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Latvia vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 121st vs. 67th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Vietnam
Population
1844219
102063551
Population rank 149/197 16/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Latvia and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Vietnam
Year GDP
Latvia Vietnam
1985 - $14,094,687,821
1986 - $26,336,616,250
1987 - $36,658,108,850
1988 - $25,423,812,649
1989 - $6,293,304,975
1990 - $6,471,740,806
1991 - $9,613,369,520
1992 - $9,866,990,236
1993 - $13,180,953,598
1994 - $16,286,433,533
1995 $5,608,208,785 $20,736,164,459
1996 $5,799,465,288 $24,657,470,575
1997 $6,349,481,007 $26,843,700,442
1998 $6,974,112,951 $27,209,602,050
1999 $7,324,192,890 $28,683,659,007
2000 $7,761,252,607 $31,172,518,403
2001 $8,190,888,740 $32,685,198,809
2002 $9,249,030,241 $35,064,105,501
2003 $11,244,337,720 $39,552,513,232
2004 $13,827,070,379 $45,427,854,693
2005 $16,306,935,905 $57,633,255,738
2006 $20,434,922,247 $66,371,664,817
2007 $29,420,499,248 $77,414,425,532
2008 $34,135,200,994 $99,130,304,099
2009 $25,691,530,442 $106,014,659,565
2010 $23,468,324,572 $147,201,173,197
2011 $26,575,547,901 $172,595,049,184
2012 $27,116,149,949 $195,590,661,129
2013 $29,152,128,168 $213,708,811,665
2014 $30,277,203,767 $233,451,469,643
2015 $26,344,565,877 $239,258,328,382
2016 $27,117,105,060 $257,096,001,178
2017 $29,391,059,767 $281,353,605,987
2018 $33,247,935,477 $310,106,478,395
2019 $33,099,503,951 $334,365,270,497
2020 $33,379,927,435 $346,615,738,538
2021 $38,183,326,785 $366,474,752,771
2022 $38,014,713,596 $413,445,230,669
2023 $42,572,151,720 $433,857,681,378
2024 $43,520,773,851 $476,388,230,307

Latvia and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Vietnam
1985 - $238.6
1986 - $436
1987 - $595
1988 - $405
1989 - $98.1
1990 - $98.8
1991 - $143.7
1992 - $144.5
1993 - $189.4
1994 - $229.9
1995 $2,257 $287.8
1996 $2,360 $337
1997 $2,610 $362
1998 $2,894 $361
1999 $3,064 $376
2000 $3,278 $404
2001 $3,505 $419
2002 $4,004 $445
2003 $4,915 $497
2004 $6,110 $565
2005 $7,284 $711
2006 $9,212 $808
2007 $13,371 $926
2008 $15,678 $1,164
2009 $11,996 $1,226
2010 $11,188 $1,683
2011 $12,903 $1,951
2012 $13,329 $2,185
2013 $14,484 $2,360
2014 $15,186 $2,546
2015 $13,322 $2,578
2016 $13,839 $2,735
2017 $15,132 $2,956
2018 $17,252 $3,222
2019 $17,295 $3,441
2020 $17,564 $3,534
2021 $20,262 $3,704
2022 $20,227 $4,148
2023 $22,676 $4,323
2024 $23,368 $4,717

Latvia vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Vietnam
1950 64.6 48
1951 65.2 48.7
1952 65.7 49.4
1953 66.2 50
1954 66.7 52
1955 67.1 54.8
1956 67.6 55.5
1957 68.3 56.2
1958 68.9 56.8
1959 69.5 57.4
1960 70.3 58
1961 70.5 58.5
1962 69.9 58.2
1963 70.3 56.9
1964 71.5 57.5
1965 71.2 57
1966 71.2 56.9
1967 70.9 56.7
1968 70.5 52.7
1969 70.2 54.8
1970 70.2 54.9
1971 70.6 55.6
1972 70.3 51.9
1973 70.2 55.7
1974 70.1 54.8
1975 69.3 61.9
1976 69.4 63.7
1977 69.4 64.1
1978 69.3 64.5
1979 68.8 65
1980 69.1 65.3
1981 69.1 65.8
1982 69.6 66.2
1983 69.4 66.5
1984 69.4 66.9
1985 69.6 67.2
1986 71 67.6
1987 71 68
1988 70.9 68.6
1989 70.4 68.8
1990 69.5 69
1991 69.2 69.3
1992 68.5 69.6
1993 66.6 70
1994 65.2 70.4
1995 66 70.9
1996 68.6 71.3
1997 69.2 71.7
1998 68.9 72.3
1999 69.6 72.6
2000 70.2 72.7
2001 69.9 73
2002 70.2 73.1
2003 70.6 73.2
2004 70.9 73.1
2005 70.6 73.2
2006 70.6 73.3
2007 70.8 73.4
2008 72 73.5
2009 72.7 73.5
2010 73 73.6
2011 73.7 73.7
2012 73.9 73.8
2013 74.2 73.8
2014 74.3 73.9
2015 74.7 74
2016 74.8 74
2017 74.8 74
2018 75 74.1
2019 75.6 74.2
2020 75.5 75.4
2021 73.2 74.1
2022 74.9 74.5
2023 76.2 74.6
2024 76.3 74.7
2025 76.5 74.9

Latvia and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Vietnam
Year Population
Latvia Vietnam
1960 2,120,979 32,531,933
1961 2,152,681 33,409,059
1962 2,181,586 34,288,560
1963 2,210,919 35,249,101
1964 2,240,623 36,201,563
1965 2,265,919 37,129,656
1966 2,283,217 38,024,836
1967 2,301,220 38,895,080
1968 2,323,619 39,734,609
1969 2,343,173 40,582,096
1970 2,359,164 41,475,230
1971 2,376,389 42,449,276
1972 2,395,674 43,429,168
1973 2,415,819 44,409,861
1974 2,437,186 45,413,537
1975 2,456,130 46,482,903
1976 2,470,989 47,684,931
1977 2,485,073 48,954,872
1978 2,497,921 50,249,552
1979 2,505,953 51,378,211
1980 2,511,701 52,490,101
1981 2,519,421 53,738,141
1982 2,531,080 55,011,289
1983 2,546,011 56,337,921
1984 2,562,047 57,706,067
1985 2,578,873 59,060,622
1986 2,599,892 60,347,048
1987 2,626,583 61,584,651
1988 2,653,434 62,843,228
1989 2,666,955 64,147,348
1990 2,663,151 65,504,552
1991 2,650,581 66,891,775
1992 2,614,338 68,260,337
1993 2,563,290 69,586,384
1994 2,520,742 70,854,391
1995 2,485,056 72,049,940
1996 2,457,222 73,156,447
1997 2,432,851 74,226,889
1998 2,410,019 75,299,660
1999 2,390,482 76,287,452
2000 2,367,550 77,154,011
2001 2,337,170 77,969,361
2002 2,310,173 78,772,224
2003 2,287,955 79,563,777
2004 2,263,122 80,338,971
2005 2,238,799 81,088,313
2006 2,218,357 82,167,897
2007 2,200,325 83,633,375
2008 2,177,322 85,175,788
2009 2,141,669 86,460,018
2010 2,097,555 87,455,152
2011 2,059,709 88,468,314
2012 2,034,319 89,510,356
2013 2,012,647 90,573,104
2014 1,993,782 91,679,578
2015 1,977,527 92,823,254
2016 1,959,537 94,000,117
2017 1,942,248 95,176,977
2018 1,927,174 96,237,319
2019 1,913,822 97,173,776
2020 1,900,449 98,079,191
2021 1,884,490 98,935,098
2022 1,879,383 99,680,655
2023 1,877,445 100,352,192
2024 1,862,441 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Latvia and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Latvia

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Vietnam
1960 1.94 6.27
1961 1.94 5.48
1962 1.91 6.26
1963 1.85 6.39
1964 1.79 6.29
1965 1.74 6.16
1966 1.76 5.97
1967 1.8 5.88
1968 1.83 6.03
1969 1.88 6.01
1970 1.96 6.02
1971 2 6.07
1972 2 6.1
1973 1.98 6.11
1974 1.97 5.78
1975 1.96 5.62
1976 1.93 5.46
1977 1.89 5.29
1978 1.87 5.1
1979 1.87 4.94
1980 1.86 4.8
1981 1.88 4.67
1982 1.97 4.59
1983 2.07 4.52
1984 2.09 4.41
1985 2.08 4.21
1986 2.12 3.96
1987 2.15 3.72
1988 2.11 3.62
1989 2.05 3.64
1990 2.02 3.6
1991 1.86 3.52
1992 1.73 3.35
1993 1.51 3.17
1994 1.39 2.94
1995 1.25 2.7
1996 1.16 2.47
1997 1.11 2.27
1998 1.09 2.1
1999 1.16 2
2000 1.25 2.03
2001 1.22 2.02
2002 1.26 2.01
2003 1.32 2
2004 1.29 1.97
2005 1.39 1.89
2006 1.46 1.87
2007 1.54 1.91
2008 1.58 1.93
2009 1.46 1.92
2010 1.36 1.91
2011 1.33 1.93
2012 1.44 1.97
2013 1.52 1.98
2014 1.65 2.09
2015 1.7 2.1
2016 1.74 2
2017 1.69 1.99
2018 1.6 1.88
2019 1.61 1.94
2020 1.55 1.96
2021 1.57 1.94
2022 1.47 1.93
2023 1.36 1.91

Latvia and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Latvia Vietnam
1960 32.3 21.2
1961 32.4 20.7
1962 32.6 20.2
1963 32.8 19.7
1964 33 19.2
1965 33.2 18.9
1966 33.5 18.7
1967 33.8 18.5
1968 34 18.4
1969 34.1 18.4
1970 34.2 18.4
1971 34.3 18.4
1972 34.5 18.5
1973 34.6 18.5
1974 34.7 18.6
1975 34.9 18.7
1976 35 18.8
1977 35.1 19
1978 35.1 19.1
1979 35.1 19.3
1980 34.9 19.4
1981 34.8 19.5
1982 34.7 19.6
1983 34.6 19.7
1984 34.7 19.8
1985 34.7 19.9
1986 34.7 20
1987 34.6 20.1
1988 34.6 20.2
1989 34.5 20.4
1990 34.6 20.5
1991 34.8 20.7
1992 35.2 20.9
1993 35.6 21.1
1994 36 21.4
1995 36.2 21.7
1996 36.6 22
1997 36.9 22.4
1998 37.3 22.9
1999 37.6 23.3
2000 37.9 23.7
2001 38.3 24.2
2002 38.6 24.6
2003 38.9 25
2004 39.2 25.4
2005 39.4 25.8
2006 39.7 26.3
2007 39.9 26.9
2008 40.1 27.4
2009 40.5 27.9
2010 41.1 28.3
2011 41.6 28.7
2012 42 29
2013 42.3 29.4
2014 42.5 29.8
2015 42.8 30.2
2016 43 30.5
2017 43.2 30.8
2018 43.4 31.2
2019 43.6 31.6
2020 43.8 32.1
2021 43.9 32.5
2022 44 33
2023 44.1 33.4
2024 44.3 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
1.11%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
70.6%
2024

Energy

Latvia Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Latvia Vietnam
% of world population
0.02%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
45.9%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
84.2%
2024

Health

Latvia Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Vietnam
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
354,460 mi
2019

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