Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 18.4% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Argentina, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 5.9 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 34.5% more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 53.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 4.6% as of 2019.
be 64.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Russia, however, that number is 12.6% as of 2018.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 56.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Russia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Russia, on the other hand, 6.4 children do as of 2022.
have 39.3% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Russia, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue.
Russia: At a glance
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