Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Latvia instead of Niue, you would:

Health

be 52.8% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 5.2 times more money

Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.

be 48.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.

Basic Needs

be 12.2% more likely to have internet access

In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 24.5% more on healthcare

Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 7.8 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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