Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 18.6% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.2 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
pay a 48.9% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 36.5% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $37,800 as of 2023.
be 77.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
be 67.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
Life
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Latvia, 18.0 women do as of 2020.
be 61.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 32.0% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.9% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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, Australian Taxation Office.
Latvia: At a glance
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