Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Slovakia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.1% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Slovakia, that number is 20.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 18.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Slovakia, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 48.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Slovakia, however, that number is 11.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 73.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Slovakia, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Slovakia: At a glance
How big is Slovakia compared to Latvia? See an in-depth size comparison.