Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Slovakia, you would:
Health
be 14.5% less likely to be obese
In Slovakia, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Latvia, that number is 22.3% of people as of 2024.
live 1.9 years less
In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 53.5% more likely to die by suicide
Slovakia has a suicide rate of 9.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Latvia, it is 15.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 22.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovakia, 5.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
be 64.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovakia, 13.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 58.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Slovakia, approximately 5.3 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.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovakia, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2023.
have 18.8% fewer children
In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to be murdered
Slovakia has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 53.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Slovakia, road accidents kill 6.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Latvia, they kill 9.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 58.0% less strain on fresh water
Slovakia withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Latvia withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 23.8% less home broadband
Slovakia has 33.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Latvia has 25.8 as of 2024.
use 19.4% less electricity
Slovakia uses 4,675 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Latvia uses 3,768 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 33.8% less CO2
Slovakia emits 5.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 33.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Slovakia, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Latvia, it causes 40.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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