Malta is an island country in the Southern part of Europe located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Latvia is a country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Malta and Latvia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Malta bigger than Latvia?
The total area of Malta is 316 sq km, and the total area of Latvia is 64,589 sq km. Malta is smaller than Latvia by 64,273 sq km. Malta is around 204.40 times smaller than Latvia.
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Area of Latvia: 24,983 sq mi ( 64,589 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Worldometer, the total population of Malta as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 442,725.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of Latvia as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 1,865,752.
Here is some more data comparison between Malta and Latvia.
The capital city of Malta is Valletta, and the capital city of Latvia is Riga.
Official Languages
Malta: Maltese, English
Latvia: Latvian
Human Development Index
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
HDI of Latvia as of 2018: 0.866
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Latvia Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Latvia:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 25° 0′ 0″ E
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