How much does it cost to live in Riga as a digital nomad?

A single person typically spends about $1,927 per month in Riga. That is a 42/100 cost score, where 100 is the cheapest city in the dataset.

Is Riga safe for digital nomads?

Riga scores 73/100 on safety. Latvia records 2.78 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2024) and a political-stability score of 79.8/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.

Does Latvia have a digital nomad visa?

Yes. Latvia offers the Digital nomad long-stay visa (remote work D visa) with a minimum income of about $4,729 per month. Verify current rules with the issuing authority before applying. Full guide: https://nostos.navoy.io/visas/latvia

How fast is the internet in Riga?

Measured median download speed in Riga was 44.7 Mbps (upload 13.8 Mbps) across 4,213 M-Lab tests in 2024. Measured speeds run below advertised plan speeds everywhere, so compare cities rather than reading the number as a plan.

Is Starlink available in Riga?

Yes. Starlink's availability map lists residential service as available in Latvia (checked 2026-10), so a dish can serve as a backup line in Riga. Check the exact address on starlink.com before ordering, since capacity varies by area.

Which airports serve Riga and how many nonstop flights are there?

Riga is served by Riga International Airport (RIX) with 95 nonstop destinations, of which 95 are international. 0 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-10.

When is the best time of year to be in Riga?

The most comfortable months are Jun, Jul, Aug. Mean temperatures range from 23°F (-5°C) in Feb to 65°F (18°C) in Jul (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).

Riga or Vilnius: which is better for digital nomads?

Vilnius is the city with the closest factor profile to Riga in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Riga

Latvia · Europe · 605,802 people · Europe/Riga · EUR

Riga scores 64.2/100 for digital nomads under balanced weights, ranking 478 of 1501 cities. Expect about $1,927 per month, a nomad visa (Digital nomad long-stay visa (remote work D visa)), and a measured median download speed of 44.7 Mbps.

Riga is compact, cheap and architecturally rich, with a growing tech scene. Winters are long and dark; summers are bright and lively.

Art Nouveau architecture
Low cost
Old town
Dark winters

Balanced score

out of 100

Vibe check

Cost4.7
Safety8.1
Health8.3
Internet8.0
Visa8.1
Mobility4.8
Climate2.8
Air10.1
QoL9.2

Rank 478 of 1,501

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Monthly cost$1,927one person
Nomad visaYesmin $4,729/mo
Internet44.7 Mbpsmeasured median
Comfortable months3 of 1259–82°F (15–28 °C), dry, not humid

For US nomads

US passport entry
90 days visa-free
no visa needed for a visit
Time vs New York
7 hours ahead of New York
2h of a 9–6 day overlap with Eastern time
Time vs Los Angeles
10 hours ahead of Los Angeles
0h of a 9–6 day overlap with Pacific time
Non-stop from the US
0 US airports
Wikipedia, 2026-10

Prices are in US dollars. US citizens are taxed on worldwide income; the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and state residency rules are worth a look before a long stay.

Eating out

OpenStreetMap, 2026-11¹⁷

310restaurants within 3 km

Mapped around the centre of Riga: plenty of choice within walking distance. A count of what is on the map, not a rating, and it does not affect the score.

How Riga scores, factor by factor

Superscripts link to the source list at the bottom. Country-level figures apply to all of Latvia.

Cost of living

Monthly cost for one person (log-scaled, cheaper is better).

Monthly cost, one person: $1,927² · city-level, 2026-09
Central one-bedroom rent: no data³ · city-level, 2026-09 — no city-level rent row in the WhereToEmigrate dataset

Safety

Homicide rate and political stability (country-level).

Homicide rate: 2.78 per 100k⁵ · country-level, 2024
Political stability: 79.8/100⁶ · country-level, 2025

Healthcare

WHO universal-health-coverage index and life expectancy (country-level).

UHC service coverage: 77/100⁷ · country-level, 2023
Life expectancy: 75.7 years⁸ · country-level, 2023

Internet

Median measured download and upload speed (M-Lab, city-level; the province or country aggregate where the city has too few tests).

Median download: 44.7 Mbps⁹ · city-level, 2024
Median upload: 13.8 Mbps⁹ · city-level, 2024
Tests measured: 4,213⁹ · city-level, 2024
Starlink: Available¹⁰ · country-level, 2026-10, not scored

Visa ease

How easily your passport gets in and stays: visa-free days, eTA, visa on arrival, e-visa or consular visa, plus a nomad visa and how affordable its income threshold is. Averages US, EU and UK passports until you pick yours.

Nomad visa: Digital nomad long-stay visa (remote work D visa)¹¹ · min income $4,729/mo
Entry, US passport: 90 days¹² · country-level, 2026-02
Entry, EU passport: unlimited¹² · country-level, 2026-02
Entry, UK passport: 90 days¹² · country-level, 2026-02

Getting there & around

Non-stop airport destinations (hub size) plus editorial walkability and transit ratings.

Non-stop destinations from RIX: 95¹³ · city-level, 2026-10
Walkability: 4/5¹⁴ · editorial, 2026-09
Public transit: 4/5¹⁴ · editorial, 2026-09

Climate

Share of months that are comfortable: 59–82°F (15–28 °C) mean, at most 5.9 in (150 mm) rain, at most 85% humidity.

Comfortable months: 3 of 12¹⁵ · city-level, 2001–2020 normals

Air quality

Annual mean PM2.5 on a fixed scale: 5 µg/m³ (WHO guideline) scores 100, 50 µg/m³ or worse scores 0.

Annual mean PM2.5: 8.9 µg/m³¹⁶ · city-level, 2024

Quality of life

Human Development Index and English proficiency (country-level).

Human Development Index: 0.889¹⁸ · country-level, 2023
English proficiency: high¹⁹ · country-level, 2024

What does Riga cost per month?

Total, one person	$1,927	city, outskirts one-bedroom
One-bedroom rent, centre	no data	city-level rent unavailable
Country cost index (US = 100)	47	country

Can you stay legally?

Digital nomad visa · Latvia

Digital nomad long-stay visa (remote work D visa)

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Income: $4,729/month
Initial stay: 1 year, renewable
Apply: Consulate, then in the country

Read the Latvia digital nomad visa guide →

Nomad visa	Digital nomad long-stay visa (remote work D visa)
Minimum income	$4,729/month
US passport	90 days
EU passport	unlimited
UK passport	90 days

Visa rules change often. Verify with the issuing government before you book.

Do you pay tax here on income from abroad?

Tax status · Latvia

Residents pay 25.5%–33% (36% above €200,000) on worldwide income; remote-work visa holders can elect 15% for a year

Worldwide income

After 183 days in 12 months, Latvia taxes your worldwide income from the day you arrived: 25.5% up to €105,300 a year, 33% above, plus 3% on total income over €200,000. Interest, gains and taxable dividends pay 25.5%. Remote-work visa holders can elect a flat 15% for their first 365 days as residents. Work done in Latvia also owes Latvian social contributions. There is no wealth or inheritance tax.

Remote work income
Salary from a foreign employer or fees from foreign clients
Taxed
25.5% up to €105,300 a year, 33% above, plus 3% over €200,000; social contributions on top
Investments and pensions
Dividends, interest, gains, rent and pensions from abroad
Taxed
25.5% flat on interest, gains and taxable dividends; 25.5%–33% on pensions and rent
Wealth
Net wealth and inheritance
No wealth tax
No inheritance tax

Tax resident after: 183 days a year
Top income tax rate: 36%

On the nomad visa

Holders of the long-stay visa for remote work (for an employer or own business registered in an OECD country) are taxed like other residents: once they pass 183 days in 12 months they are resident from arrival and pay 25.5%/33% on worldwide income. VID lets a holder who has moved tax residence to Latvia elect a flat 15% on that remote-work pay or OECD-registered business income for 365 days from the day they became resident (see regimes); after that the normal rates apply. VID also expects Latvian social contributions on the salary as a domestic employee of a foreign employer. Someone who stays treaty-resident in another country cannot use the 15%, and the visa gives no right to work for Latvian employers.

Salary from a foreign employer or fees from foreign clients

Taxed25.5% up to €105,300 a year, 33% above, plus 3% over €200,000; social contributions on top

Pay for work you physically do in Latvia is taxable there even when the employer or client is abroad. A resident pays 25.5% on annual income up to €105,300 and 33% above, after a non-taxable minimum of €550 a month (€6,600 a year) in 2026, plus an extra 3% on total income above €200,000, settled in the annual return. An employee of a foreign employer with no Latvian establishment registers with VID and pays income tax and social contributions as a 'domestic employee of a foreign employer': the full 34.09% (23.59% employer share plus 10.5% employee share) comes out of the salary and you pay it yourself unless the employer registers to pay it. VID's own examples apply this to US and other non-EU employers. Inside the EU/EEA and Switzerland, Regulation 883/2004 decides which country's social security applies; the State Social Insurance Agency (VSAA) rules on it. Freelancers who register as self-employed pay 25.5%/33% on profit plus 31.07% social contributions on at least €780 a month and 10% pension contributions on monthly profit above €780, reported quarterly; micro-enterprise tax is the alternative (see regimes). Tax paid abroad on the same income is credited, up to the Latvian tax, if a foreign tax-authority document certifies it.

On the nomad visa

15% rate for remote-work visa holders (IIN 15% likme attālinātajam darbam)1 year
A flat 15% instead of 25.5%/33% on that pay or business income for 365 days from the day you became resident, after deducting social contributions paid on it; no non-taxable minimum, dependant relief or deductible expenses. Employees file a quarterly report (income code 1067) and pay by the 23rd of the month after the quarter; self-employed people declare it in the annual return (annex D1¹) without registering a business in Latvia. Available for income from 1 January 2023.
Who qualifies: Foreigners holding Latvia's long-stay visa for remote work for an employer or own business registered in an OECD country, who have moved their tax residence to Latvia and are not treaty-resident elsewhere.
Micro-enterprise tax (mikrouzņēmumu nodoklis)no fixed end
25% of turnover replaces the owner's income tax and social contributions (80% of it goes to the owner's social insurance), with no expense deductions and a minimum of €50 a year; declared and paid quarterly. It suits low-cost service work; with real expenses or high income the general regime can cost less.
Who qualifies: Individuals registered with VID as self-employed, sole traders and individual enterprises whose expected turnover stays below the VAT registration threshold (€50,000 a year).
Investment account (ieguldījumu konts)no fixed end
Gains, interest and dividends left in the account are not taxed until you withdraw more than you paid in; the excess then pays 25.5%. Dividends already exempt, and income on EU or EEA government and municipal securities, are left out of the taxable excess.
Who qualifies: Any resident who invests in financial instruments and term deposits through an investment account that meets Section 11.13 of the Personal Income Tax Law.
Notified unregistered letting (nereģistrējamā saimnieciskā darbība)no fixed end
10% of gross rent, with only real estate tax deductible; no social contributions and no non-taxable minimum. A company tenant withholds the tax; rent from individuals is declared in the annual return.
Who qualifies: Individuals who let property and notify VID within five working days of signing the lease, instead of registering a business.

Personal Income Tax rates · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests, State Revenue Service of Latvia (VID) · read 2026-10-28
25.5% up to €105,300 and 33% above, 3% additional rate on annual income over €200,000, 25.5% on capital income and capital gains, 10% on notified unregistered business income (updated 30.12.2025)
Iedzīvotāju ienākuma nodokļa likmes (personal income tax rates) · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
Latvian version of the rate table: rent taxed at progressive rates unless unregistered letting is notified, crypto-assets as capital assets at 25.5%, 6% on dividends paid from profit taxed at the reduced 15% corporate rate. In Latvian.
Personal Income Tax · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
2026 non-taxable minimum of €550 a month (€6,600 a year), €12,000 yearly non-taxable minimum on pensions
Rezidences statusa noteikšana (determining residence status) · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
Declared-residence, 183-day and government-employee tests under the law On Taxes and Fees, closer-ties rule on departure, treaty tie-breakers, applying to VID with a foreign residence certificate to become non-resident (updated 09.10.2026). In Latvian.
Nerezidentu ienākumi un attālinātais darbs (non-residents' income and remote work), seminar slides, 25.04.2023 · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
A person not resident the year before becomes resident from the date of first arrival; a non-resident's taxable income includes pay for work done in Latvia for a foreign employer without a Latvian establishment; treaty Article 15 rules. In Latvian.
15% iedzīvotāju ienākuma nodoklis ienākumam no attālinātās darbības (15% income tax on remote-work income), information material, updated 01.01.2025 · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
Elective 15% rate for long-stay remote-work visa holders who moved tax residence to Latvia, 365 days from becoming resident, not for treaty residents elsewhere, no non-taxable minimum or reliefs, quarterly filing with code 1067 or annual return annex D1¹, social contributions as a domestic employee of a foreign employer (including US employers), income from 1 January 2023. In Latvian.
Latvijas rezidenti ārvalstīs (Latvian residents with income abroad) · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
Annual return for foreign income, foreign pensions and gifts from non-relatives at progressive rates, inheritance and gifts from relatives exempt, exempt dividends and capital gains counted toward the €200,000 threshold of the extra 3%, foreign tax credit limited to the Latvian tax (updated 10.09.2026). In Latvian.
Iedzīvotāju ienākuma nodoklis no procentiem, dividendēm, vērtspapīriem un citiem ieguldījumiem (methodological material on capital income), updated 29.12.2025 · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
Dividend exemption where corporate tax was paid in Latvia or corporate or withholding tax abroad, EU/EEA presumption, low-tax jurisdiction exclusion, 25.5% on interest and taxable dividends with foreign tax credit, investment account rules (Section 11.13). In Latvian.
Income Tax on Capital Gains · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
25.5% on gains from property, securities, funds and virtual currency; quarterly declaration when a quarter's income exceeds €1,000, otherwise by 15 January
Mandatory State Social Insurance Contributions · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
Standard rate of 34.09% (23.59% employer, 10.5% employee); quarterly report for self-employed people and employees who pay their own contributions
Pašnodarbinātā sociālās apdrošināšanas iemaksas (self-employed social contributions) · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
31.07% on at least €780 a month, 10% pension contributions on income above €780 (or on all income below it), quarterly reports by the 17th and payment by the 23rd, 80% of micro-enterprise tax goes to the owner's social insurance (updated 08.10.2026). In Latvian.
Microenterprise Tax · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
25% of turnover in 2026, eligibility up to the VAT registration threshold, €50 minimum, quarterly declaration (updated 06.05.2026)
Pirmie soļi nekustamā īpašuma izīrētājam (first steps for landlords) · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
10% of gross rent under notified unregistered letting, notice within five working days, no social contributions, 25.5%/33% and the 3% over €200,000 under registered activity, micro-enterprise tax 25%, €50,000 VAT registration threshold (updated 27.10.2026). In Latvian.
Nekustamā īpašuma nodoklis (real estate tax) · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
Municipalities set rates of 0.2% to 3% of cadastral value and send bills by 15 February. In Latvian.
Real Estate Tax · Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (VID) · read 2026-10-28
Tax on cadastral value at 1 January, paid quarterly by 31 March, 15 May, 15 August and 15 November
Aktualitātes nekustamā īpašuma nodokļa piemērošanā Rīgā 2026. gadā (Riga real estate tax in 2026), 16.12.2025 · Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība, Riga City Council (riga.lv) · read 2026-10-28
2026 rates unchanged from 2025; reduced 0.2%–0.6% rate needs a declared resident at 00:00 on 1 January, 30 m² per person, otherwise 1.5% for the whole year. In Latvian.
NĪN likmes Rīgā (real estate tax rates in Riga) · Rīgas valstspilsētas pašvaldība, Riga City Council (pip.riga.lv) · read 2026-10-28
Bands of 0.2% up to €57,000, 0.4% from €57,000 to €107,000 and 0.6% above; 1.5% base rate; 3% for neglected or dangerous buildings (Riga binding regulations No. 148). In Latvian.
Changes in taxation and finances 2025 · Finanšu ministrija, Ministry of Finance of Latvia (fm.gov.lv) · read 2026-10-28
2025 reform: two rates of 25.5% and 33%, additional 3% on income over €200,000 including exempt capital income such as dividends, capital income rate up from 20% to 25.5%, fixed non-taxable minimum
Changes in direct taxes 2026 · Finanšu ministrija, Ministry of Finance of Latvia (fm.gov.lv) · read 2026-10-28
€550 monthly non-taxable minimum in 2026, €780 minimum wage, 6% on dividends where the company uses the alternative 15% corporate rate
Obtaining a long-stay visa for remote work · Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde, Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (pmlp.gov.lv) · read 2026-10-28
One-year visa for remote work for an OECD-registered employer or business; holders have no right to employment in Latvia. The law itself (likumi.lv) could not be loaded on 2026-10-28, so the VID pages above are used for the rules.

Not yet reviewed by a person · compiled from official pages read on 2026-10-28

General information, not tax advice. Tax treaties, your citizenship and your home country's exit rules can change the answer. US citizens are taxed by the US wherever they live.

Airports and nonstop flights

Riga is served by one airport.

Airport	Nonstop destinations	International	From US airports
RIXRiga International Airport	95	95	0

Wikipedia airport pages as of 2026-10: seasonal routes included, charters and announced-but-not-started routes excluded.

What is the weather like through the year?

Comfortable months by our rule: Jun–Aug. Rank cities for Jun–Aug →

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean °F	23	23	30	41	52	60	65	63	55	44	36	29
Rain in	2.3	1.9	1.8	1.9	2	3	3.2	3.1	2.3	3.1	2.9	2.5
Humidity %	96	95	91	83	79	79	81	81	84	89	94	95

Green temperatures mark months that meet the comfort rule (59–82°F, ≤5.9 in rain, ≤85% humidity). NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology at the city coordinates.

Where can you stay in Riga?

Three ways to live here, and what each does to the monthly budget. Rents are the one-bedroom figures from the cost table; hotels and short lets are priced per night and cost more, most of all in high season.

Option	Rent per month	Monthly total	Notes
One-bedroom outside the centre	—	$1,927	The basis of the monthly cost and the cost score.
One-bedroom in the centre	—	—	No city-level rent figure for this city.
Hotel or short let	—	—	For the first weeks or a stay under a month. Compare hotels on Navoy →

Monthly rents assume an unfurnished lease of six months or more; furnished monthly lets usually cost 20 to 50 percent more.

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The vibe

What people post about living in Riga, read for its mood. It is a reading of opinions, not a fact, and it is not part of the score.

Liked · 72Visitors and longer-term residents mostly love Riga's beauty, walkability, parks and English-friendly locals, with caveats on cost relative to local incomes and winter conditions.

People praise

beauty and architecture
walkability and parks
English widely spoken
food quality
cozy winter atmosphere

People warn about

cost of living not that low
expensive real estate and utilities
low incomes relative to prices
icy winter cobblestones

Long-term residents say they enjoy living there, especially in summer.
Cheap-destination framing is overstated; costs are close to Western Europe.
Winter darkness and ice can hurt mobility, though the mood can feel cozy.
Remote workers who spent a few weeks found it a pleasant surprise.
Evidence is thin and mostly from travel content, so treat it as a light signal.

Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.

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Frequently asked

How much does it cost to live in Riga as a digital nomad?: A single person typically spends about $1,927 per month in Riga. That is a 42/100 cost score, where 100 is the cheapest city in the dataset.
Is Riga safe for digital nomads?: Riga scores 73/100 on safety. Latvia records 2.78 homicides per 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2024) and a political-stability score of 79.8/100 (World Bank WGI). Both figures are national, so neighbourhood-level risk can differ.
Does Latvia have a digital nomad visa?: Yes. Latvia offers the Digital nomad long-stay visa (remote work D visa) with a minimum income of about $4,729 per month. Verify current rules with the issuing authority before applying. Full guide: https://nostos.navoy.io/visas/latvia
How fast is the internet in Riga?: Measured median download speed in Riga was 44.7 Mbps (upload 13.8 Mbps) across 4,213 M-Lab tests in 2024. Measured speeds run below advertised plan speeds everywhere, so compare cities rather than reading the number as a plan.
Is Starlink available in Riga?: Yes. Starlink's availability map lists residential service as available in Latvia (checked 2026-10), so a dish can serve as a backup line in Riga. Check the exact address on starlink.com before ordering, since capacity varies by area.
Which airports serve Riga and how many nonstop flights are there?: Riga is served by Riga International Airport (RIX) with 95 nonstop destinations, of which 95 are international. 0 US airports have a nonstop link. Source: Wikipedia, 2026-10.
When is the best time of year to be in Riga?: The most comfortable months are Jun, Jul, Aug. Mean temperatures range from 23°F (-5°C) in Feb to 65°F (18°C) in Jul (NASA POWER 2001–2020 climatology).
Riga or Vilnius: which is better for digital nomads?: Vilnius is the city with the closest factor profile to Riga in this dataset. Which one wins depends on your weights; the comparison page puts every factor side by side with the numbers behind them.

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Dataset 2026.11.3, published 2026-11-10. Download the full dataset or read the methodology.

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12.Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations), Ilya Ilyankou (compiled from passportindex.org). MIT. Retrieved 2026-09-22. Days per visit where stated; 'visa free' without a limit is credited as unlimited; eTA, visa on arrival, e-visa and visa required are credited 0 days for scoring but shown by kind. The default US/EU/UK figures use the US, German and British passports.
13.Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables), Wikipedia contributors; countries via Wikidata. CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-24. Distinct destination airports listed in each airport article's passenger table, resolved through Wikidata. Seasonal routes count; charters and routes announced but not yet flying are excluded. The as-of date is the newest article revision among the city's airports. Falls back to the OpenFlights snapshot when an airport has no article or table.
14.Walkability and transit ratings (editorial), Navoy. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-22. Judgment ratings, not measurements. Explained on /methodology.
15.NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means), NASA Langley Research Center. Public domain (US Government). Retrieved 2026-09-22. T2M, PRECTOTCORR and RH2M at the city coordinates (0.5° grid). Monthly precipitation = mm/day × days in month.
16.WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8), World Health Organization. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO data policy). Retrieved 2026-09-22. Annual mean PM2.5 for the most recent year available for the city.
17.OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API), OpenStreetMap contributors. ODbL 1.0. Retrieved 2026-10-02. Count of OpenStreetMap elements tagged amenity=restaurant within 3 km of the city centre coordinate. Measures how many restaurants are mapped, which tracks real density well where OpenStreetMap is well maintained (Europe, the Americas, East and Southeast Asia) and under-counts where it is not (parts of Africa and Central Asia).
18.Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023), United Nations Development Programme. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
19.EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band), EF Education First. Proprietary; band cited as a fact with attribution. Retrieved 2026-09-22. Only the proficiency band is stored, transcribed by hand from the public ranking.

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