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the European Union and Latvia

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the European Union

Latvia

The widest gap is Public spending on them: the European Union €19,707 against Latvia €9,805, 2.01× apart.

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The faint tick on each bar is the EU27 figure.

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the European Union
Latvia

People

Median age0.5 years
44.9 years
44.4 years
Life expectancy at birth5.1 years
81.5 years
76.4 years
People242.21×
450.6m
1.9m
People per square kilometre3.68×
110 per km²
29.9 per km²
Women in the population2.6 points
51.0%
53.6%
Born abroad2.8 points
14.4%
11.6%
Born outside the EU
10.4%
10.4%

Money and work

Disposable income per person64.0%
€22,939
€13,983
Average net income55.2%
€25,952
€16,720
Take-home pay, average-wage worker57.4%
€29,954
€19,035
Gross pay, average-wage worker66.6%
€43,658
€26,208
In work, age 20 to 642.1 points
76.1%
78.2%
Out of work0.9 points
6.0%
6.9%
Hours worked a week1.5 hours
37.3 hours
38.8 hours
At risk of poverty5.7 points
16.3%
22.0%
Housing costs over 40% of income2.0 points
7.7%
5.7%
GDP per person78.1%
€41,700
€23,410

Family and home

People at home4.5%
2.3
2.2
Households with children0.5 points
28.7%
29.2%
Children per woman8.1%
1.34
1.24
Own their home13.7 points
68.5%
82.2%

Health and daily life

Hospital beds2.0%
507 per 100,000 people
497 per 100,000 people
Doctors10.3%
374 per 100,000 people
339 per 100,000 people

Education

With a degree3.8 points
36.9%
40.7%
Students per 1,000 people7.6%
42.4 per 1,000 people
39.4 per 1,000 people

Public spending

Public spending on them2.01×
€19,707
€9,805
Tax raised per person2.12×
€16,198
€7,628
Government debt34.8 points
81.7%
46.9%

Country and infrastructure

Land area65.41×
4,225,104 km²
64,594 km²
Railway density66.9%
49.1 per 1,000 km²
29.4 per 1,000 km²
Motorway density
18.6 per 1,000 km²
0.0 per 1,000 km²
Cars per 1,000 people34.3%
584 per 1,000 people
435 per 1,000 people
Households with internet0.7 points
94.8%
94.1%
Tourist nights per resident2.69×
6.73
2.5

Environment

Renewable energy20.1 points
26.2%
46.3%

Where €100 of public spending goes

Every euro each general government spends, sorted into the ten functions all 27 countries report against. Open a row for the ranking of 27 and what sits inside it.

the European Union

Latvia

Function
the European Union
Latvia
12.4%
10.1%
3.0%
6.0%
3.5%
7.0%
10.8%
14.5%
1.7%
1.2%
1.5%
2.1%
15.0%
11.9%
2.4%
3.0%
9.7%
13.4%
40.0%
30.9%

Reference year 2024. Total public spending €100.00 in every column, so the ten shares always add up to one hundred.

Frequently asked: the European Union and Latvia

  1. Where do more people live: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 242.21×: the European Union 450.6m, Latvia 1.9m. People usually resident in the country on 1 January. demo_pjan · 2025. See the figure

  2. Which covers more ground: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 65.41×: the European Union 4,225,104, Latvia 64,594. Total area of the country, inland water included. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  3. Which is more crowded: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 3.68×: the European Union 110, Latvia 29.9. People per square kilometre of that total area. reg_area3 · 2026. See the figure

  4. Which spends more on health per resident: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 2.54×: the European Union €2,959, Latvia €1,165. Hospitals, doctors, medicines and medical equipment, and public health programmes. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  5. Which spends a larger share of its budget on defence: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 3.0 points: Latvia 6.0%, the European Union 3.0%. Armed forces, defence equipment, military aid abroad, and defence research. gov_10a_exp · 2024. See the figure

  6. Where does more energy come from renewables: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 20.1 points: Latvia 46.3%, the European Union 26.2%. Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. nrg_ind_ren · 2025. See the figure

  7. Where is GDP per person higher: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 78.1%: the European Union €41,700, Latvia €23,410. Gross domestic product at current market prices, divided by the population. nama_10_pc · 2025. See the figure

  8. Where do more people own their home: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 13.7 points: Latvia 82.2%, the European Union 68.5%. Share of people living in a home owned by their household, mortgaged or outright. ilc_lvho02 · 2025. See the figure

  9. Where do more adults hold a degree: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 3.8 points: Latvia 40.7%, the European Union 36.9%. Share of adults whose highest completed education is a university or other tertiary degree. edat_lfse_03 · 2025. See the figure

  10. Where are there more doctors per 100,000 people: the European Union or Latvia?

    The gap is 10.3%: the European Union 374, Latvia 339. Practising doctors, per 100,000 residents. hlth_rs_phys · 2024. See the figure

Medians where possible, per-capita averages for spending. This person is a composite of published statistics, not the most common person in the country.