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Belarus vs Latvia

124 shared metrics.

BelarusLeads in 63

vs124 shared

LatviaLeads in 61

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Belarus

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Belarus.

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Identity

Name origin: the name is a compound of the Slavic words "bel" (white) and "Rus" (the Old East Slavic ethnic designation) to form the meaning White Rusian or White Ruthen…

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Latvia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Latvia.

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Identity

Name origin: the name originates from the Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.).

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Analysis

Belarus leads in 63 of 124 shared metrics, while Latvia leads in 61.

Belarus's Firms Asked for Bribes is 116.4x that of Latvia (4.9% of firms vs 0.04% of firms).

Belarus's Capital Elevation is 45.7x that of Latvia (280 m vs 6.0 m).

Belarus's Irrigated Land is 42.3x that of Latvia (260 km² vs 6.0 km²).

Belarus's Foreign Patents is 26.5x that of Latvia (110 vs 4.0).

Belarus's Armed Forces Personnel is 16.6x that of Latvia (158.0K vs 9.0K).

Key Comparisons

Firms Asked for BribesBelarus leads

Belarus

4.9% of firms

Latvia

0.04% of firms

Capital ElevationBelarus leads

Belarus

280 m

Latvia

6.0 m

Irrigated LandBelarus leads

Belarus

260 km²

Latvia

6.0 km²

Foreign PatentsBelarus leads

Belarus

110

Latvia

4.0

Armed Forces PersonnelBelarus leads

Belarus

158.0K

Latvia

9.0K

Water WithdrawalBelarus leads

Belarus

1.4 B m³

Latvia

0.17 B m³

All Metrics

Firms Asked for Bribes

Belarus

4.9% of firms

Latvia

0.04% of firms

11642% higher

Capital Elevation

Belarus

280 m

Latvia

6.0 m

4567% higher

Irrigated Land

Belarus

260 km²

Latvia

6.0 km²

4233% higher

Foreign Patents

Belarus

110

Latvia

4.0

2650% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Belarus

158.0K

Latvia

9.0K

1656% higher

Water Withdrawal

Belarus

1.4 B m³

Latvia

0.17 B m³

721% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Belarus

54.22 Mt CO2e

Latvia

6.8 Mt CO2e

696% higher

Electricity Generation

Belarus

45.31 TWh

Latvia

6.5 TWh

601% higher

Political Corruption Index

Belarus

0.41

Latvia

0.07

486% higher

Population

Belarus

9.46M

Latvia

1.89M

401% higher

Inflation Rate

Belarus

5.8%

Latvia

1.3%

346% higher

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

Belarus

21 gold medals

Latvia

5.0 gold medals

320% higher

Water Stress (%)

Belarus

4.2%

Latvia

1.0%

309% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Belarus

12.65M kW

Latvia

3.43M kW

269% higher

Land Area

Belarus

203.0K km²

Latvia

62.2K km²

226% higher

All-Time Olympic Medals

Belarus

105 medals

Latvia

33 medals

218% higher

Railway Network

Belarus

5.5K km

Latvia

1.9K km

194% higher

Domestic Patents

Belarus

276

Latvia

104

165% higher

Land Border Length

Belarus

3.6K km

Latvia

1.4K km

163% higher

Forest Area

Belarus

88.1K km²

Latvia

34.2K km²

157% higher

Railway Length

Belarus

5.5K km

Latvia

2.2K km

149% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Belarus

10.52 per 1k

Latvia

4.4 per 1k

138% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Belarus

309.25 gCO2/kWh

Latvia

138.76 gCO2/kWh

123% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Belarus

5.1% of firms

Latvia

2.5% of firms

103% higher

Official Languages Count

Belarus

2.0

Latvia

1.0

100% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Latvia

Belarus

0.97%

Latvia

29.67%

97% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Latvia

Belarus

0.03

Latvia

0.93

97% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Latvia

Belarus

0.04

Latvia

0.75

95% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Latvia

Belarus

4.0

Latvia

95% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Latvia

Belarus

0.80%

Latvia

13.08%

94% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Belarus

9.7 per 1k

Latvia

5.3 per 1k

83% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Latvia

Belarus

8.2%

Latvia

44%

81% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Latvia

Belarus

0.16

Latvia

0.83

80% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Belarus

6.2 t/person/yr

Latvia

3.5 t/person/yr

79% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Belarus

$75,961,865,471.91

Latvia

$43,684,254,432.36

74% higher

Air Passengers

Latvia

Belarus

1.32M

Latvia

4.48M

70% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Latvia

Belarus

1.0%

Latvia

3.5%

70% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Latvia

Belarus

5.8 per 100k people

Latvia

19.12 per 100k people

70% lower

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Health Spending Per Capita

Latvia

Belarus

$529.02

Latvia

$1,642.47

68% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Latvia

Belarus

6.0%

Latvia

17.49%

66% lower

GNI Per Capita

Latvia

Belarus

$8,260

Latvia

$21,630

62% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Latvia

Belarus

11.62 kg/person/yr

Latvia

24.87 kg/person/yr

53% lower

Unemployment Rate

Latvia

Belarus

3.4%

Latvia

6.7%

50% lower

Population Density

Belarus

45.22 /km²

Latvia

30.27 /km²

49% higher

Protected Land (%)

Latvia

Belarus

9.4%

Latvia

18.5%

49% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Latvia

Belarus

31 pts

Latvia

60 pts

48% lower

Beer Consumption

Latvia

Belarus

2.4 L/person/yr

Latvia

4.6 L/person/yr

47% lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Latvia

Belarus

0.32 per 1M people

Latvia

0.53 per 1M people

40% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Belarus

4.7 per 1k

Latvia

3.4 per 1k

39% higher

Military Spending

Latvia

Belarus

2.1% of GDP

Latvia

3.3% of GDP

36% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Belarus

35 per 100 people

Latvia

26 per 100 people

35% higher

Researchers

Latvia

Belarus

1.5K per 1M

Latvia

2.3K per 1M

34% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Latvia

Belarus

2.3% of GDP

Latvia

3.5% of GDP

34% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Belarus

4.0 sites

Latvia

3.0 sites

33% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Latvia

Belarus

0.66

Latvia

0.95

31% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Latvia

Belarus

64.12% of adults

Latvia

91.2% of adults

30% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Latvia

Belarus

9.2% of youth labor force

Latvia

12.95% of youth labor force

29% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Latvia

Belarus

24.4

Latvia

28% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Belarus

2.9K kg oil eq/person

Latvia

2.2K kg oil eq/person

28% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Belarus

14.61 µg/m³

Latvia

11.6 µg/m³

26% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Belarus

39.58%

Latvia

31.67%

25% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Latvia

Belarus

$33,010.33

Latvia

$43,780.38

25% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Belarus

24.81% of firms

Latvia

19.93% of firms

25% higher

Border Neighbors

Belarus

5.0

Latvia

4.0

25% higher

Infant Mortality

Latvia

Belarus

1.9 per 1k births

Latvia

2.5 per 1k births

24% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Latvia

Belarus

0.58% of GDP

Latvia

0.76% of GDP

24% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Latvia

Belarus

12.7% of GDP

Latvia

16.63% of GDP

24% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Latvia

Belarus

7.4 per 100k

Latvia

9.8 per 100k

24% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Latvia

Belarus

133.73 kg/person/yr

Latvia

174.11 kg/person/yr

23% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Latvia

Belarus

43.41%

Latvia

55%

21% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Belarus

24 days/yr

Latvia

20 days/yr

20% higher

Child Mortality

Latvia

Belarus

2.4 per 1k births

Latvia

3.0 per 1k births

20% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Belarus

81.47 kg/person/yr

Latvia

68.73 kg/person/yr

19% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Latvia

Belarus

17.67%

Latvia

21.74%

19% lower

Spirits Consumption

Latvia

Belarus

4.7 L/person/yr

Latvia

5.7 L/person/yr

18% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Latvia

Belarus

70.11%

Latvia

85.74%

18% lower

Digital Payments Used

Latvia

Belarus

78.65% of adults

Latvia

95.35% of adults

18% lower

Food Waste per Person

Latvia

Belarus

101.52 kg/person/yr

Latvia

124 kg/person/yr

18% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Latvia

Belarus

28.8% of adults

Latvia

34.2% of adults

16% lower

Fertility Rate

Belarus

1.4 children/woman

Latvia

1.3 children/woman

16% higher

Urban Population (%)

Belarus

79.16%

Latvia

68.48%

16% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Belarus

5.0% of GDP

Latvia

4.3% of GDP

15% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Belarus

8.6 per 1k

Latvia

7.6 per 1k

14% higher

Dependency Ratio

Latvia

Belarus

51.43% of working-age pop.

Latvia

59.11% of working-age pop.

13% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Belarus

49.6% of adults

Latvia

43.9% of adults

13% higher

Birth Rate

Belarus

8.2 per 1k

Latvia

7.2 per 1k

13% higher

Airports

Latvia

Belarus

Latvia

13% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Latvia

Belarus

6.7% of GDP

Latvia

7.6% of GDP

13% lower

Tourist Arrivals

Belarus

3.60M

Latvia

3.20M

12% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Latvia

Belarus

21.12% of firms

Latvia

24.14% of firms

12% lower

Obesity Rate

Latvia

Belarus

26.55%

Latvia

29.81%

11% lower

Smoking Rate

Latvia

Belarus

30.1%

Latvia

33.9%

11% lower

Highest Elevation

Belarus

346 m

Latvia

312 m

11% higher

Scientific Publications

Latvia

Belarus

1.5K

Latvia

1.7K

10% lower

Death Rate

Latvia

Belarus

13.21 per 1k

Latvia

14.68 per 1k

10% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Latvia

Belarus

11.63 L/adult/yr

Latvia

12.87 L/adult/yr

10% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Belarus

18.72% of adults

Latvia

17.08% of adults

10% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Latvia

Belarus

33.2% of GDP

Latvia

36.3% of GDP

9% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Belarus

131 per 100 people

Latvia

121 per 100 people

8% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Belarus

99.75%

Latvia

92.53%

8% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Belarus

3.9K kWh/person

Latvia

3.6K kWh/person

8% higher

Human Development Index

Latvia

Belarus

0.82

Latvia

0.89

7% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Belarus

443.21 per 1k people

Latvia

413.76 per 1k people

7% higher

Median Age

Latvia

Belarus

40.5 years

Latvia

43.1 years

6% lower

Youth Population (%)

Belarus

16.3%

Latvia

15.41%

6% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Belarus

33.64%

Latvia

32%

5% higher

Women in Senior Management

Latvia

Belarus

41.98% of managers

Latvia

43.99% of managers

5% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Latvia

Belarus

14.64% of adults

Latvia

15.44% of adults

5% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Belarus

39.1 hrs/week

Latvia

37.6 hrs/week

4% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Latvia

Belarus

93.06%

Latvia

97.01%

4% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Latvia

Belarus

54.43 per 100k

Latvia

56.18 per 100k

3% lower

Suicide Rate

Belarus

15.61 per 100k

Latvia

15.21 per 100k

3% higher

Internet Users (%)

Belarus

94.26%

Latvia

92.71%

2% higher

Life Expectancy

Latvia

Belarus

74.2 years

Latvia

75.7 years

2% lower

Time Zones Count

Belarus

2.0 time zones

Latvia

2.0 time zones

equal

Coastline Length

Latvia

Belarus

0 km

Latvia

498 km

ranked lower

Coal Electricity Share

Belarus

0.04%

Latvia

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Belarus

100%

Latvia

100%

equal

Exports (% GDP)

Latvia

Belarus

65.06% of GDP

Latvia

65.33% of GDP

equal

Imports (% GDP)

Latvia

Belarus

66.85% of GDP

Latvia

66.93% of GDP

equal

GDP Growth Rate

Belarus

4.0%

Latvia

-0.05%

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Belarus

90 m

Latvia

0 m

ranked higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Belarus

-2.6% of GDP

Latvia

-3.4% of GDP

ranked higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Latvia

Belarus

0 per 1M people

Latvia

7.4 per 1M people

ranked lower

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Comparison of Belarus and Latvia across 124 metrics
				Winner
Firms Asked for Bribes	4.9% of firms	0.04% of firms	11642% higher	Belarus
Capital Elevation	280 m	6.0 m	4567% higher	Belarus
Irrigated Land	260 km²	6.0 km²	4233% higher	Belarus
Foreign Patents	110	4.0	2650% higher	Belarus
Armed Forces Personnel	158.0K	9.0K	1656% higher	Belarus
Water Withdrawal	1.4 B m³	0.17 B m³	721% higher	Belarus
Total CO2 Emissions	54.22 Mt CO2e	6.8 Mt CO2e	696% higher	Belarus
Electricity Generation	45.31 TWh	6.5 TWh	601% higher	Belarus
Political Corruption Index	0.41	0.07	486% higher	Belarus
Population	9.46M	1.89M	401% higher	Belarus
Inflation Rate	5.8%	1.3%	346% higher	Belarus
All-Time Olympic Gold Medals	21 gold medals	5.0 gold medals	320% higher	Belarus
Water Stress (%)	4.2%	1.0%	309% higher	Belarus
Electric Generating Capacity	12.65M kW	3.43M kW	269% higher	Belarus
Land Area	203.0K km²	62.2K km²	226% higher	Belarus
All-Time Olympic Medals	105 medals	33 medals	218% higher	Belarus
Railway Network	5.5K km	1.9K km	194% higher	Belarus
Domestic Patents	276	104	165% higher	Belarus
Land Border Length	3.6K km	1.4K km	163% higher	Belarus
Forest Area	88.1K km²	34.2K km²	157% higher	Belarus
Railway Length	5.5K km	2.2K km	149% higher	Belarus
Nurses & Midwives	10.52 per 1k	4.4 per 1k	138% higher	Belarus
Electricity Carbon Intensity	309.25 gCO2/kWh	138.76 gCO2/kWh	123% higher	Belarus
Firms Making Informal Payments	5.1% of firms	2.5% of firms	103% higher	Belarus
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Belarus
Renewable Energy (%)	0.97%	29.67%	97% lower	Latvia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.03	0.93	97% lower	Latvia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.04	0.75	95% lower	Latvia
Merchant Fleet Size	4.0	83	95% lower	Latvia
Solar Electricity Share	0.80%	13.08%	94% lower	Latvia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	9.7 per 1k	5.3 per 1k	83% higher	Belarus
Renewable Energy (%)	8.2%	44%	81% lower	Latvia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.16	0.83	80% lower	Latvia
CO2 Per Capita	6.2 t/person/yr	3.5 t/person/yr	79% higher	Belarus
GDP (Nominal)	$75,961,865,471.91	$43,684,254,432.36	74% higher	Belarus
Air Passengers	1.32M	4.48M	70% lower	Latvia
Wind Electricity Share	1.0%	3.5%	70% lower	Latvia
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	5.8 per 100k people	19.12 per 100k people	70% lower	Latvia
Health Spending Per Capita	$529.02	$1,642.47	68% lower	Latvia
High-Tech Exports (%)	6.0%	17.49%	66% lower	Latvia
GNI Per Capita	$8,260	$21,630	62% lower	Latvia
Seafood Consumption per Person	11.62 kg/person/yr	24.87 kg/person/yr	53% lower	Latvia
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	6.7%	50% lower	Latvia
Population Density	45.22 /km²	30.27 /km²	49% higher	Belarus
Protected Land (%)	9.4%	18.5%	49% lower	Latvia
Corruption Perceptions Index	31 pts	60 pts	48% lower	Latvia
Beer Consumption	2.4 L/person/yr	4.6 L/person/yr	47% lower	Latvia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.32 per 1M people	0.53 per 1M people	40% lower	Latvia
Doctors (per 1,000)	4.7 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	39% higher	Belarus
Military Spending	2.1% of GDP	3.3% of GDP	36% lower	Latvia
Broadband Access (%)	35 per 100 people	26 per 100 people	35% higher	Belarus
Researchers	1.5K per 1M	2.3K per 1M	34% lower	Latvia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.3% of GDP	3.5% of GDP	34% lower	Latvia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	4.0 sites	3.0 sites	33% higher	Belarus
Women's Political Empowerment	0.66	0.95	31% lower	Latvia
Can Raise Emergency Money	64.12% of adults	91.2% of adults	30% lower	Latvia
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.2% of youth labor force	12.95% of youth labor force	29% lower	Latvia
Inequality (Gini)	24.4	34	28% lower	Latvia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.9K kg oil eq/person	2.2K kg oil eq/person	28% higher	Belarus
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	14.61 µg/m³	11.6 µg/m³	26% higher	Belarus
Agricultural Land (%)	39.58%	31.67%	25% higher	Belarus
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$33,010.33	$43,780.38	25% lower	Latvia
Firms Hit by Power Outages	24.81% of firms	19.93% of firms	25% higher	Belarus
Border Neighbors	5.0	4.0	25% higher	Belarus
Infant Mortality	1.9 per 1k births	2.5 per 1k births	24% lower	Latvia
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.58% of GDP	0.76% of GDP	24% lower	Latvia
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	12.7% of GDP	16.63% of GDP	24% lower	Latvia
Road Traffic Death Rate	7.4 per 100k	9.8 per 100k	24% lower	Latvia
Milk Consumption per Person	133.73 kg/person/yr	174.11 kg/person/yr	23% lower	Latvia
Forest Coverage (%)	43.41%	55%	21% lower	Latvia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	24 days/yr	20 days/yr	20% higher	Belarus
Child Mortality	2.4 per 1k births	3.0 per 1k births	20% lower	Latvia
Meat Consumption per Person	81.47 kg/person/yr	68.73 kg/person/yr	19% higher	Belarus
Elderly Population (%)	17.67%	21.74%	19% lower	Latvia
Spirits Consumption	4.7 L/person/yr	5.7 L/person/yr	18% lower	Latvia
University Enrollment Rate	70.11%	85.74%	18% lower	Latvia
Digital Payments Used	78.65% of adults	95.35% of adults	18% lower	Latvia
Food Waste per Person	101.52 kg/person/yr	124 kg/person/yr	18% lower	Latvia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	28.8% of adults	34.2% of adults	16% lower	Latvia
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.3 children/woman	16% higher	Belarus
Urban Population (%)	79.16%	68.48%	16% higher	Belarus
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.0% of GDP	4.3% of GDP	15% higher	Belarus
Teen Birth Rate	8.6 per 1k	7.6 per 1k	14% higher	Belarus
Dependency Ratio	51.43% of working-age pop.	59.11% of working-age pop.	13% lower	Latvia
Hypertension Prevalence	49.6% of adults	43.9% of adults	13% higher	Belarus
Birth Rate	8.2 per 1k	7.2 per 1k	13% higher	Belarus
Airports	47	54	13% lower	Latvia
Health Spending (% GDP)	6.7% of GDP	7.6% of GDP	13% lower	Latvia
Tourist Arrivals	3.60M	3.20M	12% higher	Belarus
Firms with Female Top Manager	21.12% of firms	24.14% of firms	12% lower	Latvia
Obesity Rate	26.55%	29.81%	11% lower	Latvia
Smoking Rate	30.1%	33.9%	11% lower	Latvia
Highest Elevation	346 m	312 m	11% higher	Belarus
Scientific Publications	1.5K	1.7K	10% lower	Latvia
Death Rate	13.21 per 1k	14.68 per 1k	10% lower	Latvia
Alcohol Consumption	11.63 L/adult/yr	12.87 L/adult/yr	10% lower	Latvia
Credit Card Ownership	18.72% of adults	17.08% of adults	10% higher	Belarus
Government Debt (% GDP)	33.2% of GDP	36.3% of GDP	9% lower	Latvia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	131 per 100 people	121 per 100 people	8% higher	Belarus
Sanitation Access (%)	99.75%	92.53%	8% higher	Belarus
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	3.9K kWh/person	3.6K kWh/person	8% higher	Belarus
Human Development Index	0.82	0.89	7% lower	Latvia
Vehicles per 1,000 People	443.21 per 1k people	413.76 per 1k people	7% higher	Belarus
Median Age	40.5 years	43.1 years	6% lower	Latvia
Youth Population (%)	16.3%	15.41%	6% higher	Belarus
Women in Parliament (%)	33.64%	32%	5% higher	Belarus
Women in Senior Management	41.98% of managers	43.99% of managers	5% lower	Latvia
Insufficient Physical Activity	14.64% of adults	15.44% of adults	5% lower	Latvia
Average Weekly Work Hours	39.1 hrs/week	37.6 hrs/week	4% higher	Belarus
Safe Drinking Water (%)	93.06%	97.01%	4% lower	Latvia
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	54.43 per 100k	56.18 per 100k	3% lower	Latvia
Suicide Rate	15.61 per 100k	15.21 per 100k	3% higher	Belarus
Internet Users (%)	94.26%	92.71%	2% higher	Belarus
Life Expectancy	74.2 years	75.7 years	2% lower	Latvia
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Belarus
Coastline Length	0 km	498 km	ranked lower	Latvia
Coal Electricity Share	0.04%	0%	ranked higher	Belarus
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Belarus
Exports (% GDP)	65.06% of GDP	65.33% of GDP	equal	Latvia
Imports (% GDP)	66.85% of GDP	66.93% of GDP	equal	Latvia
GDP Growth Rate	4.0%	-0.05%	ranked higher	Belarus
Lowest Elevation	90 m	0 m	ranked higher	Belarus
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-2.6% of GDP	-3.4% of GDP	ranked higher	Belarus
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	7.4 per 1M people	ranked lower	Latvia

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Analysis

Belarus leads in 63 of 124 shared metrics, while Latvia leads in 61.

Belarus's Firms Asked for Bribes is 116.4x that of Latvia (4.9% of firms vs 0.04% of firms).

Belarus's Capital Elevation is 45.7x that of Latvia (280 m vs 6.0 m).

Belarus's Irrigated Land is 42.3x that of Latvia (260 km² vs 6.0 km²).

Belarus's Foreign Patents is 26.5x that of Latvia (110 vs 4.0).

Belarus's Armed Forces Personnel is 16.6x that of Latvia (158.0K vs 9.0K).

Key Comparisons

Firms Asked for BribesBelarus leads

Belarus

4.9% of firms

Latvia

0.04% of firms

Capital ElevationBelarus leads

Belarus

280 m

Latvia

6.0 m

Irrigated LandBelarus leads

Belarus

260 km²

Latvia

6.0 km²

Foreign PatentsBelarus leads

Belarus

110

Latvia

4.0

Armed Forces PersonnelBelarus leads

Belarus

158.0K

Latvia

9.0K

Water WithdrawalBelarus leads

Belarus

1.4 B m³

Latvia

0.17 B m³

Firms Asked for Bribes

4.9% of firms

0.04% of firms

Capital Elevation

280 m

6.0 m

Irrigated Land

260 km²

6.0 km²

Foreign Patents

110

4.0

Armed Forces Personnel

158.0K

9.0K

Water Withdrawal

1.4 B m³

0.17 B m³

Total CO2 Emissions

54.22 Mt CO2e

6.8 Mt CO2e

Electricity Generation

45.31 TWh

6.5 TWh

Political Corruption Index

0.41

0.07

Population

9.46M

1.89M

Inflation Rate

5.8%

1.3%

All-Time Olympic Gold Medals

21 gold medals

5.0 gold medals

Water Stress (%)

4.2%

1.0%

Electric Generating Capacity

12.65M kW

3.43M kW

Land Area

203.0K km²

62.2K km²

All-Time Olympic Medals

105 medals

33 medals

Railway Network

5.5K km

1.9K km

Domestic Patents

276

104

Land Border Length

3.6K km

1.4K km

Forest Area

88.1K km²

34.2K km²

Railway Length

5.5K km

2.2K km

Nurses & Midwives

10.52 per 1k

4.4 per 1k

Electricity Carbon Intensity

309.25 gCO2/kWh

138.76 gCO2/kWh

Firms Making Informal Payments

5.1% of firms

2.5% of firms

Official Languages Count

2.0

1.0

Renewable Energy (%)

0.97%

29.67%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.03

0.93

Liberal Democracy Index

0.04

0.75

Merchant Fleet Size

4.0

Solar Electricity Share

0.80%

13.08%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

9.7 per 1k

5.3 per 1k

Renewable Energy (%)

8.2%

44%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.16

0.83

CO2 Per Capita

6.2 t/person/yr

3.5 t/person/yr

GDP (Nominal)

$75,961,865,471.91

$43,684,254,432.36

Air Passengers

1.32M

4.48M

Wind Electricity Share

1.0%

3.5%

5.8 per 100k people

19.12 per 100k people

Health Spending Per Capita

$529.02

$1,642.47

High-Tech Exports (%)

6.0%

17.49%

GNI Per Capita

$8,260

$21,630

Seafood Consumption per Person

11.62 kg/person/yr

24.87 kg/person/yr

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

6.7%

Population Density

45.22 /km²

30.27 /km²

Protected Land (%)

9.4%

18.5%

Corruption Perceptions Index

31 pts

60 pts

Beer Consumption

2.4 L/person/yr

4.6 L/person/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.32 per 1M people

0.53 per 1M people

Doctors (per 1,000)

4.7 per 1k

3.4 per 1k

Military Spending

2.1% of GDP

3.3% of GDP

Broadband Access (%)

35 per 100 people

26 per 100 people

Researchers

1.5K per 1M

2.3K per 1M

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.3% of GDP

3.5% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

4.0 sites

3.0 sites

Women's Political Empowerment

0.66

0.95

Can Raise Emergency Money

64.12% of adults

91.2% of adults

Youth Unemployment Rate

9.2% of youth labor force

12.95% of youth labor force

Inequality (Gini)

24.4

Energy Use (Per Capita)

2.9K kg oil eq/person

2.2K kg oil eq/person

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

14.61 µg/m³

11.6 µg/m³

Agricultural Land (%)

39.58%

31.67%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$33,010.33

$43,780.38

Firms Hit by Power Outages

24.81% of firms

19.93% of firms

Border Neighbors

5.0

4.0

Infant Mortality

1.9 per 1k births

2.5 per 1k births

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.58% of GDP

0.76% of GDP

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

12.7% of GDP

16.63% of GDP

Road Traffic Death Rate

7.4 per 100k

9.8 per 100k

Milk Consumption per Person

133.73 kg/person/yr

174.11 kg/person/yr

Forest Coverage (%)

43.41%

55%

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

24 days/yr

20 days/yr

Child Mortality

2.4 per 1k births

3.0 per 1k births

Meat Consumption per Person

81.47 kg/person/yr

68.73 kg/person/yr

Elderly Population (%)

17.67%

21.74%

Spirits Consumption

4.7 L/person/yr

5.7 L/person/yr

University Enrollment Rate

70.11%

85.74%

Digital Payments Used

78.65% of adults

95.35% of adults

Food Waste per Person

101.52 kg/person/yr

124 kg/person/yr

Tobacco Use Prevalence

28.8% of adults

34.2% of adults

Fertility Rate

1.4 children/woman

1.3 children/woman

Urban Population (%)

79.16%

68.48%

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.0% of GDP

4.3% of GDP

Teen Birth Rate

8.6 per 1k

7.6 per 1k

Dependency Ratio

51.43% of working-age pop.

59.11% of working-age pop.

Hypertension Prevalence

49.6% of adults

43.9% of adults

Birth Rate

8.2 per 1k

7.2 per 1k

Airports

Health Spending (% GDP)

6.7% of GDP

7.6% of GDP

Tourist Arrivals

3.60M

3.20M

Firms with Female Top Manager

21.12% of firms

24.14% of firms

Obesity Rate

26.55%

29.81%

Smoking Rate

30.1%

33.9%

Highest Elevation

346 m

312 m

Scientific Publications

1.5K

1.7K

Death Rate

13.21 per 1k

14.68 per 1k

Alcohol Consumption

11.63 L/adult/yr

12.87 L/adult/yr

Credit Card Ownership

18.72% of adults

17.08% of adults

Government Debt (% GDP)

33.2% of GDP

36.3% of GDP

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

131 per 100 people

121 per 100 people

Sanitation Access (%)

99.75%

92.53%

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

3.9K kWh/person

3.6K kWh/person

Human Development Index

0.82

0.89

Vehicles per 1,000 People

443.21 per 1k people

413.76 per 1k people

Median Age

40.5 years

43.1 years

Youth Population (%)

16.3%

15.41%

Women in Parliament (%)

33.64%

32%

Women in Senior Management

41.98% of managers

43.99% of managers

Insufficient Physical Activity

14.64% of adults

15.44% of adults

Average Weekly Work Hours

39.1 hrs/week

37.6 hrs/week

Safe Drinking Water (%)

93.06%

97.01%

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

54.43 per 100k

56.18 per 100k

Suicide Rate

15.61 per 100k

15.21 per 100k

Internet Users (%)

94.26%

92.71%

Life Expectancy

74.2 years

75.7 years

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Coastline Length

0 km

498 km

Coal Electricity Share

0.04%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Exports (% GDP)

65.06% of GDP

65.33% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

66.85% of GDP

66.93% of GDP

GDP Growth Rate

4.0%

-0.05%

Lowest Elevation

90 m

0 m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-2.6% of GDP

-3.4% of GDP

0 per 1M people

7.4 per 1M people