Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 53.4% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $60,200 as of 2020.
be 36.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In United States, that number is 3.9% as of 2018.
be 34.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
pay a 72.2% higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
have 40.7% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United States, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.0% more on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United States spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United States, that number is 16.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 40.0 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Internal Revenue Service.
United States: At a glance
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