Latvia vs Lithuania

Latvia and Lithuania compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Lithuania has about 1.6 times as many people as Latvia: 2.9 million against 1.8 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Lithuania ($32,959) is 25% higher than in Latvia ($26,312) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Lithuania (2.9%) than in Latvia (2.1%), a difference of 0.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Lithuania (3.8%) than in Latvia (3.7%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Lithuania (6.7%) than in Latvia (6.6%), a difference of 0.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Lithuania can expect to live 0.8 years longer than one born in Latvia: 77.2 years against 76.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Latvia is older: half of its people are over 43.1 years, against 42.1 years in Lithuania in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Latvia (92.7%) than in Lithuania (89.2%), a difference of 3.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Lithuania (4.5 tonnes) are 25% higher than in Latvia (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Latvia (55.6%) than in Lithuania (35.4%), a difference of 20.2 percentage points in 2024.