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In brief

Using the internet: 92.7% (2024). World rank 41 of 188 (1 = best); in Europe, 23 of 44. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Electricity from renewables: 63.6% (2021). World rank 48 of 206 (1 = best); in Europe, 12 of 42. From 2015 to 2025: electricity use 3,491 → 4,038 (kWh per person) and electricity from fossil fuels 49.8% → 25.6%. Better than all its neighbours (Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, and Russia): renewable share of energy use. Worse than all its neighbours (Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, and Russia): home broadband per 100 people.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
92.7% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
121 2024
Home broadband per 100 people
25.8 2024
Internet domain
.lv

Energy

Access to electricity
100% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
4,038 2025
Renewable share of energy use
44% 2021
Electricity from renewables
63.6% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
25.6% 2025
Mains voltage
230 V
Plug types
C, F

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
4,475,904 2023
Airports
55 2025
Railways, km
2,216 2020

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
0.8% 2023
Researchers per million people
2,191 2023
Scientific articles per year
1,736 2023
Patent applications by residents
84 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports
17.5% 2024