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Latvia vs Lithuania

181 shared metrics.

LatviaLeads in 70

vs181 shared

LithuaniaLeads in 111

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Short real-world notes so the comparison reads like more than a stat strip.

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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Lithuania

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Lithuania.

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Identity

Name origin: meaning of the name is obscure.

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Analysis

Lithuania leads in 111 of 181 shared metrics, while Latvia leads in 70.

Latvia's Air Passengers is 152.0x that of Lithuania (4.48M vs 29.3K).

Latvia's Coastline Length is 4.5x that of Lithuania (498 km vs 90 km).

Latvia's Financial Hardship is 1.0x that of Lithuania (23.3% of adults 16+ vs 11.4% of adults 16+).

Lithuania has 95% higher Capital Elevation than Latvia.

Lithuania has 92% higher Wind Electricity Share than Latvia.

Key Comparisons

Air PassengersLatvia leads

Latvia

4.48M

Lithuania

29.3K

Coastline LengthLatvia leads

Latvia

498 km

Lithuania

90 km

Financial HardshipLatvia leads

Latvia

23.3% of adults 16+

Lithuania

11.4% of adults 16+

Capital ElevationLithuania leads

Latvia

6.0 m

Lithuania

112 m

Wind Electricity ShareLithuania leads

Latvia

3.5%

Lithuania

44.88%

Overcrowded HousingLatvia leads

Latvia

32.83% of households

Lithuania

17.27% of households

All Metrics

Air Passengers

Latvia

4.48M

Lithuania

29.3K

15199% higher

Coastline Length

Latvia

498 km

Lithuania

90 km

453% higher

Financial Hardship

Latvia

23.3% of adults 16+

Lithuania

11.4% of adults 16+

104% higher

Capital Elevation

Lithuania

Latvia

6.0 m

Lithuania

112 m

95% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Lithuania

Latvia

3.5%

Lithuania

44.88%

92% lower

Overcrowded Housing

Latvia

32.83% of households

Lithuania

17.27% of households

90% higher

Irrigated Land

Lithuania

Latvia

6.0 km²

Lithuania

61 km²

90% lower

Inflation Rate

Latvia

1.3%

Lithuania

0.70%

86% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Lithuania

Latvia

0.04% of firms

Lithuania

0.21% of firms

80% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Latvia

18.41% of male wages

Lithuania

10.34% of male wages

78% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Lithuania

Latvia

9.0K

Lithuania

37.0K

76% lower

Fuel Poverty

Lithuania

Latvia

4.9% of adults 16+

Lithuania

18% of adults 16+

73% lower

Informal Employment Share

Latvia

9.7% of employed people

Lithuania

5.6% of employed people

72% higher

Time Dissatisfaction

Lithuania

Latvia

5.3% of adults 16+

Lithuania

13.92% of adults 16+

62% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Lithuania

Latvia

2.5% of firms

Lithuania

6.3% of firms

60% lower

Long Work Hours

Lithuania

Latvia

0.49% of employees

Lithuania

1.2% of employees

58% lower

Political Corruption Index

Lithuania

Latvia

0.07

Lithuania

0.16

56% lower

Foreign Patents

Lithuania

Latvia

4.0

Lithuania

9.0

56% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Latvia

55%

Lithuania

35.23%

56% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Latvia

9.8 per 100k

Lithuania

6.3 per 100k

56% higher

Forest Area

Latvia

34.2K km²

Lithuania

22.1K km²

55% higher

Shipping Traffic

Lithuania

Latvia

471.7K

Lithuania

1.05M

55% lower

Housing Cost Burden

Lithuania

Latvia

7.4% of households

Lithuania

15.76% of households

53% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Lithuania

Latvia

4.4 per 1k

Lithuania

9.5 per 1k

53% lower

Homicide Rate

Latvia

2.4 per 100k

Lithuania

1.6 per 100k

50% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lithuania

Latvia

0.53 per 1M people

Lithuania

1.1 per 1M people

50% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Lithuania

Latvia

$43,684,254,432.36

Lithuania

$84,869,215,513.36

49% lower

Youth NEET Rate

Lithuania

Latvia

7.8% of youth 15-24

Lithuania

14.93% of youth 15-24

48% lower

Water Stress (%)

Lithuania

Latvia

1.0%

Lithuania

1.9%

48% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Lithuania

Latvia

6.8 Mt CO2e

Lithuania

12.97 Mt CO2e

48% lower

Scientific Publications

Lithuania

Latvia

1.7K

Lithuania

3.1K

46% lower

Researchers

Lithuania

Latvia

2.3K per 1M

Lithuania

4.2K per 1M

45% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Lithuania

Latvia

3.4 per 1k

Lithuania

6.1 per 1k

44% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Latvia

17.08% of adults

Lithuania

11.89% of adults

44% higher

Water Withdrawal

Lithuania

Latvia

0.17 B m³

Lithuania

0.30 B m³

43% lower

Median Wealth

Lithuania

Latvia

$69,735

Lithuania

$120,679

42% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Lithuania

Latvia

174.11 kg/person/yr

Lithuania

295.46 kg/person/yr

41% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Latvia

Lithuania

41% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Latvia

3.20M

Lithuania

2.28M

40% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Lithuania

Latvia

3.0 sites

Lithuania

5.0 sites

40% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Lithuania

Latvia

3.5% of GDP

Lithuania

5.5% of GDP

37% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Lithuania

Latvia

3.43M kW

Lithuania

5.43M kW

37% lower

Road Deaths

Latvia

7.5 per 100k

Lithuania

5.5 per 100k

36% higher

Population Density

Lithuania

Latvia

30.27 /km²

Lithuania

45.87 /km²

34% lower

Population

Lithuania

Latvia

1.89M

Lithuania

2.82M

33% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Latvia

44%

Lithuania

33.2%

33% higher

Earnings Inequality

Latvia

4.4 vs bottom 10%

Lithuania

3.3 vs bottom 10%

32% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Lithuania

Latvia

31.67%

Lithuania

45.89%

31% lower

Suicide Rate

Lithuania

Latvia

15.21 per 100k

Lithuania

22.12 per 100k

31% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Lithuania

Latvia

13.08%

Lithuania

18.79%

30% lower

Low-Wage Workers

Lithuania

Latvia

14.08% of workers

Lithuania

19.88% of workers

29% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Latvia

7.6 per 1k

Lithuania

5.9 per 1k

29% higher

Loneliness

Lithuania

Latvia

6.4% of adults 16+

Lithuania

8.9% of adults 16+

28% lower

Domestic Patents

Latvia

104

Lithuania

28% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Lithuania

Latvia

0.76% of GDP

Lithuania

1.1% of GDP

27% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Latvia

29.67%

Lithuania

23.41%

27% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Latvia

19.12 per 100k people

Lithuania

15.09 per 100k people

27% higher

Food Waste per Person

Latvia

124 kg/person/yr

Lithuania

98 kg/person/yr

27% higher

Low Reading Skills

Lithuania

Latvia

10.65% of students

Lithuania

14.35% of students

26% lower

Low Math Skills

Lithuania

Latvia

10.65% of students

Lithuania

14.35% of students

26% lower

Low Science Skills

Lithuania

Latvia

10.65% of students

Lithuania

14.35% of students

26% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Latvia

11.6 µg/m³

Lithuania

9.2 µg/m³

26% higher

Poor Health

Latvia

15.1% reporting poor health

Lithuania

12.1% reporting poor health

25% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Lithuania

Latvia

15.44% of adults

Lithuania

20.67% of adults

25% lower

Chronic Pain

Latvia

29.5% of adults 15+

Lithuania

24% of adults 15+

23% higher

Time Use Inequality

Lithuania

Latvia

2.1 vs bottom 20%

Lithuania

2.7 vs bottom 20%

23% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Lithuania

Latvia

24.87 kg/person/yr

Lithuania

31.89 kg/person/yr

22% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Lithuania

Latvia

16.63% of GDP

Lithuania

21.42% of GDP

22% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Lithuania

Latvia

3.5 t/person/yr

Lithuania

4.4 t/person/yr

21% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

Lithuania

Latvia

24.14% of firms

Lithuania

30.7% of firms

21% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Lithuania

Latvia

21.08% of adults

Lithuania

26.29% of adults

20% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Latvia

56.18 per 100k

Lithuania

46.81 per 100k

20% higher

GNI Per Capita

Lithuania

Latvia

$21,630

Lithuania

$27,150

20% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Lithuania

Latvia

$43,780.38

Lithuania

$54,409.76

20% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Latvia

91.2% of adults

Lithuania

76.69% of adults

19% higher

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Lithuania

Latvia

$24,637

Lithuania

$29,962

18% lower

Wealth Concentration

Latvia

55.08% of wealth

Lithuania

46.77% of wealth

18% higher

Women in Senior Management

Latvia

43.99% of managers

Lithuania

37.42% of managers

18% higher

Relationship Dissatisfaction

Lithuania

Latvia

3.3% of adults 16+

Lithuania

4.0% of adults 16+

17% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Lithuania

Latvia

$1,642.47

Lithuania

$1,988.95

17% lower

Lack of Support

Lithuania

Latvia

6.0% of adults 15+

Lithuania

7.2% of adults 15+

16% lower

Railway Length

Latvia

2.2K km

Lithuania

1.9K km

16% higher

Poverty Rate

Latvia

16.17% of population

Lithuania

14.09% of population

15% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Lithuania

Latvia

68.73 kg/person/yr

Lithuania

81.28 kg/person/yr

15% lower

Average Earnings

Lithuania

Latvia

$45,566.52

Lithuania

$52,897.64

14% lower

Airports

Lithuania

Latvia

Lithuania

14% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Lithuania

Latvia

3.6K kWh/person

Lithuania

4.2K kWh/person

14% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Lithuania

Latvia

121 per 100 people

Lithuania

139 per 100 people

13% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Latvia

32%

Lithuania

28.37%

13% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Lithuania

Latvia

413.76 per 1k people

Lithuania

478.02 per 1k people

13% lower

Spirits Consumption

Latvia

5.7 L/person/yr

Lithuania

5.1 L/person/yr

12% higher

Child Mortality

Lithuania

Latvia

3.0 per 1k births

Lithuania

3.4 per 1k births

12% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Lithuania

Latvia

43.9% of adults

Lithuania

50% of adults

12% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Lithuania

Latvia

65.33% of GDP

Lithuania

74.11% of GDP

12% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Lithuania

Latvia

5.3 per 1k

Lithuania

6.0 per 1k

12% lower

Electricity Generation

Lithuania

Latvia

6.5 TWh

Lithuania

7.3 TWh

12% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Latvia

85.74%

Lithuania

77.01%

11% higher

Infant Mortality

Lithuania

Latvia

2.5 per 1k births

Lithuania

2.8 per 1k births

11% lower

Land Border Length

Lithuania

Latvia

1.4K km

Lithuania

1.5K km

11% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Latvia

19.93% of firms

Lithuania

18.01% of firms

11% higher

Dependency Ratio

Latvia

59.11% of working-age pop.

Lithuania

53.54% of working-age pop.

10% higher

Unemployment Rate

Lithuania

Latvia

6.7%

Lithuania

7.5%

10% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Latvia

7.4 per 1M people

Lithuania

6.7 per 1M people

10% higher

Green Space Access

Lithuania

Latvia

68.88% of urban pop.

Lithuania

75.86% of urban pop.

9% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Latvia

34.2% of adults

Lithuania

31.4% of adults

9% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Lithuania

Latvia

60 pts

Lithuania

65 pts

8% lower

Low Life Satisfaction

Lithuania

Latvia

6.3% of adults 16+

Lithuania

6.8% of adults 16+

8% lower

Happiness Inequality

Lithuania

Latvia

2.0 vs bottom 20%

Lithuania

2.2 vs bottom 20%

8% lower

Smoking Rate

Latvia

33.9%

Lithuania

31.4%

8% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Lithuania

Latvia

2.2K kg oil eq/person

Lithuania

2.4K kg oil eq/person

8% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Latvia

21.74%

Lithuania

20.17%

8% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Lithuania

Latvia

26 per 100 people

Lithuania

28 per 100 people

7% lower

Science Score Gap

Lithuania

Latvia

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Lithuania

1.7 vs bottom 10%

6% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Lithuania

Latvia

Lithuania

6% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Lithuania

Latvia

12.95% of youth labor force

Lithuania

13.76% of youth labor force

6% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Latvia

12.87 L/adult/yr

Lithuania

12.1 L/adult/yr

6% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Latvia

0.83

Lithuania

0.79

6% higher

Highest Elevation

Latvia

312 m

Lithuania

294 m

6% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Lithuania

Latvia

6.2 vs bottom 20%

Lithuania

6.5 vs bottom 20%

5% lower

Time Satisfaction

Latvia

7.2 pts

Lithuania

6.9 pts

5% higher

Social Support

Latvia

91.97% of adults 15+

Lithuania

87.99% of adults 15+

5% higher

Beer Consumption

Lithuania

Latvia

4.6 L/person/yr

Lithuania

4.8 L/person/yr

5% lower

Math Score Gap

Lithuania

Latvia

1.5 vs bottom 10%

Lithuania

1.6 vs bottom 10%

5% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Latvia

0.75

Lithuania

0.71

5% higher

Homicide Rate

Lithuania

Latvia

2.5 per 100k

Lithuania

2.6 per 100k

5% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Lithuania

Latvia

6.4 pts

Lithuania

6.7 pts

5% lower

Youth Population (%)

Latvia

15.41%

Lithuania

14.71%

5% higher

Digital Payments Used

Latvia

95.35% of adults

Lithuania

90.76% of adults

5% higher

Home Internet Access

Latvia

89.48% of households

Lithuania

85.95% of households

4% higher

Life Satisfaction

Lithuania

Latvia

6.9 pts

Lithuania

7.2 pts

4% lower

Obesity Rate

Lithuania

Latvia

29.81%

Lithuania

31.14%

4% lower

Protected Land (%)

Latvia

18.5%

Lithuania

17.8%

4% higher

Internet Users (%)

Latvia

92.71%

Lithuania

89%

4% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Lithuania

Latvia

92.53%

Lithuania

96.4%

4% lower

Death Rate

Latvia

14.68 per 1k

Lithuania

14.1 per 1k

4% higher

Military Spending

Latvia

3.3% of GDP

Lithuania

3.1% of GDP

4% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Latvia

7.6% of GDP

Lithuania

7.3% of GDP

4% higher

Long-Term Unemployment

Lithuania

Latvia

2.3% of workforce

Lithuania

2.4% of workforce

3% lower

Reading Score Gap

Lithuania

Latvia

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Lithuania

1.7 vs bottom 10%

3% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Latvia

0.95

Lithuania

0.93

3% higher

Railway Network

Lithuania

Latvia

1.9K km

Lithuania

1.9K km

3% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Lithuania

Latvia

66.93% of GDP

Lithuania

68.93% of GDP

3% lower

Birth Rate

Latvia

7.2 per 1k

Lithuania

7.0 per 1k

3% higher

Employment Rate (%)

Lithuania

Latvia

79.17% of adults 25-64

Lithuania

80.99% of adults 25-64

2% lower

Job Strain

Lithuania

Latvia

30.29% of employees

Lithuania

30.77% of employees

2% lower

Job Satisfaction

Lithuania

Latvia

7.6 pts

Lithuania

7.8 pts

2% lower

Housing Affordability

Latvia

83.76% of income

Lithuania

81.98% of income

2% higher

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Lithuania

Latvia

44.03 per 100k

Lithuania

44.71 per 100k

2% lower

Depression Rate

Latvia

5.6% of adults 15+

Lithuania

5.5% of adults 15+

2% higher

Math Skills

Latvia

483.16 pts

Lithuania

475.15 pts

2% higher

Science Skills

Latvia

493.84 pts

Lithuania

484.46 pts

2% higher

Safety at Night

Latvia

74.5% feeling safe at night

Lithuania

73% feeling safe at night

2% higher

Relationship Inequality

Lithuania

Latvia

1.8 vs bottom 20%

Lithuania

1.9 vs bottom 20%

2% lower

Median Age

Latvia

43.1 years

Lithuania

42.1 years

2% higher

Life Expectancy

Lithuania

Latvia

75.7 years

Lithuania

77.0 years

2% lower

Fertility Rate

Latvia

1.3 children/woman

Lithuania

1.2 children/woman

2% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Lithuania

Latvia

36.3% of GDP

Lithuania

36.9% of GDP

2% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Latvia

4.3% of GDP

Lithuania

4.3% of GDP

2% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Latvia

0.93

Lithuania

0.92

2% higher

Reading Skills

Latvia

474.57 pts

Lithuania

471.83 pts

1% higher

Voter Turnout

Lithuania

Latvia

59.43% of votes

Lithuania

59.95% of votes

1% lower

Human Development Index

Lithuania

Latvia

0.89

Lithuania

0.90

1% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Lithuania

Latvia

37.6 hrs/week

Lithuania

38.1 hrs/week

1% lower

Land Area

Lithuania

Latvia

62.2K km²

Lithuania

62.6K km²

1% lower

Urban Population (%)

Lithuania

Latvia

68.48%

Lithuania

68.83%

1% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Latvia

17.49%

Lithuania

17.32%

1% higher

Self-Rated Health

Latvia

49% reporting good health

Lithuania

48.9% reporting good health

equal

Relationship Satisfaction

Lithuania

Latvia

7.9 pts

Lithuania

8.0 pts

equal

Air Pollution Exposure

Lithuania

Latvia

99.86% of population

Lithuania

100% of population

equal

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Lithuania

Latvia

0% of population

Lithuania

0% of population

ranked lower

Time Zones Count

Lithuania

Latvia

2.0 time zones

Lithuania

2.0 time zones

equal

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Lithuania

Latvia

20 days/yr

Lithuania

20 days/yr

equal

Coal Electricity Share

Lithuania

Latvia

Lithuania

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

Lithuania

Latvia

100%

Lithuania

100%

equal

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Latvia

97.01%

Lithuania

96.73%

equal

GDP Growth Rate

Lithuania

Latvia

-0.05%

Lithuania

2.8%

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Lithuania

Latvia

0 m

Lithuania

0 m

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

Lithuania

Latvia

1.0

Lithuania

1.0

equal

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Latvia

138.76 gCO2/kWh

Lithuania

138.36 gCO2/kWh

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Lithuania

Latvia

-3.4% of GDP

Lithuania

1.3% of GDP

ranked lower

Border Neighbors

Lithuania

Latvia

4.0

Lithuania

4.0

equal

Comparison of Latvia and Lithuania across 181 metrics
				Winner
Air Passengers	4.48M	29.3K	15199% higher	Latvia
Coastline Length	498 km	90 km	453% higher	Latvia
Financial Hardship	23.3% of adults 16+	11.4% of adults 16+	104% higher	Latvia
Capital Elevation	6.0 m	112 m	95% lower	Lithuania
Wind Electricity Share	3.5%	44.88%	92% lower	Lithuania
Overcrowded Housing	32.83% of households	17.27% of households	90% higher	Latvia
Irrigated Land	6.0 km²	61 km²	90% lower	Lithuania
Inflation Rate	1.3%	0.70%	86% higher	Latvia
Firms Asked for Bribes	0.04% of firms	0.21% of firms	80% lower	Lithuania
Gender Pay Gap (%)	18.41% of male wages	10.34% of male wages	78% higher	Latvia
Armed Forces Personnel	9.0K	37.0K	76% lower	Lithuania
Fuel Poverty	4.9% of adults 16+	18% of adults 16+	73% lower	Lithuania
Informal Employment Share	9.7% of employed people	5.6% of employed people	72% higher	Latvia
Time Dissatisfaction	5.3% of adults 16+	13.92% of adults 16+	62% lower	Lithuania
Firms Making Informal Payments	2.5% of firms	6.3% of firms	60% lower	Lithuania
Long Work Hours	0.49% of employees	1.2% of employees	58% lower	Lithuania
Political Corruption Index	0.07	0.16	56% lower	Lithuania
Foreign Patents	4.0	9.0	56% lower	Lithuania
Forest Coverage (%)	55%	35.23%	56% higher	Latvia
Road Traffic Death Rate	9.8 per 100k	6.3 per 100k	56% higher	Latvia
Forest Area	34.2K km²	22.1K km²	55% higher	Latvia
Shipping Traffic	471.7K	1.05M	55% lower	Lithuania
Housing Cost Burden	7.4% of households	15.76% of households	53% lower	Lithuania
Nurses & Midwives	4.4 per 1k	9.5 per 1k	53% lower	Lithuania
Homicide Rate	2.4 per 100k	1.6 per 100k	50% higher	Latvia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.53 per 1M people	1.1 per 1M people	50% lower	Lithuania
GDP (Nominal)	$43,684,254,432.36	$84,869,215,513.36	49% lower	Lithuania
Youth NEET Rate	7.8% of youth 15-24	14.93% of youth 15-24	48% lower	Lithuania
Water Stress (%)	1.0%	1.9%	48% lower	Lithuania
Total CO2 Emissions	6.8 Mt CO2e	12.97 Mt CO2e	48% lower	Lithuania
Scientific Publications	1.7K	3.1K	46% lower	Lithuania
Researchers	2.3K per 1M	4.2K per 1M	45% lower	Lithuania
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.4 per 1k	6.1 per 1k	44% lower	Lithuania
Credit Card Ownership	17.08% of adults	11.89% of adults	44% higher	Latvia
Water Withdrawal	0.17 B m³	0.30 B m³	43% lower	Lithuania
Median Wealth	$69,735	$120,679	42% lower	Lithuania
Milk Consumption per Person	174.11 kg/person/yr	295.46 kg/person/yr	41% lower	Lithuania
Merchant Fleet Size	83	59	41% higher	Latvia
Tourist Arrivals	3.20M	2.28M	40% higher	Latvia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	3.0 sites	5.0 sites	40% lower	Lithuania
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.5% of GDP	5.5% of GDP	37% lower	Lithuania
Electric Generating Capacity	3.43M kW	5.43M kW	37% lower	Lithuania
Road Deaths	7.5 per 100k	5.5 per 100k	36% higher	Latvia
Population Density	30.27 /km²	45.87 /km²	34% lower	Lithuania
Population	1.89M	2.82M	33% lower	Lithuania
Renewable Energy (%)	44%	33.2%	33% higher	Latvia
Earnings Inequality	4.4 vs bottom 10%	3.3 vs bottom 10%	32% higher	Latvia
Agricultural Land (%)	31.67%	45.89%	31% lower	Lithuania
Suicide Rate	15.21 per 100k	22.12 per 100k	31% lower	Lithuania
Solar Electricity Share	13.08%	18.79%	30% lower	Lithuania
Low-Wage Workers	14.08% of workers	19.88% of workers	29% lower	Lithuania
Teen Birth Rate	7.6 per 1k	5.9 per 1k	29% higher	Latvia
Loneliness	6.4% of adults 16+	8.9% of adults 16+	28% lower	Lithuania
Domestic Patents	104	81	28% higher	Latvia
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.76% of GDP	1.1% of GDP	27% lower	Lithuania
Renewable Energy (%)	29.67%	23.41%	27% higher	Latvia
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	19.12 per 100k people	15.09 per 100k people	27% higher	Latvia
Food Waste per Person	124 kg/person/yr	98 kg/person/yr	27% higher	Latvia
Low Reading Skills	10.65% of students	14.35% of students	26% lower	Lithuania
Low Math Skills	10.65% of students	14.35% of students	26% lower	Lithuania
Low Science Skills	10.65% of students	14.35% of students	26% lower	Lithuania
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	11.6 µg/m³	9.2 µg/m³	26% higher	Latvia
Poor Health	15.1% reporting poor health	12.1% reporting poor health	25% higher	Latvia
Insufficient Physical Activity	15.44% of adults	20.67% of adults	25% lower	Lithuania
Chronic Pain	29.5% of adults 15+	24% of adults 15+	23% higher	Latvia
Time Use Inequality	2.1 vs bottom 20%	2.7 vs bottom 20%	23% lower	Lithuania
Seafood Consumption per Person	24.87 kg/person/yr	31.89 kg/person/yr	22% lower	Lithuania
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	16.63% of GDP	21.42% of GDP	22% lower	Lithuania
CO2 Per Capita	3.5 t/person/yr	4.4 t/person/yr	21% lower	Lithuania
Firms with Female Top Manager	24.14% of firms	30.7% of firms	21% lower	Lithuania
Low Adult Numeracy	21.08% of adults	26.29% of adults	20% lower	Lithuania
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	56.18 per 100k	46.81 per 100k	20% higher	Latvia
GNI Per Capita	$21,630	$27,150	20% lower	Lithuania
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$43,780.38	$54,409.76	20% lower	Lithuania
Can Raise Emergency Money	91.2% of adults	76.69% of adults	19% higher	Latvia
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$24,637	$29,962	18% lower	Lithuania
Wealth Concentration	55.08% of wealth	46.77% of wealth	18% higher	Latvia
Women in Senior Management	43.99% of managers	37.42% of managers	18% higher	Latvia
Relationship Dissatisfaction	3.3% of adults 16+	4.0% of adults 16+	17% lower	Lithuania
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,642.47	$1,988.95	17% lower	Lithuania
Lack of Support	6.0% of adults 15+	7.2% of adults 15+	16% lower	Lithuania
Railway Length	2.2K km	1.9K km	16% higher	Latvia
Poverty Rate	16.17% of population	14.09% of population	15% higher	Latvia
Meat Consumption per Person	68.73 kg/person/yr	81.28 kg/person/yr	15% lower	Lithuania
Average Earnings	$45,566.52	$52,897.64	14% lower	Lithuania
Airports	54	63	14% lower	Lithuania
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	3.6K kWh/person	4.2K kWh/person	14% lower	Lithuania
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	121 per 100 people	139 per 100 people	13% lower	Lithuania
Women in Parliament (%)	32%	28.37%	13% higher	Latvia
Vehicles per 1,000 People	413.76 per 1k people	478.02 per 1k people	13% lower	Lithuania
Spirits Consumption	5.7 L/person/yr	5.1 L/person/yr	12% higher	Latvia
Child Mortality	3.0 per 1k births	3.4 per 1k births	12% lower	Lithuania
Hypertension Prevalence	43.9% of adults	50% of adults	12% lower	Lithuania
Exports (% GDP)	65.33% of GDP	74.11% of GDP	12% lower	Lithuania
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	5.3 per 1k	6.0 per 1k	12% lower	Lithuania
Electricity Generation	6.5 TWh	7.3 TWh	12% lower	Lithuania
University Enrollment Rate	85.74%	77.01%	11% higher	Latvia
Infant Mortality	2.5 per 1k births	2.8 per 1k births	11% lower	Lithuania
Land Border Length	1.4K km	1.5K km	11% lower	Lithuania
Firms Hit by Power Outages	19.93% of firms	18.01% of firms	11% higher	Latvia
Dependency Ratio	59.11% of working-age pop.	53.54% of working-age pop.	10% higher	Latvia
Unemployment Rate	6.7%	7.5%	10% lower	Lithuania
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	7.4 per 1M people	6.7 per 1M people	10% higher	Latvia
Green Space Access	68.88% of urban pop.	75.86% of urban pop.	9% lower	Lithuania
Tobacco Use Prevalence	34.2% of adults	31.4% of adults	9% higher	Latvia
Corruption Perceptions Index	60 pts	65 pts	8% lower	Lithuania
Low Life Satisfaction	6.3% of adults 16+	6.8% of adults 16+	8% lower	Lithuania
Happiness Inequality	2.0 vs bottom 20%	2.2 vs bottom 20%	8% lower	Lithuania
Smoking Rate	33.9%	31.4%	8% higher	Latvia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	2.2K kg oil eq/person	2.4K kg oil eq/person	8% lower	Lithuania
Elderly Population (%)	21.74%	20.17%	8% higher	Latvia
Broadband Access (%)	26 per 100 people	28 per 100 people	7% lower	Lithuania
Science Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	6% lower	Lithuania
Inequality (Gini)	34	36	6% lower	Lithuania
Youth Unemployment Rate	12.95% of youth labor force	13.76% of youth labor force	6% lower	Lithuania
Alcohol Consumption	12.87 L/adult/yr	12.1 L/adult/yr	6% higher	Latvia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.83	0.79	6% higher	Latvia
Highest Elevation	312 m	294 m	6% higher	Latvia
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	6.2 vs bottom 20%	6.5 vs bottom 20%	5% lower	Lithuania
Time Satisfaction	7.2 pts	6.9 pts	5% higher	Latvia
Social Support	91.97% of adults 15+	87.99% of adults 15+	5% higher	Latvia
Beer Consumption	4.6 L/person/yr	4.8 L/person/yr	5% lower	Lithuania
Math Score Gap	1.5 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	Lithuania
Liberal Democracy Index	0.75	0.71	5% higher	Latvia
Homicide Rate	2.5 per 100k	2.6 per 100k	5% lower	Lithuania
Life Evaluation Score	6.4 pts	6.7 pts	5% lower	Lithuania
Youth Population (%)	15.41%	14.71%	5% higher	Latvia
Digital Payments Used	95.35% of adults	90.76% of adults	5% higher	Latvia
Home Internet Access	89.48% of households	85.95% of households	4% higher	Latvia
Life Satisfaction	6.9 pts	7.2 pts	4% lower	Lithuania
Obesity Rate	29.81%	31.14%	4% lower	Lithuania
Protected Land (%)	18.5%	17.8%	4% higher	Latvia
Internet Users (%)	92.71%	89%	4% higher	Latvia
Sanitation Access (%)	92.53%	96.4%	4% lower	Lithuania
Death Rate	14.68 per 1k	14.1 per 1k	4% higher	Latvia
Military Spending	3.3% of GDP	3.1% of GDP	4% higher	Latvia
Health Spending (% GDP)	7.6% of GDP	7.3% of GDP	4% higher	Latvia
Long-Term Unemployment	2.3% of workforce	2.4% of workforce	3% lower	Lithuania
Reading Score Gap	1.7 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	3% lower	Lithuania
Women's Political Empowerment	0.95	0.93	3% higher	Latvia
Railway Network	1.9K km	1.9K km	3% lower	Lithuania
Imports (% GDP)	66.93% of GDP	68.93% of GDP	3% lower	Lithuania
Birth Rate	7.2 per 1k	7.0 per 1k	3% higher	Latvia
Employment Rate (%)	79.17% of adults 25-64	80.99% of adults 25-64	2% lower	Lithuania
Job Strain	30.29% of employees	30.77% of employees	2% lower	Lithuania
Job Satisfaction	7.6 pts	7.8 pts	2% lower	Lithuania
Housing Affordability	83.76% of income	81.98% of income	2% higher	Latvia
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	44.03 per 100k	44.71 per 100k	2% lower	Lithuania
Depression Rate	5.6% of adults 15+	5.5% of adults 15+	2% higher	Latvia
Math Skills	483.16 pts	475.15 pts	2% higher	Latvia
Science Skills	493.84 pts	484.46 pts	2% higher	Latvia
Safety at Night	74.5% feeling safe at night	73% feeling safe at night	2% higher	Latvia
Relationship Inequality	1.8 vs bottom 20%	1.9 vs bottom 20%	2% lower	Lithuania
Median Age	43.1 years	42.1 years	2% higher	Latvia
Life Expectancy	75.7 years	77.0 years	2% lower	Lithuania
Fertility Rate	1.3 children/woman	1.2 children/woman	2% higher	Latvia
Government Debt (% GDP)	36.3% of GDP	36.9% of GDP	2% lower	Lithuania
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.3% of GDP	4.3% of GDP	2% higher	Latvia
Freedom of Expression Index	0.93	0.92	2% higher	Latvia
Reading Skills	474.57 pts	471.83 pts	1% higher	Latvia
Voter Turnout	59.43% of votes	59.95% of votes	1% lower	Lithuania
Human Development Index	0.89	0.90	1% lower	Lithuania
Average Weekly Work Hours	37.6 hrs/week	38.1 hrs/week	1% lower	Lithuania
Land Area	62.2K km²	62.6K km²	1% lower	Lithuania
Urban Population (%)	68.48%	68.83%	1% lower	Lithuania
High-Tech Exports (%)	17.49%	17.32%	1% higher	Latvia
Self-Rated Health	49% reporting good health	48.9% reporting good health	equal	Latvia
Relationship Satisfaction	7.9 pts	8.0 pts	equal	Lithuania
Air Pollution Exposure	99.86% of population	100% of population	equal	Lithuania
Extreme Temperature Exposure	0% of population	0% of population	ranked lower	Lithuania
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Lithuania
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	20 days/yr	20 days/yr	equal	Lithuania
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	Lithuania
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Lithuania
Safe Drinking Water (%)	97.01%	96.73%	equal	Latvia
GDP Growth Rate	-0.05%	2.8%	ranked lower	Lithuania
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked lower	Lithuania
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Lithuania
Electricity Carbon Intensity	138.76 gCO2/kWh	138.36 gCO2/kWh	equal	Latvia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3.4% of GDP	1.3% of GDP	ranked lower	Lithuania
Border Neighbors	4.0	4.0	equal	Lithuania

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Analysis

Lithuania leads in 111 of 181 shared metrics, while Latvia leads in 70.

Latvia's Air Passengers is 152.0x that of Lithuania (4.48M vs 29.3K).

Latvia's Coastline Length is 4.5x that of Lithuania (498 km vs 90 km).

Latvia's Financial Hardship is 1.0x that of Lithuania (23.3% of adults 16+ vs 11.4% of adults 16+).

Lithuania has 95% higher Capital Elevation than Latvia.

Lithuania has 92% higher Wind Electricity Share than Latvia.

Key Comparisons

Air PassengersLatvia leads

Latvia

4.48M

Lithuania

29.3K

Coastline LengthLatvia leads

Latvia

498 km

Lithuania

90 km

Financial HardshipLatvia leads

Latvia

23.3% of adults 16+

Lithuania

11.4% of adults 16+

Capital ElevationLithuania leads

Latvia

6.0 m

Lithuania

112 m

Wind Electricity ShareLithuania leads

Latvia

3.5%

Lithuania

44.88%

Overcrowded HousingLatvia leads

Latvia

32.83% of households

Lithuania

17.27% of households

Air Passengers

4.48M

29.3K

Coastline Length

498 km

90 km

Financial Hardship

23.3% of adults 16+

11.4% of adults 16+

Capital Elevation

6.0 m

112 m

Wind Electricity Share

3.5%

44.88%

Overcrowded Housing

32.83% of households

17.27% of households

Irrigated Land

6.0 km²

61 km²

Inflation Rate

1.3%

0.70%

Firms Asked for Bribes

0.04% of firms

0.21% of firms

Gender Pay Gap (%)

18.41% of male wages

10.34% of male wages

Armed Forces Personnel

9.0K

37.0K

Fuel Poverty

4.9% of adults 16+

18% of adults 16+

Informal Employment Share

9.7% of employed people

5.6% of employed people

Time Dissatisfaction

5.3% of adults 16+

13.92% of adults 16+

Firms Making Informal Payments

2.5% of firms

6.3% of firms

Long Work Hours

0.49% of employees

1.2% of employees

Political Corruption Index

0.07

0.16

Foreign Patents

4.0

9.0

Forest Coverage (%)

55%

35.23%

Road Traffic Death Rate

9.8 per 100k

6.3 per 100k

Forest Area

34.2K km²

22.1K km²

Shipping Traffic

471.7K

1.05M

Housing Cost Burden

7.4% of households

15.76% of households

Nurses & Midwives

4.4 per 1k

9.5 per 1k

Homicide Rate

2.4 per 100k

1.6 per 100k

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.53 per 1M people

1.1 per 1M people

GDP (Nominal)

$43,684,254,432.36

$84,869,215,513.36

Youth NEET Rate

7.8% of youth 15-24

14.93% of youth 15-24

Water Stress (%)

1.0%

1.9%

Total CO2 Emissions

6.8 Mt CO2e

12.97 Mt CO2e

Scientific Publications

1.7K

3.1K

Researchers

2.3K per 1M

4.2K per 1M

Doctors (per 1,000)

3.4 per 1k

6.1 per 1k

Credit Card Ownership

17.08% of adults

11.89% of adults

Water Withdrawal

0.17 B m³

0.30 B m³

Median Wealth

$69,735

$120,679

Milk Consumption per Person

174.11 kg/person/yr

295.46 kg/person/yr

Merchant Fleet Size

Tourist Arrivals

3.20M

2.28M

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

3.0 sites

5.0 sites

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.5% of GDP

5.5% of GDP

Electric Generating Capacity

3.43M kW

5.43M kW

Road Deaths

7.5 per 100k

5.5 per 100k

Population Density

30.27 /km²

45.87 /km²

Population

1.89M

2.82M

Renewable Energy (%)

44%

33.2%

Earnings Inequality

4.4 vs bottom 10%

3.3 vs bottom 10%

Agricultural Land (%)

31.67%

45.89%

Suicide Rate

15.21 per 100k

22.12 per 100k

Solar Electricity Share

13.08%

18.79%

Low-Wage Workers

14.08% of workers

19.88% of workers

Teen Birth Rate

7.6 per 1k

5.9 per 1k

Loneliness

6.4% of adults 16+

8.9% of adults 16+

Domestic Patents

104

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.76% of GDP

1.1% of GDP

Renewable Energy (%)

29.67%

23.41%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

19.12 per 100k people

15.09 per 100k people

Food Waste per Person

124 kg/person/yr

98 kg/person/yr

Low Reading Skills

10.65% of students

14.35% of students

Low Math Skills

10.65% of students

14.35% of students

Low Science Skills

10.65% of students

14.35% of students

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

11.6 µg/m³

9.2 µg/m³

Poor Health

15.1% reporting poor health

12.1% reporting poor health

Insufficient Physical Activity

15.44% of adults

20.67% of adults

Chronic Pain

29.5% of adults 15+

24% of adults 15+

Time Use Inequality

2.1 vs bottom 20%

2.7 vs bottom 20%

Seafood Consumption per Person

24.87 kg/person/yr

31.89 kg/person/yr

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

16.63% of GDP

21.42% of GDP

CO2 Per Capita

3.5 t/person/yr

4.4 t/person/yr

Firms with Female Top Manager

24.14% of firms

30.7% of firms

Low Adult Numeracy

21.08% of adults

26.29% of adults

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

56.18 per 100k

46.81 per 100k

GNI Per Capita

$21,630

$27,150

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$43,780.38

$54,409.76

Can Raise Emergency Money

91.2% of adults

76.69% of adults

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$24,637

$29,962

Wealth Concentration

55.08% of wealth

46.77% of wealth

Women in Senior Management

43.99% of managers

37.42% of managers

Relationship Dissatisfaction

3.3% of adults 16+

4.0% of adults 16+

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,642.47

$1,988.95

Lack of Support

6.0% of adults 15+

7.2% of adults 15+

Railway Length

2.2K km

1.9K km

Poverty Rate

16.17% of population

14.09% of population

Meat Consumption per Person

68.73 kg/person/yr

81.28 kg/person/yr

Average Earnings

$45,566.52

$52,897.64

Airports

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

3.6K kWh/person

4.2K kWh/person

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

121 per 100 people

139 per 100 people

Women in Parliament (%)

32%

28.37%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

413.76 per 1k people

478.02 per 1k people

Spirits Consumption

5.7 L/person/yr

5.1 L/person/yr

Child Mortality

3.0 per 1k births

3.4 per 1k births

Hypertension Prevalence

43.9% of adults

50% of adults

Exports (% GDP)

65.33% of GDP

74.11% of GDP

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

5.3 per 1k

6.0 per 1k

Electricity Generation

6.5 TWh

7.3 TWh

University Enrollment Rate

85.74%

77.01%

Infant Mortality

2.5 per 1k births

2.8 per 1k births

Land Border Length

1.4K km

1.5K km

Firms Hit by Power Outages

19.93% of firms

18.01% of firms

Dependency Ratio

59.11% of working-age pop.

53.54% of working-age pop.

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

7.5%

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

7.4 per 1M people

6.7 per 1M people

Green Space Access

68.88% of urban pop.

75.86% of urban pop.

Tobacco Use Prevalence

34.2% of adults

31.4% of adults

Corruption Perceptions Index

60 pts

65 pts

Low Life Satisfaction

6.3% of adults 16+

6.8% of adults 16+

Happiness Inequality

2.0 vs bottom 20%

2.2 vs bottom 20%

Smoking Rate

33.9%

31.4%

Energy Use (Per Capita)

2.2K kg oil eq/person

2.4K kg oil eq/person

Elderly Population (%)

21.74%

20.17%

Broadband Access (%)

26 per 100 people

28 per 100 people

Science Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Inequality (Gini)

Youth Unemployment Rate

12.95% of youth labor force

13.76% of youth labor force

Alcohol Consumption

12.87 L/adult/yr

12.1 L/adult/yr

Electoral Democracy Index

0.83

0.79

Highest Elevation

312 m

294 m

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

6.2 vs bottom 20%

6.5 vs bottom 20%

Time Satisfaction

7.2 pts

6.9 pts

Social Support

91.97% of adults 15+

87.99% of adults 15+

Beer Consumption

4.6 L/person/yr

4.8 L/person/yr

Math Score Gap

1.5 vs bottom 10%

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.75

0.71

Homicide Rate

2.5 per 100k

2.6 per 100k

Life Evaluation Score

6.4 pts

6.7 pts

Youth Population (%)

15.41%

14.71%

Digital Payments Used

95.35% of adults

90.76% of adults

Home Internet Access

89.48% of households

85.95% of households

Life Satisfaction

6.9 pts

7.2 pts

Obesity Rate

29.81%

31.14%

Protected Land (%)

18.5%

17.8%

Internet Users (%)

92.71%

89%

Sanitation Access (%)

92.53%

96.4%

Death Rate

14.68 per 1k

14.1 per 1k

Military Spending

3.3% of GDP

3.1% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)

7.6% of GDP

7.3% of GDP

Long-Term Unemployment

2.3% of workforce

2.4% of workforce

Reading Score Gap

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Women's Political Empowerment

0.95

0.93

Railway Network

1.9K km

Imports (% GDP)

66.93% of GDP

68.93% of GDP

Birth Rate

7.2 per 1k

7.0 per 1k

Employment Rate (%)

79.17% of adults 25-64

80.99% of adults 25-64

Job Strain

30.29% of employees

30.77% of employees

Job Satisfaction

7.6 pts

7.8 pts

Housing Affordability

83.76% of income

81.98% of income

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

44.03 per 100k

44.71 per 100k

Depression Rate

5.6% of adults 15+

5.5% of adults 15+

Math Skills

483.16 pts

475.15 pts

Science Skills

493.84 pts

484.46 pts

Safety at Night

74.5% feeling safe at night

73% feeling safe at night

Relationship Inequality

1.8 vs bottom 20%

1.9 vs bottom 20%

Median Age

43.1 years

42.1 years

Life Expectancy

75.7 years

77.0 years

Fertility Rate

1.3 children/woman

1.2 children/woman

Government Debt (% GDP)

36.3% of GDP

36.9% of GDP

Education Spending (% GDP)

4.3% of GDP

Freedom of Expression Index

0.93

0.92

Reading Skills

474.57 pts

471.83 pts

Voter Turnout

59.43% of votes

59.95% of votes

Human Development Index

0.89

0.90

Average Weekly Work Hours

37.6 hrs/week

38.1 hrs/week

Land Area

62.2K km²

62.6K km²

Urban Population (%)

68.48%

68.83%

High-Tech Exports (%)

17.49%

17.32%

Self-Rated Health

49% reporting good health

48.9% reporting good health

Relationship Satisfaction

7.9 pts

8.0 pts

Air Pollution Exposure

99.86% of population

100% of population

Extreme Temperature Exposure

0% of population

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

20 days/yr

Coal Electricity Share

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Safe Drinking Water (%)

97.01%

96.73%

GDP Growth Rate

-0.05%

2.8%

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Electricity Carbon Intensity

138.76 gCO2/kWh

138.36 gCO2/kWh

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-3.4% of GDP

1.3% of GDP

Border Neighbors

4.0