Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 20.3% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Australia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 10.7 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
be 10.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 4.6% as of 2019.
pay a 71.1% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 45.6% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Russia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 23.2% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Russia, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 42.4% less on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.2% more coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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, Australian Taxation Office.
Russia: At a glance
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