High income vs Latvia: Population in the largest city
High income
19.0%
in 2025
Latvia
48.6%
in 2025
High income rank
20th
Latvia rank
22nd
Population in the largest city over time
- High income
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 48.6% against 19.0% in High income, a difference of 29.6%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 2.6 times High income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 20th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7% | 48.8% | 31.1% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 48.8% | 30.9% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 48.5% | 30.5% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 47.8% | 29.4% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 46.8% | 28.5% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 47.9% | 29.3% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 48.6% | 29.6% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, High income or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 48.6% against 19.0% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between High income and Latvia?
- 29.6%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Latvia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do High income and Latvia rank globally for population in the largest city?
- High income ranks 20th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.