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
   126 of 176
   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
    69 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    68%
    71 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    1.2
    157 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    12%
    41 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. remittances % of gdp
    3.1%
    65 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
15. r&d % of gdp
    0.8%
    45 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
16. researchers per million
    2,191
    38 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
17. scientific articles / yr
    1.7K
    74 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
18. high-tech exports %
    17%
    36 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
19. gini inequality
    34.0
    66 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
20. youth unemployment
    13%
    86 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.75
    20 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
22. cpi (clean gov)
    59
    32 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
23. press freedom
    19.3
    21 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
24. human development
    0.889
    35 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
25. refugees hosted
    49K
    63 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
26. refugees produced
    179
    119 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data