Latvia vs Lithuania
Latvia vs Lithuania: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.5% in Latvia and 4.14% in Lithuania, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Lithuania, by 0.64 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Latvia.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Latvia ranked 90 and Lithuania ranked 19 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5 | 4.14 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 4.15 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.49 | 4.16 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.49 | 4.17 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.49 | 4.18 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.5 | 4.19 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.5 | 4.21 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.51 | 4.22 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.53 | 4.24 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.55 | 4.26 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.57 | 4.28 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.64 | 4.32 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.69 | 4.35 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.74 | 4.38 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.79 | 4.41 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.83 | 4.42 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.87 | 4.41 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.91 | 4.4 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.94 | 4.38 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.97 | 4.36 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.99 | 4.34 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.99 | 4.32 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4 | 4.31 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4 | 4.29 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4 | 4.27 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4 | 4.25 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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
Latvia vs Lithuania
Health
- Life expectancyLatvia: 76.2 years in 2023Lithuania: 76 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLatvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Lithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLatvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLatvia: 97.1% in 2022Lithuania: 95% in 2022
- Suicide rateLatvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017Lithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLatvia: 1.88 million people in 2023Lithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthLatvia: -0.29% a year in 2023Lithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLatvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023Lithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLatvia: 68.6% in 2025Lithuania: 69.1% in 2025
- Median ageLatvia: 43.1 years in 2023Lithuania: 42.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLatvia: 21.3% in 2023Lithuania: 19.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateLatvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Lithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLatvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025Lithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLatvia: $1.6B in 2025Lithuania: $2.74B in 2025
- Military spending per personLatvia: $929 in 2025Lithuania: $1,035 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLatvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Lithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLatvia: 9,000 people in 2020Lithuania: 37,000 people in 2020
- National powerLatvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Lithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLatvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Lithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLatvia: 19 million TIV in 2024Lithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLatvia: 1 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024