Estonia vs Latvia
Estonia vs Latvia: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 57.3% in Estonia and 55.6% in Latvia, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Estonia, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Latvia.
% of land · FAO
What the numbers say
- Estonia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2024, Estonia ranked 40 and Latvia ranked 43 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Estonia | Latvia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.3 | 55.6 | – |
| 2023 | 57.2 | 55.5 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 57.2 | 55.4 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 57.2 | 55.3 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 57.2 | 55.2 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 57.1 | 55.1 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 57 | 55 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 56.9 | 54.8 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 55.8 | 54.7 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 55.7 | 54.6 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 55.3 | 54.5 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 54.9 | 54.5 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 55.9 | 54.4 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 55.5 | 54.3 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 55.1 | 54.2 | 32 |
| 2009 | 54.9 | 54 | 32 |
| 2008 | 54.7 | 53.8 | 32 |
| 2007 | 54.4 | 53.6 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 54.2 | 53.4 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 54 | 53.1 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 53.7 | 52.9 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 53.5 | 52.7 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 53.3 | 52.5 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 53.1 | 52.3 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 52.8 | 52.1 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 52.7 | 52 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 52.7 | 51.9 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 52.6 | 51.8 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 52.5 | 51.7 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 52.4 | 51.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 52.4 | 51.4 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 52.3 | 51.3 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 52.2 | 51.2 | 33 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 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