Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Albania instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Albania, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 81.9% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Albania, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 51.7% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Albania spends $1,465 as of 2023.
have 44.7% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Albania has 18.8 as of 2020.
have 14.7% less access to essential health services
Latvia scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Albania scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 12.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Albania, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2022.
be 66.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Albania, that number is 10.9% as of 2025.
make 50.6% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Albania, the GDP per capita is $12,998 as of 2025.
Life
be 63.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Albania, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
have 46.8% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Albania, there are 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Albania, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.5% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Albania spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 27.3% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Albania, that number is 362 km.
Safety
be 44.4% less likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Albania, that number is 1.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 10.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Albania, they kill 10.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 4.7 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Albania withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 23.2% less electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Albania uses 2,892 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 51.0% less CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Albania emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 47.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Albania, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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