Latvia at its true size

Where Latvia ranks

Among the independent states, in 44 rankings. Each links to its table.

Countries of a similar size

Every country within 25% of Latvia’s area, lit up on the map →

• Lithuania0.99×Latvia and Lithuania are almost exactly the same size.
• Sri Lanka0.98×Latvia and Sri Lanka are almost exactly the same size.
• Georgia0.93×Latvia is 7% smaller than Georgia.
• Ireland0.93×Latvia is 7% smaller than Ireland.
• Sierra Leone0.9×Latvia is 10% smaller than Sierra Leone.
• Togo1.14×Latvia is 14% larger than Togo.

How many times does Latvia fit into…

• Russia: about 264 times
• Canada: about 155 times
• United States: about 152 times

The land itself

Rivers, summits and lakes Latvia shares with the rest of the world. Turn on “Rivers & lakes” and “Physical names” in the atlas to see them on the map.

Rivers are listed by the published length of their whole course, not the part inside Latvia. Figures from Wikidata, features from Natural Earth.

Neighbours

• Russiacompare 0.0×
• Belaruscompare 0.31×
• Lithuaniacompare 0.99×
• Estoniacompare 1.42×

Questions about Latvia

How big is Latvia?

Latvia covers 64,594 km², which makes it number 122 of 194 countries by area. About 1,847,785 people live there (2025), 29 per km².

Is Latvia bigger than Lithuania?

Latvia and Lithuania are almost exactly the same size. Latvia: 64,594 km²; Lithuania: 65,300 km².

How much does the Mercator map distort Latvia?

At about 57° latitude, Mercator stretches Latvia to roughly 3.35× its true area relative to a country on the equator. Kartavera draws it in the Equal Earth projection, where areas are exact.

Which countries border Latvia?

Latvia shares a land border with Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia.