press rank #17 · 
~$1,300/mo
Can you live unwatched in Latvia?
Ranked #17 for press freedom; civil liberties broadly intact. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.
The privacy scorecard
6 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #17 ~$1,300/mo national average
Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law11 in total
Compulsory on paper, but Latvia enforces with paperwork rather than with penalties.
If you skip them: Nothing. The doctor records the refusal in writing and keeps calling you back.
Exemptions: Medical, plus a documented refusal that does not stop schooling.
Source: Vaccines 2024;12:1296, European survey
Legal & financial exposure
Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.
Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)
Extradition treaty with the US
No ID required to buy a SIM card
Company ownership is public
Anyone can look up who owns a company here.
3 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
7 real places in Latvia
Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.
Riga
~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Liepāja
~$1,200/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Jūrmala
~$1,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Ventspils
~$1,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Cēsis
~$1,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Sigulda
~$1,300/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Kuldīga
~$1,200/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 3/5Weigh Latvia against your own threat model
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