Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.8% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 39.1% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $41,600 as of 2020.
be 48.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.2% as of 2019.
be 18.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
pay a 95.7% higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 63.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Kingdom, 7.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.2% less 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 23.6% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% more on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. United Kingdom spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 54.5% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 10.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.0 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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