Estonia vs Latvia
Estonia vs Latvia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in Estonia and 100% in Latvia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 both had 100%.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Estonia | Latvia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 100 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 100 | 100 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 100 | 100 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 100 | 100 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 100 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 100 | 100 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 100 | 100 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 100 | 100 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 100 | 100 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 100 | 100 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 100 | 99.8 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 100 | 99.8 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 100 | 100 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 100 | 99.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 100 | 99.7 | 82 |
| 2006 | 100 | 99.6 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 100 | 99.7 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 100 | 99.7 | 80 |
| 2003 | 100 | 99.8 | 80 |
| 2002 | 100 | 99.8 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 100 | 99.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 100 | 99.9 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 100 | 100 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 100 | 100 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1996 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1995 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1994 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1993 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1992 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1991 | 100 | 100 | – |
| 1990 | 100 | 100 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 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
Estonia vs Latvia
Health
- Life expectancyEstonia: 79.2 years in 2023Latvia: 76.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEstonia: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Latvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEstonia: 1.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Latvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEstonia: 97% in 2022Latvia: 97.1% in 2022
- DepressionEstonia: 3.85% in 2017Latvia: 3.5% in 2017
- Suicide rateEstonia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Latvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEstonia: 1.37 million people in 2023Latvia: 1.88 million people in 2023
- Population growthEstonia: 0% a year in 2023Latvia: -0.29% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEstonia: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Latvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEstonia: 70.7% in 2025Latvia: 68.6% in 2025
- Median ageEstonia: 41.9 years in 2023Latvia: 43.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEstonia: 20.9% in 2023Latvia: 21.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateEstonia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Latvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEstonia: 3.37% of GDP in 2025Latvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEstonia: $1.44B in 2025Latvia: $1.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personEstonia: $1,164 in 2025Latvia: $929 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEstonia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025Latvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEstonia: 7,000 people in 2020Latvia: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerEstonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Latvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEstonia: 1% of the labour force in 2020Latvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEstonia: 204 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 19 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEstonia: 2 million TIV in 2024Latvia: 1 million TIV in 2025