Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Finland, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 9.3 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 30.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 4.6% as of 2019.
pay a 74.8% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 44.0% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Russia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 25.4% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Russia spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.0% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.1 times more coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Federal Tax Service of Russia.
Russia: At a glance
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