Arkansas is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America, whereas Latvia is a country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Arkansas and Latvia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Arkansas bigger than Latvia?
The total area of Arkansas is 53,179 sq mi, and the total area of Latvia is 24,983 sq mi. Arkansas is bigger than Latvia by 28,196 sq mi. Arkansas is around 2.13 times bigger than Latvia.
Area of Arkansas: 53,179 sq mi ( 137,732 km2 )
Area of Latvia: 24,983 sq mi ( 64,589 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Arkansas as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 3,025,891.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Latvia as of 7th April 2022, is estimated to be around 1,850,537.
Here is some more data comparison between Arkansas and Latvia.
The capital of Arkansas is Little Rock, and the capital city of Latvia is Riga.
Official Languages
Arkansas: English
Latvia: Latvian
Demonym(s)
Arkansas: Arkansan, Arkansawyer, Arkanite
Latvia: Latvian
ISO 3166 Code
Arkansas: US-AR
Latvia: LV
Human Development Index
HDI of Arkansas as of 2019: 0.886
HDI of Latvia as of 2019: 0.866
Arkansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Latvia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Arkansas:
34° 53′ 37.68″ N, 92° 26′ 33.36″ W
Coordinates of Latvia:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 25° 0′ 0″ E
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