Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
see 18.9% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Latvia spends $3,034 as of 2023.
Economy
be 20.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
make 23.6% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Latvia, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Latvia spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 86.9% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
Safety
be 62.3% more likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Latvia, they kill 9.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 92.2% less strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Latvia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 27.2% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Latvia has 25.8 as of 2024.
use 28.9% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Latvia uses 3,768 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 53.0% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Latvia, it causes 40.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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