Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 59.5% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
see 39.2% less spent on your healthcare
Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Latvia spends $3,034 as of 2023.
have 18.9% fewer doctors per person
Italy has 41.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Latvia has 34.0 as of 2022.
have 10.7% less access to essential health services
Italy scores 84 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Latvia scores 75 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Italy has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Latvia, it is 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 11.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
make 39.2% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 13.7% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
Safety
be 4.4 times more likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 96.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Latvia, they kill 9.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 96.6% less strain on fresh water
Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Latvia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 19.0% less home broadband
Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Latvia has 25.8 as of 2024.
use 26.7% less electricity
Italy uses 5,137 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Latvia uses 3,768 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 28.1% less CO2
Italy emits 5.1 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 Italy, 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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