Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 23.3% more spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Estonia spends $3,741 as of 2024.
Economy
make 30.8% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.
be 26.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 73.7% 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 Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2023.
be 31.8% less 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% more on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Estonia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 7.6 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
Safety
be 38.4% less likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 55.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Estonia, they kill 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 37.3% more home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Estonia has 35.4 as of 2024.
use 40.6% more electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Estonia uses 5,298 kWh as of 2024.
live with 12.8 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Estonia withdraws 13% as of 2022.
Environment
be 67.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Estonia, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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