Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Romania, you would:
Economy
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.
pay a 43.8% higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 17.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 15.1% more likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% more on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF).
Latvia: At a glance
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