Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Latvia instead of Serbia, you would:

Health

live 1.7 years longer

In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 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 64.3% more money

Serbia has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.

be 56.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Serbia, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.

pay a 53.3% higher top tax rate

Serbia has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2017. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 58.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Serbia, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 15.1% more likely to have internet access

In Serbia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 24.1% less on healthcare

Serbia spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 16.7% more on education

Serbia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Serbia.

Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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