International Rankings of Latvia 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	359,604	58	2012
Internet users	1,504,000	81	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	501,000	95	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	2,310,000	136	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$10,950,000,000	85	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$10,900,000,000	82	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-0.20	37	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	3.5	47	31 Dec 2011 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	5.52	124	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$613,900,000	106	2013 est.
Debt - external	$39,870,000,000	65	31 Dec 2013 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	35.2	73	2010
Exports	$12,670,000,000	88	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	61.30	40	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	15.00	74	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	62.40	91	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-63.90	124	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	22.50	66	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	2.80	21	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	4.90	107	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	25.70	94	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	69.40	59	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$30,380,000,000	100	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$19,100	68	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$38,870,000,000	109	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	4.00	40	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	23.20	53	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	27.60	78	2008
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	2.70	21	2008
Imports	$15,560,000,000	87	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	4.20	39	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	0.20	88	2013 est.
Labor force	1,022,000	143	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	8.80	90	2010 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	24.00	40	2010 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	67.20	48	2010 est.
Market value of publicly traded shares	$ 1,076,000,000	98	31 Dec 2011
Public debt (% of GPD)	39.20	84	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$7,220,000,000	82	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 12,570,000,000	98	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad	$2,212,000,000	70	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home	$15,490,000,000	79	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$17,390,000,000	84	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 9,865,000,000	78	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	35.9	57	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	9.80	72	2013 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	8,475,000	106	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	75	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	0	82	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	1,000	108	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	0	93	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	6,560,000,000	101	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	2,764,000,000	37	2011 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	27.2	127	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	70.9	21	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	31	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	1.9	59	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	4,009,000,000	41	2011 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	2,166,000	100	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	6,412,000,000	112	2010 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	3,029.79	84	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	1,520,000,000	80	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	54	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	1,580,000,000	52	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	0	95	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	0	99	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	31,340	112	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	6,146	89	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	35,930	84	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	0	116	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	498	113	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	312	202	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	177.9	113	2007
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	0.42	124	2007
Irrigated land (sq km)	8	162	2007
Land Area - sq km	62,249.00	124	NA
Land boundaries - km	1,382	110	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	17.96	61	2011
Land use - other (%)	81.93	128	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.11	165	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	34.78	175	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	64,589.00	124	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	35.45	101	2011
Water Area - sq km	2,340	87	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	540,810	129	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	546,090	140	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	447,638	141	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	401,691	144	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	9,858	152	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	10,482	151	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	0.92	82	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	150,074	156	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	156,851	156	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	14.20	159	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	116,602	155	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	121,435	155	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	11.00	99	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	487,991	143	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	481,336	146	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	44.80	31	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	155,114	130	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	122,544	135	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	12.80	20	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	251,550	102	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	121,668	125	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	17.10	23	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	9.79	191	2014 est.
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	67.80	41	1995
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	13.60	14	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	28.10	12	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	3.60	116	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	51.00	97	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	22.90	147	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	95.8	28	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	98.4	16	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	99.6	5	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	4.2	105	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	1.6	109	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	0.4	91	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	5.00	33	2010
Health expenditures	6.70	48	2010
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.70	36	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	1,000	58	2009 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	8,600	105	2009 est.
Hospital bed density	5.30	24	2010
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	6.13	156	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	9.60	150	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	7.91	155	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	78.75	87	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	68.41	139	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	73.44	115	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	99.80	2	2011 est.
Literacy - male (%)	99.80	3	2011 est.
Literacy - total (%)	99.80	2	2011 est.
Maternal mortality rate	34.00	78	2010
Median age - female (years)	44.30	12	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	38.40	34	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	41.40	20	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	26.40	23	2011 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-2.37	128	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	24.90	50	2008
Physicians density	2.90	36	2010
Population	2,165,165	144	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	-0.62	168	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	71.1	75	2009 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	28.9	80	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	78.6	71	2009 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	21.4	78	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	82.1	69	2009 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	17.9	70	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	16	6	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	15	5	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	16	5	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.05	12	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	19	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	0.99	27	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	0.86	32	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.48	58	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.05	11	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	0.86	36	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	4	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	1.35	149	2014 est.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female (%)	29	31	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male(%)	28	23	2012
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total (%)	28	25	2012
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	-0.38	177	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	67.7	69	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	42	82	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	18	61	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	24	77	2013
Heliports	1.00	24	2013
Merchant marine (ships)	11	93	2010
Pipelines (km)	1,343	80	2013
Railways (km)	2,239	68	2008
Roadways (km)	72,440	64	2013
Waterways (km)	300	81	2010

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