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Latvia

Latvia ranks #1 in the world for railways per person.

#1 in the world: 1 ranking
Top 10 placings: 1 / 17
Population: 1.8 million
Land area: 62,230 km²

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Best placings first. The bar shows how far up the ranking Latvia is.

Railways per person

#1 of 134

1,199.27 km of railway per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2020

Forest per person

#27 of 194

0.0185 km² of forest per person

World Bank · 2023

Airports per person

#28 of 192

29.77 airports per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Forest by area

#36 of 194

55.0 % of land area covered by forest

World Bank · 2023

Land area per person

#41 of 194

0.034 km² of land per person

World Bank · 2023

Railways by area

#30 of 133

35.61 km of railway per 1,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2020

GDP per person

#44 of 182

26,312 GDP per person (US$)

World Bank · 2025

Airports by area

#63 of 191

8.84 airports per 10,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Airports

#82 of 193

55 airports

25th in Europe · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Forest

#85 of 194

34,224 km² of forest

16th in Europe · World Bank · 2023

Railways

#69 of 135

2,216 km of railway

27th in Europe · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2020

GDP

#96 of 182

48,618,869,160 US$ (current prices)

31st in Europe · World Bank · 2025

Land area

#121 of 194

62,230 km² of land

24th in Europe · World Bank · 2023

Coastline

#96 of 151

498 km of coastline

19th in Europe · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Rainfall

#117 of 179

667 mm of precipitation per year

21st in Europe · World Bank · 2022

Population

#148 of 195

1,847,785 people

33rd in Europe · World Bank · 2025

Population by area

#154 of 194

29.69 people per km²

World Bank · 2025

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