Latvia vs Russia
Latvia vs Russia: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3.8% a year in Latvia and 8.7% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 4.9 percentage points, or 2.28 times that in Latvia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Latvia.
- In 2025, Latvia ranked 63 and Russia ranked 22 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Latvia at 2.2% a year and Russia at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Latvia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 17.2 | 13.8 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 15.5 |
| 2014 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2012 | 2.3 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | -1.2 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 11.7 |
| 2008 | 15.3 | 14.1 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6.6 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 6.9 | 12.7 |
| 2004 | 6.2 | 10.9 |
| 2003 | 2.9 | 13.7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 15.8 |
| 2001 | 2.5 | 21.5 |
| 2000 | 2.6 | 20.8 |
| 1999 | 2.1 | 85.8 |
| 1998 | 4.3 | 27.7 |
| 1997 | 8.1 | 14.8 |
| 1996 | 17.6 | 47.8 |
| 1995 | 25 | 197.3 |
| 1994 | 35.9 | 307.5 |
| 1993 | 109.2 | 874.3 |
| 1992 | – | 1,569 |
| 1991 | – | 135.6 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Latvia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.6 | 6.1 |
| 2027 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 2028 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 2029 | 2.6 | 4 |
| 2030 | 2.3 | 4 |
| 2031 | 2.2 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Latvia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyLatvia: 76.2 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLatvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLatvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLatvia: 97.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionLatvia: 3.5% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateLatvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLatvia: 1.88 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthLatvia: -0.29% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLatvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLatvia: 68.6% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageLatvia: 43.1 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLatvia: 21.3% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLatvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLatvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLatvia: $1.6B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personLatvia: $929 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLatvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLatvia: 9,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerLatvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLatvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLatvia: 19 million TIV in 2024Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLatvia: 1 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025