Latvia vs Uruguay

Latvia
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Riga
Population
1.9M
GDP
$44.0B
Uruguay
Latin America & Caribbean
High income
Capital: Montevideo
Population
3.4M
GDP
$82.3B

POP 1.8x GDP 1.9x LE 1.9 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Latvia vs Uruguay

Foreign Direct Investment138.5%GDP Growth Rate101.1%Stunting Prevalence (und…92.8%Freshwater Withdrawal79.2%Forest Area78.2%Intentional Homicides77.8%Inflation (Consumer Pric…73.9%Under-5 Mortality Rate66.2%
MID pair: Foreign Direct Investment is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band HIC.

Demographics: Population (Uruguay, 45% spread)

Indicator Latvia Uruguay Year
Population 1.9M 3.4M 2024
Population Density 30.3 19.4 2023
Urban Population 68.5% 95.6% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 21.7% 16.0% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Latvia and Uruguay profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Latvia, 138% spread)

Indicator Latvia Uruguay Year
Foreign Direct Investment $1.5B $-3,936,668,278.411 2024
GDP Growth Rate -0.0% 3.3% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 1.3% 4.8% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 131.3% 51.5% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Latvia and Uruguay profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Stunting Prevalence (under 5) (Uruguay, 93% spread)

Indicator Latvia Uruguay Year
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 0.5% 6.9% 2021
Under-5 Mortality Rate 2.5 7.4 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 2.2 6.2 2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 3.4 4.7 2022

3 closer health rows sit on the Latvia and Uruguay profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Secondary) (Uruguay, 15% spread)

Indicator Latvia Uruguay Year
School Enrollment (Secondary) 101.3% 119.1% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.3% 4.8% 2022

4 closer education rows sit on the Latvia and Uruguay profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Uruguay, 79% spread)

Indicator Latvia Uruguay Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 1.0% 4.9% 2022
Forest Area 55.0% 12.0% 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 3.6 2.6 2024
Renewable Energy Consumption 44.0% 57.8% 2021

1 closer environment rows sit on the Latvia and Uruguay profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Uruguay, 17% spread)

Indicator Latvia Uruguay Year
Mobile Subscriptions 121.3 145.5 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Latvia and Uruguay profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Intentional Homicides (Uruguay, 78% spread)

Indicator Latvia Uruguay Year
Intentional Homicides 2.5 11.2 2023
Net Migration -2,225 -1,348 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.4% 0.2% 2023
GINI Index 34 40 2023

2 closer social rows sit on the Latvia and Uruguay profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Latvia vs Uruguay comparison

Latvia (HIC) and Uruguay (HIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band HIC). Population is 45% smaller; GDP is 47% smaller. Open with Foreign Direct Investment (~138%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). Europe & Central Asia vs Latin America & Caribbean; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Latvia vs Uruguay figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · MID scale band.