Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 21.8% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $33,000 as of 2022, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $40,200 as of 2022.
be 89.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Spain, that number is 12.9% as of 2022.
pay a 95.7% higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Spain, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 83.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 49.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Spain, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 14.5% fewer children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 42.7% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.0 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Spain: At a glance
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