Latvia

Metrics

1. population
   2M
   149 of 176
   REST Countries · UN data
2. gdp
   $43B
   95 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
3. gdp per capita
   $22,710
   44 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
4. military spending
   $1B
   75 of 151
   SIPRI via World Bank
5. military % of gdp
   3.0%
   24 of 148
   SIPRI via World Bank
6. area
   65K km²
   125 of 176
   REST Countries
7. population density
   30.8 /km²
   104 of 144
   zuhd — derived from population and area
8. life expectancy
   75.7 yr
   72 of 175
   World Bank · latest available
9. internet access
   92%
   35 of 166
   ITU via World Bank
10. co₂ per capita
    3.6 t
    59 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    68%
    60 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    1.2
    134 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    12%
    34 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. remittances % of gdp
    3.1%
    55 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
15. r&d % of gdp
    0.8%
    40 of 106
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. researchers per million
    2,191
    33 of 100
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
17. scientific articles / yr
    1.7K
    66 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
18. high-tech exports %
    17%
    32 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
19. gini inequality
    34.0
    58 of 117
    World Bank · PovcalNet
20. youth unemployment
    13%
    71 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.75
    18 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
22. cpi (clean gov)
    59
    27 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
23. press freedom
    19.3
    121 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
24. human development
    0.889
    29 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
25. refugees hosted
    49K
    58 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
26. refugees produced
    179
    108 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data