Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of China, you would:
Health
be 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 81.3% more money
China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $33,000 as of 2022.
pay a 48.9% lower top tax rate
China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
be 36.7% more likely to be unemployed
In China, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 6.8% as of 2022.
Life
be 21.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Latvia, 18.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.3% less likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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.
have 18.6% fewer children
In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% more likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Latvia spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 33.9% more on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.6% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 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, State Administration of Taxation.
Latvia: At a glance
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