Compare Latvia & its neighbours
(Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden)
| Latvia | Belarus | Estonia | Lithuania | Russia | Sweden |
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| Country Code | | LV | BY | EE | LT | RU | SE |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 64,589 | 207,600 | 45,228 | 65,300 | 17,098,242 | 450,295 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 498 | | 3,794 | 90 | 37,653 | 3,218 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 312
(Gaizina Kalns) | 346
(Dzyarzhynskaya Hara) | 318
(Suur Munamagi) | 294
(Aukstojas) | 5,642
(Gora El'brus (highest point in Europe)) | 2,111
(Kebnekaise) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 87 | 160 | 61 | 110 | 600 | 320 |
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| Population | | 1,923,559 | 9,527,543 | 1,244,288 | 2,793,284 | 142,122,776 | 10,040,995 |
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| Median Age | | 43.90 | 40.30 | 43.00 | 44.00 | 39.80 | 41.10 |
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| Growth Rate | | -1.10 % | -0.24 % | -0.60 % | -1.10 % | -0.11 % | 0.80 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 9.60 | 10.00 | 9.90 | 9.80 | 10.70 | 12.10 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 14.50 | 13.20 | 12.70 | 14.80 | 13.40 | 9.40 |
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| Urban Population | | 68.10 % | 78.60 % | 68.90 % | 67.70 % | 74.40 % | 87.40 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | 27.20 | 25.70 | 26.60 | 27.00 | 24.60 | 29.10 |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 18.00 | 4.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 25.00 | 4.00 |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 5.10 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 6.70 | 2.60 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 5.90 % | 5.70 % | 6.40 % | 6.60 % | 7.10 % | 11.90 % |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 3.19 | 4.08 | 3.47 | 4.34 | 4.01 | 5.40 |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 5.80 | 11.00 | 5.00 | 7.30 | 8.20 | 2.40 |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 23.60 % | 24.50 % | 21.20 % | 26.30 % | 23.10 % | 20.60 % |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 5.30 % | 4.80 % | 5.20 % | 4.20 % | 3.80 % | 7.60 % |
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| School life
(years) | | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 17.00 % | 9.30 % | 12.10 % | 13.30 % | 16.30 % | 17.90 % |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 54.020 billion | 179.400 billion | 41.650 billion | 91.470 billion | 4.016 trillion | 518.000 billion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 4.50 % | 2.40 % | 4.90 % | 3.90 % | 1.50 % | 2.10 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 27,700 | 18,900 | 31,700 | 32,400 | 27,900 | 51,200 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 20.70 % | 24.50 % | 27.00 % | 18.00 % | 26.50 % | 28.90 % |
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