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Latvia vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 121st vs. 49th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Yemen
Population
1844219
42727988
Population rank 149/197 37/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 100/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 53/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 52/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Latvia and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Yemen
Year GDP
Latvia Yemen
1990 - $12,643,821,569
1991 - $14,665,445,462
1992 - $17,959,367,194
1993 - $21,736,802,664
1994 - $28,019,483,764
1995 $5,608,208,785 $12,796,345,679
1996 $5,799,465,288 $6,496,163,616
1997 $6,349,481,007 $6,838,298,531
1998 $6,974,112,951 $6,322,175,566
1999 $7,324,192,890 $7,639,325,296
2000 $7,761,252,607 $9,679,316,770
2001 $8,190,888,740 $9,852,990,693
2002 $9,249,030,241 $10,693,430,511
2003 $11,244,337,720 $11,777,532,662
2004 $13,827,070,379 $13,867,634,371
2005 $16,306,935,905 $16,731,566,717
2006 $20,434,922,247 $19,063,143,370
2007 $29,420,499,248 $21,650,528,674
2008 $34,135,200,994 $26,910,855,807
2009 $25,691,530,442 $25,130,278,213
2010 $23,468,324,572 $30,906,749,533
2011 $26,575,547,901 $32,726,417,878
2012 $27,116,149,949 $35,401,331,609
2013 $29,152,128,168 $40,415,233,436
2014 $30,277,203,767 $43,228,585,321
2015 $26,344,565,877 $42,444,490,074
2016 $27,117,105,060 $31,317,825,274
2017 $29,391,059,767 $26,842,229,045
2018 $33,247,935,477 $21,606,160,663
2019 $33,099,503,951 -
2020 $33,379,927,435 -
2021 $38,183,326,785 -
2022 $38,014,713,596 -
2023 $42,572,151,720 -
2024 $43,520,773,851 -

Latvia and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Yemen
1990 - $910
1991 - $1,016
1992 - $1,198
1993 - $1,397
1994 - $1,735
1995 $2,257 $764
1996 $2,360 $375
1997 $2,610 $383
1998 $2,894 $343
1999 $3,064 $401
2000 $3,278 $493
2001 $3,505 $487
2002 $4,004 $513
2003 $4,915 $549
2004 $6,110 $628
2005 $7,284 $734
2006 $9,212 $810
2007 $13,371 $890
2008 $15,678 $1,072
2009 $11,996 $969
2010 $11,188 $1,155
2011 $12,903 $1,186
2012 $13,329 $1,245
2013 $14,484 $1,379
2014 $15,186 $1,430
2015 $13,322 $1,362
2016 $13,839 $975
2017 $15,132 $811
2018 $17,252 $634
2019 $17,295 -
2020 $17,564 -
2021 $20,262 -
2022 $20,227 -
2023 $22,676 -
2024 $23,368 -

Latvia vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Yemen
1950 64.6 28.9
1951 65.2 29.3
1952 65.7 29.6
1953 66.2 30
1954 66.7 30.4
1955 67.1 30.8
1956 67.6 31.3
1957 68.3 31.8
1958 68.9 32.4
1959 69.5 32.9
1960 70.3 33.5
1961 70.5 34.1
1962 69.9 33.7
1963 70.3 33.4
1964 71.5 34.9
1965 71.2 35.6
1966 71.2 36.3
1967 70.9 37.1
1968 70.5 38
1969 70.2 39.6
1970 70.2 40.6
1971 70.6 41.8
1972 70.3 42.7
1973 70.2 43.6
1974 70.1 44.5
1975 69.3 45.5
1976 69.4 46.4
1977 69.4 47.4
1978 69.3 48.5
1979 68.8 49.5
1980 69.1 50.6
1981 69.1 51.7
1982 69.6 52.4
1983 69.4 53.6
1984 69.4 54.6
1985 69.6 55.4
1986 71 54
1987 71 56.8
1988 70.9 57.4
1989 70.4 58
1990 69.5 58.5
1991 69.2 58.8
1992 68.5 59.3
1993 66.6 59.7
1994 65.2 59.8
1995 66 60.5
1996 68.6 60.9
1997 69.2 61.3
1998 68.9 61.8
1999 69.6 62.3
2000 70.2 62.8
2001 69.9 63.3
2002 70.2 63.8
2003 70.6 64.4
2004 70.9 64.9
2005 70.6 65.4
2006 70.6 65.8
2007 70.8 66.2
2008 72 66.6
2009 72.7 66.9
2010 73 67.2
2011 73.7 67.4
2012 73.9 67.6
2013 74.2 68
2014 74.3 68
2015 74.7 66.8
2016 74.8 67.1
2017 74.8 67.1
2018 75 65.9
2019 75.6 66.6
2020 75.5 66.4
2021 73.2 66
2022 74.9 68
2023 76.2 69.3
2024 76.3 69.4
2025 76.5 69.6

Latvia and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Yemen
Year Population
Latvia Yemen
1960 2,120,979 5,532,301
1961 2,152,681 5,655,232
1962 2,181,586 5,782,221
1963 2,210,919 5,911,135
1964 2,240,623 6,048,006
1965 2,265,919 6,195,593
1966 2,283,217 6,351,494
1967 2,301,220 6,516,444
1968 2,323,619 6,690,524
1969 2,343,173 6,875,859
1970 2,359,164 7,065,279
1971 2,376,389 7,257,462
1972 2,395,674 7,460,068
1973 2,415,819 7,672,796
1974 2,437,186 7,896,783
1975 2,456,130 8,133,598
1976 2,470,989 8,384,113
1977 2,485,073 8,648,222
1978 2,497,921 8,926,586
1979 2,505,953 9,224,194
1980 2,511,701 9,543,358
1981 2,519,421 9,882,362
1982 2,531,080 10,241,006
1983 2,546,011 10,621,499
1984 2,562,047 11,025,597
1985 2,578,873 11,453,825
1986 2,599,892 11,901,040
1987 2,626,583 12,369,912
1988 2,653,434 12,859,708
1989 2,666,955 13,364,174
1990 2,663,151 13,887,862
1991 2,650,581 14,430,201
1992 2,614,338 14,989,494
1993 2,563,290 15,563,914
1994 2,520,742 16,149,147
1995 2,485,056 16,740,058
1996 2,457,222 17,313,177
1997 2,432,851 17,873,936
1998 2,410,019 18,446,013
1999 2,390,482 19,029,420
2000 2,367,550 19,624,141
2001 2,337,170 20,226,147
2002 2,310,173 20,835,086
2003 2,287,955 21,456,379
2004 2,263,122 22,095,167
2005 2,238,799 22,790,085
2006 2,218,357 23,543,083
2007 2,200,325 24,318,082
2008 2,177,322 25,111,941
2009 2,141,669 25,927,724
2010 2,097,555 26,754,387
2011 2,059,709 27,582,897
2012 2,034,319 28,433,647
2013 2,012,647 29,312,952
2014 1,993,782 30,226,309
2015 1,977,527 31,159,379
2016 1,959,537 32,109,010
2017 1,942,248 33,090,921
2018 1,927,174 34,085,182
2019 1,913,822 35,111,408
2020 1,900,449 36,134,863
2021 1,884,490 37,140,230
2022 1,879,383 38,222,876
2023 1,877,445 39,390,799
2024 1,862,441 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Latvia and Yemen

Fertility rate
Latvia

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Yemen
1960 1.94 7.99
1961 1.94 8
1962 1.91 8.01
1963 1.85 8.03
1964 1.79 8.07
1965 1.74 8.1
1966 1.76 8.14
1967 1.8 8.17
1968 1.83 8.19
1969 1.88 8.22
1970 1.96 8.23
1971 2 8.26
1972 2 8.27
1973 1.98 8.29
1974 1.97 8.33
1975 1.96 8.37
1976 1.93 8.42
1977 1.89 8.47
1978 1.87 8.5
1979 1.87 8.67
1980 1.86 8.71
1981 1.88 8.75
1982 1.97 8.79
1983 2.07 8.83
1984 2.09 8.85
1985 2.08 8.86
1986 2.12 8.86
1987 2.15 8.83
1988 2.11 8.79
1989 2.05 8.71
1990 2.02 8.61
1991 1.86 8.46
1992 1.73 8.27
1993 1.51 8.05
1994 1.39 7.8
1995 1.25 7.53
1996 1.16 7
1997 1.11 6.82
1998 1.09 6.64
1999 1.16 6.49
2000 1.25 6.32
2001 1.22 6.14
2002 1.26 5.97
2003 1.32 5.84
2004 1.29 5.71
2005 1.39 5.56
2006 1.46 5.41
2007 1.54 5.26
2008 1.58 5.11
2009 1.46 5
2010 1.36 4.81
2011 1.33 4.63
2012 1.44 4.63
2013 1.52 4.62
2014 1.65 4.62
2015 1.7 4.62
2016 1.74 4.61
2017 1.69 4.61
2018 1.6 4.61
2019 1.61 4.6
2020 1.55 4.6
2021 1.57 4.6
2022 1.47 4.59
2023 1.36 4.59

Latvia and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Latvia Yemen
1960 32.3 19.7
1961 32.4 19.6
1962 32.6 19.6
1963 32.8 19.5
1964 33 19.4
1965 33.2 19.3
1966 33.5 19.2
1967 33.8 19.1
1968 34 18.9
1969 34.1 18.7
1970 34.2 18.4
1971 34.3 18.1
1972 34.5 17.8
1973 34.6 17.6
1974 34.7 17.3
1975 34.9 17
1976 35 16.8
1977 35.1 16.6
1978 35.1 16.3
1979 35.1 16.1
1980 34.9 15.9
1981 34.8 15.7
1982 34.7 15.5
1983 34.6 15.3
1984 34.7 15.1
1985 34.7 15
1986 34.7 14.9
1987 34.6 14.8
1988 34.6 14.7
1989 34.5 14.6
1990 34.6 14.6
1991 34.8 14.6
1992 35.2 14.6
1993 35.6 14.6
1994 36 14.6
1995 36.2 14.7
1996 36.6 14.8
1997 36.9 14.9
1998 37.3 15
1999 37.6 15.2
2000 37.9 15.4
2001 38.3 15.6
2002 38.6 15.8
2003 38.9 16
2004 39.2 16.2
2005 39.4 16.4
2006 39.7 16.7
2007 39.9 16.9
2008 40.1 17.2
2009 40.5 17.4
2010 41.1 17.7
2011 41.6 17.9
2012 42 18.1
2013 42.3 18.3
2014 42.5 18.5
2015 42.8 18.7
2016 43 18.8
2017 43.2 18.9
2018 43.4 19
2019 43.6 19.1
2020 43.8 19.1
2021 43.9 19.1
2022 44 19.2
2023 44.1 19.2
2024 44.3 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
3%
2014
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
12.4%
2016
Banked people share
95%
2024
11.9%
2022

Energy

Latvia Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Latvia Yemen
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
54.1%
2004
English speaking
45.9%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
13.8%
2020

Health

Latvia Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Yemen
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025

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