Latvia vs Russia
Latvia vs Russia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $929 in Latvia and $1,318 in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $389, or 1.42 times that in Latvia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2025, Latvia ranked 24 and Russia ranked 13 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Latvia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $929 | $1,318 |
| 2024 | $766 | $1,029 |
| 2023 | $665 | $750 |
| 2022 | $456 | $718 |
| 2021 | $435 | $451 |
| 2020 | $389 | $422 |
| 2019 | $360 | $445 |
| 2018 | $367 | $421 |
| 2017 | $247 | $458 |
| 2016 | $205 | $476 |
| 2015 | $142 | $458 |
| 2014 | $148 | $585 |
| 2013 | $140 | $612 |
| 2012 | $125 | $565 |
| 2011 | $143 | $488 |
| 2010 | $122 | $408 |
| 2009 | $168 | $358 |
| 2008 | $265 | $391 |
| 2007 | $218 | $303 |
| 2006 | $165 | $239 |
| 2005 | $121 | $189 |
| 2004 | $101 | $144 |
| 2003 | $82 | $116 |
| 2002 | $63 | $96 |
| 2001 | $37 | $80 |
| 2000 | $29 | $63 |
| 1999 | $24 | $44 |
| 1998 | $17 | $54 |
| 1997 | $16 | $119 |
| 1996 | $15 | $107 |
| 1995 | $17 | $86 |
| 1994 | $13 | $92 |
| 1993 | $7 | $52 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 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 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