Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 33.3% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.5% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 60.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 38.6% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.8% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia 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 81.1% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Latvia: At a glance
How big is Latvia compared to Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.