Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Latvia
United States
Population
1.9M 151st
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$43.7B 102nd
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$23,409 69th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$42,660 56th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
-0.0% 192nd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
64,590 km² 125th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
28.9 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.4 186th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
68.5% 96th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
21.7% 20th
17.9% 45th

Health

Latvia
United States
Life Expectancy
75.7 yrs 100th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
2.5 18th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
19.0 71st
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$1,645 50th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
7.3% 80th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
3.40 50th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
4.95 29th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Latvia
United States
Unemployment Rate
6.9% 125th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
4.61 83rd
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
4.0%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
18.5%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
64.6%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
65.3%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
66.9%
14.3%

Education & Society

Latvia
United States
Literacy Rate
99.9% 8th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
4.3% 87th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
34.0 73rd
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
0.4% 42nd
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
2.5 94th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
32.0% 60th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
55.5% 80th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
3.3% 27th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Latvia
United States
Internet Users
92.7% 43rd
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
119.9 91st
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 64th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
98.8% 88th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
92.5% 112th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
44.0% 55th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
55.0% 39th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Latvia

Population pyramid of Latvia

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Latvia

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Latvia

United States

Population Over Time

Latvia

United States

GDP Over Time

Latvia

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Latvia

United States

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