Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
be 16.3% less likely to be obese
In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 33.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Dominican Republic, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
Economy
make 55.9% more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 40.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Russia, however, that number is 12.6% as of 2018.
pay a 48.0% lower top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Russia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 69.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 47.6% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Russia, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.4% more likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Russia, about 85.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Russia spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 29.2 times more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Russia: At a glance
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