Belarus vs Latvia
Belarus vs Latvia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 94.3% in Belarus and 92.7% in Latvia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Belarus, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Latvia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Belarus has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Latvia.
- In 2024, Belarus ranked 34 and Latvia ranked 42 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Belarus | Latvia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 94.3 | 92.7 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 91.5 | 92.2 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 89.5 | 91 | 67 |
| 2021 | 86.9 | 91.2 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 85.1 | 88.9 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 82.8 | 86.1 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 79.1 | 83.6 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 74.4 | 80.1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 71.1 | 79.8 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 62.2 | 79.2 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 59 | 75.8 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 54.2 | 75.2 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 46.9 | 73.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 39.7 | 69.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 31.8 | 68.4 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 27.4 | 66.8 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 23 | 63.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 19.7 | 59.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 16.2 | 53.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | – | 46 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | – | 38.6 | – |
| 2003 | – | 27 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | 21.9 | – |
| 2001 | 4.3 | 7.2 | – |
| 2000 | 1.9 | 6.3 | – |
| 1999 | 0.5 | 4.4 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 3.3 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 2.1 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0.8 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belarus vs Latvia
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Latvia: 76.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Latvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Latvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Latvia: 97.1% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Latvia: 3.5% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Latvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Latvia: 1.88 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Latvia: -0.29% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Latvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Latvia: 68.6% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Latvia: 43.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Latvia: 21.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Latvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Latvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Latvia: $1.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Latvia: $929 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Latvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Latvia: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Latvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Latvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 19 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 1 million TIV in 2025