The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Latvia Dashboard

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Country Rank

4

Latvia

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

5

Recovery Index
79.98
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

1

Severity Index
16.87
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

N/A

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

1,927,174

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

16500

(High income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Latvia - published 23.07.2020

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter and transit Latvia.
-This does not apply to:
- nationals and residents of Switzerland and EEA Member States;
- British nationals and residents of the United Kingdom;
- nationals of Andorra, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia (Rep.), San Marino, Serbia, and Vatican City (Holy See);
- residents of Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay;
- merchant seamen.
2. Passengers are subject to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. A list of quarantine exemptions can be found at
www.spkc.gov.lv/lv/valstu-saslimstibas-raditaji-ar-covid-19-0/17.07.2020_en_1.pdf


Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter and transit Latvia.

-This does not apply to:

- nationals and residents of Switzerland and EEA Member States;

- British nationals and residents of the United Kingdom;

- nationals of Andorra, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia (Rep.), San Marino, Serbia, and Vatican City (Holy See);

- residents of Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay;

- merchant seamen.

2. Passengers are subject to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival. A list of quarantine exemptions can be found at

www.spkc.gov.lv/lv/valstu-saslimstibas-raditaji-ar-covid-19-0/17.07.2020_en_1.pdf

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

Latvia Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Latvia	79.98	1,927,174	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg
Austria	71.03	8,840,521	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Denmark	84.69	5,793,636	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Estonia	72.24	1,321,977	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Ireland	69.30	4,867,309	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Lithuania	75.74	2,801,543	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Slovakia	64.84	5,446,771	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Slovenia	73.07	2,073,894	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Switzerland	70.53	8,513,227	Medium Density	High income	< 10 deg	100%
Croatia	64.61	4,087,843	Medium Density	High income	11-20 deg	85%
Hungary	65.72	9,775,564	Medium Density	High income	11-20 deg	85%

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