Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 83.5% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 8.7 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 79.6% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 38.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
pay a 54.5% higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In India, the top tax rate is 35.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 92.7% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In India, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 25.5% less likely to be literate
In Latvia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2018. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 52.1% less likely to have internet access
In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 54.5% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.1 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
India: At a glance
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