Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.6 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.
pay a 23.3% lower top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.9% more likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Latvia, it is 99.9% as of 2018.
be 74.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 47.2% fewer children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 99.6% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.
be 19.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 23.5% more on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 45.3% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, State Revenue Service, Latvia.
Latvia: At a glance
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