Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Canada, you would:
Health
be 32.2% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 17.6% of people as of 2024.
have 81.3% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Russia has 51.1 as of 2022.
live 8.7 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.1% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Russia spends $3,204 as of 2023.
have 13.2% less access to essential health services
Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Russia scores 79 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Russia, it is 21.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 69.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Russia, that number is 2.1% as of 2025.
make 68.5% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Russia, 9.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Russia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on education
Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Russia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 37.8% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 81.4% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
Safety
be 3.4 times more likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Russia, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 36.2% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Russia has 27.1 as of 2024.
live with 10.8% more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Russia withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 48.3% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Russia uses 7,285 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 4.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Russia, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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