02
1994 1.39 4.94
1995 1.25 4.85
1996 1.16 4.75
1997 1.11 4.66
1998 1.09 4.6
1999 1.16 4.56
2000 1.25 4.54
2001 1.22 4.5
2002 1.26 4.38
2003 1.32 4.29
2004 1.29 4.21
2005 1.39 4.13
2006 1.46 4.1
2007 1.54 4.12
2008 1.58 4.16
2009 1.46 4.16
2010 1.36 4.13
2011 1.33 4.09
2012 1.44 4.06
2013 1.52 4.04
2014 1.65 4
2015 1.7 3.95
2016 1.74 3.92
2017 1.69 3.88
2018 1.6 3.83
2019 1.61 3.79
2020 1.55 3.74
2021 1.57 3.7
2022 1.47 3.65
2023 1.36 3.6

Latvia and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Latvia Vanuatu
1960 32.3 17.7
1961 32.4 17.6
1962 32.6 17.5
1963 32.8 17.4
1964 33 17.3
1965 33.2 17.2
1966 33.5 17.1
1967 33.8 17.1
1968 34 17
1969 34.1 17
1970 34.2 17
1971 34.3 17
1972 34.5 17
1973 34.6 17
1974 34.7 17.1
1975 34.9 17.1
1976 35 17.1
1977 35.1 17.2
1978 35.1 17.3
1979 35.1 17.5
1980 34.9 17.6
1981 34.8 17.7
1982 34.7 17.7
1983 34.6 17.7
1984 34.7 17.7
1985 34.7 17.7
1986 34.7 17.8
1987 34.6 17.8
1988 34.6 17.8
1989 34.5 17.8
1990 34.6 17.8
1991 34.8 17.9
1992 35.2 17.8
1993 35.6 17.7
1994 36 17.7
1995 36.2 17.8
1996 36.6 18
1997 36.9 18
1998 37.3 18
1999 37.6 18
2000 37.9 18.2
2001 38.3 18.5
2002 38.6 18.7
2003 38.9 18.9
2004 39.2 19.2
2005 39.4 19.4
2006 39.7 19.6
2007 39.9 19.9
2008 40.1 20.1
2009 40.5 20.3
2010 41.1 20.5
2011 41.6 20.6
2012 42 20.8
2013 42.3 20.9
2014 42.5 21
2015 42.8 21.1
2016 43 21.1
2017 43.2 21.2
2018 43.4 21.2
2019 43.6 21.2
2020 43.8 21.2
2021 43.9 21.2
2022 44 21.2
2023 44.1 21.2
2024 44.3 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3%
2019
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
n/a

Energy

Latvia Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Latvia Vanuatu
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
45.9%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

Latvia Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Vanuatu
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
665 mi
2000

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