Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 12.8% less likely to be obese
In Norway, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 17.6% of people as of 2024.
live 9.7 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 66.4% less spent on your healthcare
Norway spends $9,523 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Russia spends $3,204 as of 2023.
be 62.0% more likely to die by suicide
Norway has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Russia, it is 21.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Russia, that number is 2.1% as of 2025.
be 41.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Russia, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2024.
make 81.5% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $94,594 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.
Life
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Russia, 9.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Russia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 13.4% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.4% less on education
Norway spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Russia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 25.3% less on healthcare
Norway spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 49.7% more coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
Safety
be 9.4 times more likely to be murdered
Norway has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 7.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Norway, road accidents kill 1.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Russia, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 39.9% less home broadband
Norway has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Russia has 27.1 as of 2024.
live with 2.0 times more strain on fresh water
Norway withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Russia withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 69.2% less electricity
Norway uses 23,673 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Russia uses 7,285 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 4.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Norway, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Russia, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 94.7% more CO2
Norway emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Russia emits 14.0 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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