Latvia
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
Latvia at a glance
Latvia is a country in Europe. Its capital is Riga. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania and Russia.
Flag of Latvia
Latvia’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
Austria and Latvia: red, white and red horizontal bands; Latvia’s red is darker and its white band narrower.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Austria, Denmark, Switzerland and Türkiye.
Latvia in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 1,847,785 | 148thof 195 | 33rdof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 64,590 km² | 122ndof 194 | 24thof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $48.62B | 96thof 182 | 31stof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $26,312 | 44thof 182 | 28thof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 76.4 years | 75thof 195 | 38thof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.24 | 177thof 195 | 33rdof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,645 | 48thof 191 | 29thof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 68.6% | 81stof 195 | 29thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 92.7% | 41stof 180 | 24thof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 55.0% | 36thof 191 | 6thof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 3.65 t | 69thof 181 | 31stof 37 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Latvia compared with its neighbours
Quizzes featuring Latvia
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Latvia · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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