Estonia’s coastline is 7.6 times as long as Latvia’s

Estonia: 3,794 km (2026 edition) · Latvia: 498 km (2026 edition)

Estonia’s highest peak towers 6 m above Latvia’s

Estonia: 318 m (2026 edition) · Latvia: 312 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 32% of Latvia, versus 23% of Estonia

Estonia: 23% (2024) · Latvia: 31.7% (2024)

Latvia has 35% more people than Estonia

Estonia: 1.37 million (2025) · Latvia: 1.85 million (2025)

Estonia is 8% more densely populated than Latvia

Estonia: 32 per km² (2025) · Latvia: 30 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Latvia is 1.2 years older than in Estonia

Estonia: 41.9 years (2023) · Latvia: 43.1 years (2023)

Women in Latvia have 0.1 more children on average than in Estonia

Estonia: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Latvia: 1.24 children per woman (2024)

Latvia and Estonia are practically level

Estonia: 21.8% (2025) · Latvia: 22.2% (2025)

Estonia hosts 72% more refugees per resident than Latvia

Estonia: 30.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Latvia: 17.6 per 1,000 (2025)

Latvia has produced 5.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Estonia none

Estonia: 0 (2026) · Latvia: 5.4 (2026)

Estonia and Latvia are practically level

Estonia: 1 (2026) · Latvia: 1 (2026)

Latvia’s economy is 3% larger than Estonia’s

Estonia: $47 billion (2025) · Latvia: $48.6 billion (2025)

Estonia produces 13% more per person than Latvia

Estonia: Int$52,106 (2025) · Latvia: Int$46,137 (2025)

Income is more unequally shared in Latvia than in Estonia (Gini 3.3 points higher)

Estonia: 30.7 (2023) · Latvia: 34 (2023)

Latvia and Estonia are practically level

Estonia: 0.3% (2023) · Latvia: 0.4% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.3% in Estonia, versus 6.6% in Latvia

Estonia: 8.3% (2025) · Latvia: 6.6% (2025)

Latvia and Estonia are practically level

Estonia: 3.4% (2025) · Latvia: 3.6% (2025)

Estonia’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Latvia’s 18%

Estonia: 22.7% (2024) · Latvia: 17.6% (2024)

Estonia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Latvia’s

Estonia: 66% (2025) · Latvia: 57% (2025)

Estonia spends 48% more on health per person than Latvia

Estonia: $2,438 (2024) · Latvia: $1,645 (2023)

A baby in Latvia is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in Estonia

Estonia: 1.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Latvia: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

Estonia has 2% more doctors per person than Latvia

Estonia: 3.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Latvia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2022)

Latvia has 20% more hospital beds per person than Estonia

Estonia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Latvia: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Estonia is 2% higher than in Latvia

Estonia: 14 per 100k (2023) · Latvia: 13.7 per 100k (2023)

28% of adults in Latvia are obese, versus 25% in Estonia

Estonia: 25% (2024) · Latvia: 27.9% (2024)

35% of adults in Latvia smoke, versus 26% in Estonia

Estonia: 26.1% (2024) · Latvia: 34.6% (2024)

People in Estonia rate their lives 0.04 points higher than in Latvia

Estonia: 6.41 (2025) · Latvia: 6.37 (2025)

Adults in Latvia drink 37% more alcohol than in Estonia

Estonia: 10.4 litres (2023) · Latvia: 14.2 litres (2023)

Latvia has 28% more meat per person than Estonia

Estonia: 64.7 kg (2023) · Latvia: 82.7 kg (2023)

Latvia has 56 kcal more food per person per day than Estonia

Estonia: 3,287 kcal (2023) · Latvia: 3,342 kcal (2023)

Workers in Latvia put in 20 more hours a year than in Estonia

Estonia: 1,606 hours (2023) · Latvia: 1,625 hours (2023)

Adults in Estonia went to school 0.15 years longer than in Latvia

Estonia: 13.6 years (2023) · Latvia: 13.4 years (2023)

Estonia welcomed 59% more tourists per resident than Latvia (2019)

Estonia: 1.61 (2022) · Latvia: 1.01 (2019)

Latvia has 1 more World Heritage site than Estonia (3 against 2)

Estonia: 2 (2026) · Latvia: 3 (2026)

Estonia has won 45 Olympic medals, Latvia 33

Estonia: 45 (2026 edition) · Latvia: 33 (2026 edition)

Latvia and Estonia are practically level

Estonia: 92% (2024) · Latvia: 93% (2024)

Home internet in Latvia is 25% faster than in Estonia

Estonia: 161 Mbps (2026) · Latvia: 201 Mbps (2026)

Estonia and Latvia are practically level

Estonia: 100% (2024) · Latvia: 100% (2024)

71% of people in Estonia live in cities, versus 69% in Latvia

Estonia: 71% (2025) · Latvia: 69% (2025)

Estonia has 151 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Latvia 121

Estonia: 151 (2024) · Latvia: 121 (2024)

Latvia’s railway network is 80% longer than Estonia’s

Estonia: 1,033 km (2017) · Latvia: 1,859 km (2021)

Airlines from Latvia fly 3,862 times as many passengers per resident as those from Estonia

Estonia: 0.00063 (2019) · Latvia: 2.42 (2023)

Forest covers 57% of Estonia, but only 56% of Latvia

Estonia: 57.2% (2024) · Latvia: 55.6% (2024)

The average person in Estonia emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in Latvia

Estonia: 6.1 t (2024) · Latvia: 3.5 t (2024)

73% of Latvia’s electricity is renewable, versus 60% in Estonia

Estonia: 59.6% (2025) · Latvia: 73% (2025)

The air in Latvia carries 90% more fine dust than in Estonia

Estonia: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Latvia: 12.7 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 63% more likely to be murdered in Latvia than in Estonia

Estonia: 1.5 per 100k (2023) · Latvia: 2.5 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Latvia are 2.7 times as deadly as in Estonia

Estonia: 6.3 per 100k (2023) · Latvia: 16.7 per 100k (2023)

Latvia is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Estonia

Estonia: 7.2°C (2016–2025 avg) · Latvia: 7.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

Latvia gets 1% more rain than Estonia

Estonia: 759 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Latvia: 769 mm (2016–2025 avg)