Date: May 25, 2026
Latvia is a mid-size country with 0.02% of the world's population. Latvia is a democratic, republic country. It has 3 world heritage sites.
Latvia is the 148th ranked country in population and 122nd ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Literacy Rate (%)
GDP Per Capita (USD)
Latvia is the 9th highest ranked in Literacy Rate (%) out of all the 195 countries.This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
Latvia is the 48th highest ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) out of all the 195 countries.This implies that this country is a developed country.
Enrolment in primary edu.
Total Population
Enrolment in secondary edu.
Latvia is the 47th worst ranked in Enrolment in primary edu. out of all the 195 countries.This may take into context a lower country population, or imply that lesser people in this country pursue primary education when compared to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Latvia is the 48th worst ranked in Total Population . Taking into context the total population of the world, this country is less populated in comparison to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Latvia is the 50th worst ranked in Rural Pop. . This may indicate that there is a high degree of industrialisation, or better urbanisation and development policies in place in comparison to other countries.
Out of 195 countries in the world, Latvia is the 51st worst ranked in Enrolment in secondary edu. . This may take into context a lower country population, or imply that lesser people in this country pursue secondary education when compared to other countries.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Latvian | # People | 110,341 | 1 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Latvian as a % of total Latvian speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | Belarusian as a % of total Belarusian speakers | % People | 0 | 6 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Russian | # People | 7,066,428 | 12 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Russian as a % of total Russian speakers | % People | 0 | 11 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Ukrainian | # People | 2,517,545 | 9 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Ukrainian as a % of total Ukrainian speakers | % People | 0 | 9 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Polish | # People | 4,654,500 | 8 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Polish as a % of total Polish speakers | % People | 0 | 8 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | Belarusian | # People | 300,456 | 6 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Estonian as a % of total Estonian speakers | % People | 0 | 6 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Estonian | # People | 115,398 | 3 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 1 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 80 | 1129 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 27 | 141 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 132 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 146 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 11 | 94 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,603,754 | 144 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 86 | 1233 | ||
| 7 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 7 | 73 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 65 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 116 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 4 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 192 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 190 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Total Births | # People | 677,551 | 159 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Male Population | # People | 21,291,067 | 150 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | Total Population | # People | 42,357,833 | 148 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Female Population | # People | 21,066,765 | 146 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | INDs for Education (%) | % People | 3 | 4 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | INDs via Cochin Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 5 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | INDs via Calicut Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 9 | 1125 | ||
| 4 | FTAs in India for Leisure (%) | % People | 42 | 15 | 1130 | ||
| 5 | INDs via Trivandrum Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 16 | 1129 | ||
| 6 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 51 | 28 | 1126 | |||
| 7 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 48 | 31 | 1126 | |||
| 8 | INDs via Bengaluru Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 38 | 1130 | ||
| 9 | FTAs in India via Bengaluru (%) | % People | 6 | 43 | 1130 | ||
| 10 | INDs - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 22 | 43 | 1125 | ||
| 11 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,044 | 48 | 1130 | ||
| 12 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,199 | 48 | 1130 | ||
| 13 | FTAs in India via Delhi (%) | % People | 46 | 66 | 1125 | ||
| 14 | INDs via Delhi Airport (%) | % People | 38 | 76 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | INDs for Leisure (%) | % People | 46 | 173 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | INDs via Mumbai Airport (%) | % People | 33 | 139 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 130 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | INDs for Business (%) | % People | 25 | 134 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | FTAs in India - Indian Diaspora (%) | % People | 14 | 116 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | FTAs in India via Chennai (%) | % People | 5 | 116 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | INDs via Ahmedabad Airport (%) | % People | 1 | 61 | 1235 | ||
| 8 | FTAs in India via Kolkata (%) | % People | 2 | 89 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | FTAs in India via Mumbai (%) | % People | 23 | 112 | 1230 | ||
| 10 | FTAs in India via Hyderabad (%) | % People | 3 | 75 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | INDs via Hyderabad Airport (%) | % People | 3 | 82 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1234 | ||
| 13 | FTAs in India | # People | 51,254 | 98 | 1234 | ||
| 14 | FTAs in India for Business (%) | % People | 18 | 90 | 1234 | ||
| 15 | INDs from India | # People | 158,494 | 97 | 1232 | ||
| 16 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 600 | 95 | 1234 | ||
| 17 | INDs via Chennai Airport (%) | % People | 5 | 68 | 1235 | ||
| 18 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 82 | 1235 | |||
| 19 | Exports /Total Exports of the World %. | 0 | 80 | 1234 | |||
| 20 | Imports/Total Imports of the World %. | 0 | 77 | 1235 | |||
| 21 | FTAs in India via Cochin (%) | % People | 3 | 54 | 1235 | ||
| 22 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 173,515 | 76 | 1230 | ||
| 23 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 180,704 | 76 | 1234 | ||
| 24 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,288 | 73 | 1233 | ||
| 25 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 62 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 9 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 168 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 148 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 153 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 130 | 1231 | ||
| 5 | # Total Teachers (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 2,895,876 | 108 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 157 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 155 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | # Students per teacher in tertiary edu. | Ratio | 58 | 94 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 3,831,465 | 149 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 142 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 3,225,437 | 145 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 144 | 1233 | ||
| 13 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 201,153 | 132 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 112,672 | 121 | 1234 | ||
| 15 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 1,420,982 | 111 | 1234 | ||
| 16 | Teachers in tertiary edu. | # People | 80,879 | 91 | 1233 | ||
| 17 | Teachers as a % of Enrolment | % People | 41 | 26 | 1232 | ||
| 18 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 34 | 1233 | ||
| 19 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 30 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Judges Per 100K | People Per 100K | 11 | 14 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 103 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Total Military Force | # People | 362,682 | 108 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Police Officers | # People | 138,224 | 84 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Military Budget/Total World Military Budget %. | Percent | 0 | 76 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 17 | 82 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 37 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Theaters per 100000 | Ratio | 1 | 24 | 1125 | ||
| 2 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 47 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 139 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | # Theaters | Count | 310 | 43 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Theaters/Total Theaters %. | Percent | 0 | 43 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 59 | 29 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 37 | 1129 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 37 | 1125 | ||
| 4 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 6 | 43 | 1128 | ||
| 5 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 57 | 46 | 1129 | ||
| 6 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 46 | 1126 | ||
| 7 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 54 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 143 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,641,663 | 140 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 133 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 131 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 125 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 125 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 123 | 1230 | ||
| 8 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 117 | 1231 | ||
| 9 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 107 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 103 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 31 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 42 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 136 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 130 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 130 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 119 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 121 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 106 | 1232 | ||
| 7 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 112 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Onion prod. | Tons | 819,042 | 116 | 1231 | ||
| 9 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 112 | 1230 | ||
| 10 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 110 | 1230 | ||
| 11 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 100 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,504,846 | 100 | 1234 | ||
| 13 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 88 | 1231 | ||
| 14 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 95 | 1230 | ||
| 15 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 84 | 1235 | |||
| 16 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,595,147 | 84 | 1230 | ||
| 17 | Apple Production (% of Total Apple Production) | Percent | 1 | 73 | 1230 | ||
| 18 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 76 | 1234 | ||
| 19 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 70 | 1233 | ||
| 20 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 70 | 1231 | ||
| 21 | Honey prod. | Tons | 15,393 | 65 | 1233 | ||
| 22 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 64 | 1235 | ||
| 23 | Barley prod. | Tons | 1,545,003 | 48 | 1235 | ||
| 24 | Barley Produced/Total Barley Produced.% | Weight | 1 | 47 | 1232 | ||
| 25 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,811,171 | 37 | 1232 | ||
| 26 | Wheat Produced /Total Wheat Produced. %. | Weight | 0 | 37 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 38 | 1130 | ||
| 2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 34 | 53 | 1126 | ||
| 3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 37 | 57 | 1130 | ||
| 4 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 61 | 1125 | ||
| 5 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 29 | 76 | 1129 | ||
| 6 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 80 | 1127 | ||
| 7 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 93 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Internet Users | # People | 28,543,790 | 138 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 129 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Facebook users | # People | 11,706,915 | 130 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 107 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Instagram Users | % People | 0 | 109 | 1230 | ||
| 6 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 113 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | LinkedIn users | # People | 7,145,162 | 107 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total X (Twitter) Users | % People | 0 | 98 | 1231 | ||
| 9 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,789,045 | 100 | 1235 | ||
| 10 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 12 | 64 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 62 | 1230 | ||
| 12 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 54 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 72 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 106 | 1232 | ||
| 2 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 93 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 59 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 42 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 169 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Islamic Population | # People | 10,091,996 | 155 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 114 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Christian Population | # People | 16,917,912 | 117 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 93 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 102 | 1235 | ||
| 7 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 146 | 54 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Jewish Pop./Total Jewish Pop. % | % People | 0 | 33 | 1230 | ||
| 9 | Jewish Population | # People | 162,421 | 34 | 1233 | ||
| 10 | Jewish Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 0 | 10 | 1231 | ||
Mother Tongue : Latvian
Literacy Rate (%) : 99.90
| Country Capital | : | Riga |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 24,374 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 48th/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 76 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 6 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 1,732,889 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 138th/195 |
| Area | : | 62,228 |
| Area Rank | : | 122nd/195 |
| Total Population | : | 1,854 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 148th/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riga | 614,987 |
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