If you lived in Latvia instead of Nigeria, you would:

Health

be 76.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2019.

live 14.6 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 2.7 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.6 times more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $37,800 as of 2023.

be 43.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Latvia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 61.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 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 be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Latvia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 91.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 75.4% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 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 65.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 60% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Latvia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 63.3% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.

be 20.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 12.0 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Latvia spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Latvia, that number is 7.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 41.6% less coastline

Nigeria has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Latvia: At a glance

Latvia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 62,249 sq km. The name "Latvia" originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 28% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the eurozone in 2014.
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