Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 21.4% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
live 11.4 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 26.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
pay a 60.6% lower top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 43.9% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $49,000 as of 2022, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $27,500 as of 2022.
be 28.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Russia, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2020.
Life
be 27.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
be 46.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 17.4% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.8% less on education
Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.1% less on healthcare
Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.4% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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, Canada Revenue Agency.
Russia: At a glance
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