Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 24.8% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Latvia spends $3,034 as of 2023.
have 10.5% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Latvia has 34.0 as of 2022.
have 11.8% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Latvia scores 75 as of 2021.
be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Latvia, it is 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 88.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
make 56.4% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 18.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
be 9.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
have 62.9% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.2% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Latvia spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 82.4% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
Safety
be 53.4% more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Latvia, they kill 9.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.2% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Latvia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 11.8% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Latvia has 25.8 as of 2024.
use 47.6% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Latvia uses 3,768 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 36.7% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Latvia, it causes 40.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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