Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Latvia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 3.5 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 72 years (66 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 40.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Russia, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
be 47.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Russia, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2015.
pay a 43.5% lower top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 30.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 5.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Russia, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.2% less on education
Latvia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 75.6 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Federal Tax Service of Russia.
Russia: At a glance
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