Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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
pay a 55.4% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 36.8% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.
be 87.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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.
have 16.2% fewer children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 28.3% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.2% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, State Revenue Service, Latvia.
Latvia: At a glance
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