Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 3.2 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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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be 37.2% less likely to be obese

In Greenland, 28.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 17.6% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 70.0% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $58,499 as of 2023, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.

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Life

be 53.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Russia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 30.0% fewer children

In Greenland, there are approximately 12.0 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 35.8% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Russia, about 94.4% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 14.6% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.

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Infrastructure

find 15.2% less home broadband

Greenland has 32.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Russia has 27.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 33.8% more CO2

Greenland emits 10.4 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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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