Norway is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas Latvia is a country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Norway and Latvia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Norway bigger than Latvia?
The total area of Norway is 385,207 sq km, and the total area of Latvia is 64,589 sq km. Norway is bigger than Latvia by 320,618 sq km. Norway is around 5.97 times bigger than Latvia.
Area of Norway: 148,729 sq mi ( 385,207 km2 )
Area of Latvia: 24,983 sq mi ( 64,589 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Norway as of 26th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,495,517.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Latvia as of 26th March 2022, is estimated to be around 1,851,107.
Here is some more data comparison between Norway and Latvia.
The capital of Norway is Oslo, and the capital city of Latvia is Riga.
Official Languages
Norway: Norwegian, Sami
Latvia: Latvian
Demonym(s)
Norway: Norwegian
Latvia: Latvian
ISO 3166 Code
Norway: NO
Latvia: LV
Human Development Index
HDI of Norway as of 2019: 0.957
HDI of Latvia as of 2019: 0.866
Norway Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Latvia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Norway:
61° 0′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Latvia:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 25° 0′ 0″ E
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