Estonia vs Latvia
Estonia vs Latvia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 92.2% in Estonia and 92.7% in Latvia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Latvia, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Estonia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Latvia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Estonia.
- In 2024, Estonia ranked 44 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 | Estonia | Latvia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 92.2 | 92.7 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 93.2 | 92.2 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 91.5 | 91 | 67 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91.2 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 89.1 | 88.9 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 90.2 | 86.1 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 89.4 | 83.6 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 88.1 | 80.1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 87.2 | 79.8 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 88.4 | 79.2 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 84.2 | 75.8 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 80 | 75.2 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 78.4 | 73.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 76.5 | 69.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 74.1 | 68.4 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 72.5 | 66.8 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 70.6 | 63.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 66.2 | 59.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 63.5 | 53.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 61.5 | 46 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 53.2 | 38.6 | – |
| 2003 | 45.3 | 27 | – |
| 2002 | 41.5 | 21.9 | – |
| 2001 | 31.5 | 7.2 | – |
| 2000 | 28.6 | 6.3 | – |
| 1999 | 14.5 | 4.4 | – |
| 1998 | 10.8 | 3.3 | – |
| 1997 | 5.7 | 2.1 | – |
| 1996 | 3.5 | 0.8 | – |
| 1995 | 2.8 | – | – |
| 1994 | 1.2 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0.3 | – | – |
| 1992 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 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
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