Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Russia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

be 58.5% less likely to be obese

In Puerto Rico, 42.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 17.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 8.5 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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.

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be 3.9 times more likely to die by suicide

Puerto Rico has a suicide rate of 5.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Russia, it is 21.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 64.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Russia, that number is 2.1% as of 2025.

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make 56.8% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $40,620 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.

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Life

be 18.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Russia, 9.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 32.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 47.4% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 5.7 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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Geography

see 75.2 times more coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.

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Safety

be 53.6% less likely to be murdered

Puerto Rico has a homicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 15.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Puerto Rico, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Russia, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 78.9% less strain on fresh water

Puerto Rico withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Russia withdraws 4% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 2.9 times more CO2

Puerto Rico emits 4.8 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 (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). 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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