Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas Latvia is a country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kansas and Latvia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than Latvia?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of Latvia is 24,983 sq mi. Kansas is bigger than Latvia by 57,295 sq mi. Kansas is around 3.30 times bigger than Latvia.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of Latvia: 24,983 sq mi ( 64,589 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Latvia as of 2020, was estimated to be around 1,901,548.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and Latvia.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of Latvia is Riga.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
Latvia: Latvian
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
Latvia: Latvian
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
Latvia: LV
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of Latvia as of 2019: 0.866
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Latvia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of Latvia:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 25° 0′ 0″ E
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