Baltic: Latvia ranks highest on sustainable development in 2024

Latvia ranks highest in the Baltic States in achieving the UN’s sustainable development goals, according to the UN’s Sustainable Development Report 2024, LSM reports. Latvia ranked 13th in the sustainable development index, which was up from 14th place in 2023. Estonia ranked 15th, while Lithuania was on 31st place. Latvia’s overall score on the index was 80.99 points, which was up 0.29 points from 2023. Estonia’s score stood at 80.5 points, while Lithuania scored 78.1 points. The highest score was in Finland with 86.4 points.