Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 14.2 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
be 68.7% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
see 22.6% more spent on your healthcare
Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Latvia spends $3,034 as of 2023.
have 25.0% more access to essential health services
Nauru scores 60 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Latvia scores 75 as of 2021.
Economy
make 79.7% more money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $26,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 93.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nauru, approximately 273.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
be 71.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Latvia, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 71.9% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% more likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Latvia, about 92.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.3% less on education
Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Latvia spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 60.0% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 16.6 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
Safety
be 22.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Latvia, they kill 9.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.6 times more home broadband
Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Latvia has 25.8 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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