Amsterdam or Riga: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Amsterdam and Riga are even: 0 : 0 across 1 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 0:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Amsterdam
Indicator
Riga
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
741,636 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
742,572 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,223,407 people
2025
516,897 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
308 km²
2025
147 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,972 people per km²
2025
3,516 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
8.1 %
2015–2025
-8.8 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (0 : 0)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
6 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
2 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
2,546 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
130 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Rainy days
no data for one of the places
134 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
859 mm per year
2016-2025
no data
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7.7 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
6.7 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
16.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
17.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
81 %
2021-2025
no data
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2021-2025
no data
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
24 km
2006-2025
12 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Amsterdam, Riga.