Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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.
be 18.6% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 15.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 6.8% as of 2022.
pay a 52.9% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
make 25.5% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $33,000 as of 2022.
be 11.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2021.
Life
have 16.9% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Latvia, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Latvia, 18.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 19.7% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 39.5% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Latvia spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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, Italian Revenue Agency.
Latvia: At a glance
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