Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Israel instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Israel, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 32.9% more spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Israel spends $4,033 as of 2023.
have 11.7% more doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Israel has 38.0 as of 2023.
have 13.3% more access to essential health services
Latvia scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Israel scores 85 as of 2021.
be 71.3% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Israel, it is 4.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 46.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Israel, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 2.3 times more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Israel, the GDP per capita is $60,337 as of 2025.
Life
be 89.5% 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 Israel, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
have 2.7 times more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Israel, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 22.7% 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 Israel, on the other hand, 2.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% more on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Israel spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 45.2% less coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Israel, that number is 273 km.
Safety
be 34.8% less likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Israel, that number is 1.6 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 57.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Israel, they kill 4.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 13.3% more home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Israel has 29.2 as of 2024.
use 90.7% more electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Israel uses 7,186 kWh as of 2024.
live with 129.4 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Israel withdraws 132% as of 2021.
Environment
be 62.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Israel, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 58.1% more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Israel emits 5.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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