India vs Latvia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing India and Latvia: India leads on Irrigated Land (754,562) against Latvia (6); Latvia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (621,000 people) against India (32.94 people); Latvia leads on Oil Consumption (41,000) against India (3.18). Across 109 compared metrics, India wins on 54 and Latvia wins on 48.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇻 LatviaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %91.03 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points81.82 points
Radios1161.76
Televisions631.22
Waterways14,500300

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇻 LatviaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $2.70B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $49.29B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %0 %
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %2.58 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7194.1
Electricity Consumption1.146.8
Electricity Exports5.153.8
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7139
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1253
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables168
Electricity Imports5.624.83
Electricity Installed Capacity367.82.93
Electricity Production1.396.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita65.91 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.533.7
Gross Fixed Investment3022.2
Gross National Saving28.820.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %-4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %1.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP3.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.431.22
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.961.25
Natural Gas Production31.540
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.290
Oil Consumption3.1841,000
Oil Exports825,6003,457
Oil Imports3.0637,520
Oil Production954,0000
Oil Proved Reserves5.680
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people22.9 people
Public Debt46.536.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD-0.4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.5244,600
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.3116,180
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,30054,370
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.90
Remittances3.53.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140.85
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.250.42
Taxes and Other Revenues6.716.7
Unemployment Rate4.3 %6.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇻 LatviaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M-127,994
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.826.43
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivlargest concentration of people is found in and around the port and capital city of Riga; small agglomerations are scattered throughout the country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country432 Cubic meters per year4.7 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.9134.94

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇻 LatviaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %0.99 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.7128.13
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km20,058 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km498 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant548.72 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,5626

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇻 LatviaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %83.95 %
Administrative Divisions2836
Independence1518
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇻 LatviaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.57.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.7 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km5.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %19 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.227.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %23.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.35,600
Underweight Children Under 531.50.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇻 LatviaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M9,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇻 LatviaShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %47.4 %
Human Capital Index0.520.75
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years81.82 years
Median age of population29.19 years43.65 years
Population Change14.13M persons-19,647.5 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km29.78 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons1.84M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.93
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %7.24 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %NA
Death Rate (%)8.7 %14.68 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons381,057.45 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.69954,900
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years11.63 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people621,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95181.42
Military Manpower at Military Age1718
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year comandatory military service for all men 18-24; men and women 18-27 may volunteer for military service; service length 11 months in the Armed Forces or National Guard, or 5 years in the National Guard as a whole, with a minimum of 21 days of individual trai
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %58.52 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km3.4 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %-1.27 %
Population living in slums5.41 %0.26 %
Total deaths8.28M persons24,417.4 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %63.77 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman1.24 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-7,474 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births3.24 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇱🇻 LatviaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.141.45
Airports31555
Civil Air Travel93NA major transport aircraft
Heliports2895

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