Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Czech Republic, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years less
In Czech Republic, 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
make 21.9% less money
Czech Republic has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Czech Republic, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Czech Republic, 10.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Czech Republic, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Czech Republic, approximately 2.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on healthcare
Czech Republic spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Latvia: At a glance
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