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Latvia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 121st vs. 197th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Vatican
Population
1844219
949
Population rank 149/197 197/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 100/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 53/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 52/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
n/a
Median age
44.3 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Latvia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Latvia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Vatican
1950 64.6 65.9
1951 65.2 65.3
1952 65.7 65.7
1953 66.2 66.3
1954 66.7 67.5
1955 67.1 67.8
1956 67.6 67.3
1957 68.3 67.5
1958 68.9 68.7
1959 69.5 69.2
1960 70.3 69.2
1961 70.5 69.8
1962 69.9 69.2
1963 70.3 69.3
1964 71.5 70.3
1965 71.2 70.1
1966 71.2 70.9
1967 70.9 70.9
1968 70.5 70.7
1969 70.2 70.7
1970 70.2 71.5
1971 70.6 71.7
1972 70.3 72
1973 70.2 71.9
1974 70.1 72.7
1975 69.3 72.6
1976 69.4 72.9
1977 69.4 73.3
1978 69.3 73.7
1979 68.8 74
1980 69.1 74.1
1981 69.1 74.3
1982 69.6 74.8
1983 69.4 74.7
1984 69.4 75.1
1985 69.6 75.5
1986 71 75.7
1987 71 76.2
1988 70.9 76.4
1989 70.4 76.8
1990 69.5 76.9
1991 69.2 76.9
1992 68.5 77.3
1993 66.6 77
1994 65.2 77.7
1995 66 77.8
1996 68.6 78.5
1997 69.2 78.2
1998 68.9 78.3
1999 69.6 78.7
2000 70.2 79.3
2001 69.9 79.9
2002 70.2 80
2003 70.6 79.8
2004 70.9 80.2
2005 70.6 80.6
2006 70.6 81.2
2007 70.8 81.3
2008 72 81.4
2009 72.7 81.3
2010 73 81.5
2011 73.7 81.7
2012 73.9 82
2013 74.2 82.5
2014 74.3 82.6
2015 74.7 82.5
2016 74.8 82.9
2017 74.8 82.7
2018 75 83.3
2019 75.6 83.6
2020 75.5 83
2021 73.2 82.9
2022 74.9 83.3
2023 76.2 83
2024 76.3 83.1
2025 76.5 83.3

Latvia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Vatican
Year Population
Latvia Vatican
1960 2,120,979 -
1961 2,152,681 -
1962 2,181,586 -
1963 2,210,919 -
1964 2,240,623 -
1965 2,265,919 -
1966 2,283,217 -
1967 2,301,220 -
1968 2,323,619 -
1969 2,343,173 -
1970 2,359,164 -
1971 2,376,389 -
1972 2,395,674 -
1973 2,415,819 -
1974 2,437,186 -
1975 2,456,130 -
1976 2,470,989 -
1977 2,485,073 -
1978 2,497,921 -
1979 2,505,953 -
1980 2,511,701 -
1981 2,519,421 -
1982 2,531,080 -
1983 2,546,011 -
1984 2,562,047 -
1985 2,578,873 -
1986 2,599,892 -
1987 2,626,583 -
1988 2,653,434 -
1989 2,666,955 -
1990 2,663,151 -
1991 2,650,581 -
1992 2,614,338 -
1993 2,563,290 -
1994 2,520,742 -
1995 2,485,056 -
1996 2,457,222 -
1997 2,432,851 -
1998 2,410,019 -
1999 2,390,482 -
2000 2,367,550 880
2001 2,337,170 890
2002 2,310,173 900
2003 2,287,955 911
2004 2,263,122 921
2005 2,238,799 921
2006 2,218,357 932
2007 2,200,325 821
2008 2,177,322 824
2009 2,141,669 826
2010 2,097,555 829
2011 2,059,709 832
2012 2,034,319 836
2013 2,012,647 839
2014 1,993,782 842
2015 1,977,527 1,000
2016 1,959,537 -
2017 1,942,248 1,000
2018 1,927,174 -
2019 1,913,822 1,000
2020 1,900,449 -
2021 1,884,490 -
2022 1,879,383 -
2023 1,877,445 -
2024 1,862,441 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
n/a
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
n/a
Banked people share
95%
2024
n/a

Energy

Latvia Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Latvia Vatican
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
n/a
Urban population
68.8%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
70
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
172
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
45.9%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
n/a

Health

Latvia Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
n/a
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
75
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Latvia Vatican
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length n/a
5.59 mi
2003

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