Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.
pay a 34.3% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 20.7% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.
be 55.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 42.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
have 17.4% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 23.1% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, State Revenue Service, Latvia.
Latvia: At a glance
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