Latvia vs Lithuania
Latvia vs Lithuania: National power
National power in 2022: 0.02% of world capability in Latvia and 0.05% of world capability in Lithuania, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Lithuania, by 0.03 percentage points, or 2.36 times that in Latvia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Latvia.
- In 2022, Latvia ranked 141 and Lithuania ranked 117 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2021 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 2020 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2018 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 2015 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2014 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 2012 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2009 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2008 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2007 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 2006 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 2005 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 2004 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 2003 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 2002 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2001 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1999 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1998 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1997 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1996 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1995 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1994 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1992 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 1991 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| 1940 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| 1939 | 0.11 | 0.1 |
| 1938 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| 1937 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 1936 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| 1935 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| 1934 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| 1933 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| 1932 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
| 1931 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| 1930 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| 1929 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| 1928 | 0.16 | 0.11 |
| 1927 | 0.16 | 0.12 |
| 1926 | 0.17 | 0.12 |
| 1925 | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| 1924 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| 1923 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| 1922 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| 1921 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| 1920 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
| 1919 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| 1918 | 0.1 | 0.09 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
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
- DepressionLatvia: 3.5% in 2017Lithuania: 4.14% in 2017
- 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
- 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