Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 7.1 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
be 81.6% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Palau, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.
see 38.8% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Palau spends $1,857 as of 2023.
have 46.8% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Palau has 18.1 as of 2023.
have 13.3% less access to essential health services
Latvia scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Palau scores 65 as of 2021.
Economy
make 25.8% less money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $19,532 as of 2025.
Life
have 54.9% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more 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 Palau, 89.0 women do as of 2023.
be 8.5 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 Palau, on the other hand, 18.6 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Palau spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 49.0% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Palau, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.1 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
Safety
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Latvia, road accidents kill 9.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Palau, they kill 22.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 71.5% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Palau has 7.3 as of 2023.
Environment
emit 22.7 times more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Palau emits 82.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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