Egypt vs Latvia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change
Egypt
5.5%
in 2022
Latvia
6.1%
in 2022
Egypt rank
148th
Latvia rank
145th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change over time
- Egypt
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 6.1% against 5.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 148th and Latvia ranks 145th of 216 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 5.0% | 24.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | -6.9% | 5.0% | 11.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | -7.6% | 6.2% | 13.9% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lakes and rivers permanent water area change, Egypt or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 6.1% against 5.5% in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lakes and rivers permanent water area change between Egypt and Latvia?
- 0.6%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Latvia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Latvia rank globally for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Egypt ranks 148th and Latvia ranks 145th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.