If you lived in Russia instead of Comoros, you would:

Health

live 6.4 years longer

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 12.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Comoros spends $250 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Russia spends $3,204 as of 2023.

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have 12.1 times more doctors per person

Comoros has 4.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Russia has 51.1 as of 2022.

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have 64.6% more access to essential health services

Comoros scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Russia scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 3.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Comoros has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Russia, it is 21.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 44.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Comoros, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Russia, that number is 2.1% as of 2025.

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be 84.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Comoros, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Russia, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2024.

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make 8.5 times more money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $2,056 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.

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Life

be 95.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Comoros, approximately 179.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Russia, 9.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 32.1% more likely to be literate

In Comoros, the literacy rate is 75.6% as of 2021. In Russia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

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be 88.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Comoros, approximately 35.0 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.

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have 70.2% fewer children

In Comoros, there are approximately 28.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Comoros, approximately 32.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Russia, about 94.4% do as of 2024.

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be 13.9% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Comoros, approximately 85% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 77.8% more on education

Comoros spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Russia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 110.7 times more coastline

Comoros has a total of 340 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.

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Safety

be 63.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Comoros, road accidents kill 29.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Russia, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 69.6 times more home broadband

Comoros has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Russia has 27.1 as of 2024.

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live with 5.0 times more strain on fresh water

Comoros withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Russia withdraws 4% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 15.2% less likely to die from air pollution

In Comoros, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Russia, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.

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emit 27.4 times more CO2

Comoros emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Russia emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Russia: At a glance

Russia is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 16,377,742 sq km. Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the following decades until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics. Since then, Russia has shifted its post-Soviet democratic ambitions in favor of a centralized semi-authoritarian state in which the leadership seeks to legitimize its rule through managed national elections, populist appeals by President PUTIN, and continued economic growth. Russia has severely disabled a Chechen rebel movement, although violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus.
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