Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Greece, you would:
Health
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Greece, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 9.0 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 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 68.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 35.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Russia, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2020.
pay a 72.9% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 13.2% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $31,700 as of 2022, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $27,500 as of 2022.
Life
have 13.5% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 75.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
be 80.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% more likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Russia, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.9% less on education
Greece spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.0% less on healthcare
Greece spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 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, GSIS, Greece.
Russia: At a glance
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