Latvia vs Romania: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65
Latvia
88.1%
in 2024
Romania
88.3%
in 2024
Latvia rank
85th
Romania rank
82nd
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 over time
- Latvia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 88.3% against 88.1% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 85th and Romania ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.4% | 76.0% | 5.5% | Latvia |
| 1970s | 81.2% | 78.8% | 2.3% | Latvia |
| 1980s | 81.1% | 79.6% | 1.5% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 80.2% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 83.5% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 86.6% | 0.4% | Romania |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.6% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women expected to survive to the age of 65, Latvia or Romania?
- Romania, at 88.3% against 88.1% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 between Latvia and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Latvia ranks 85th and Romania ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.