Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.4 times more spent on your healthcare
Russia spends $3,204 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Australia spends $7,691 as of 2023.
have 10.1% more access to essential health services
Russia scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Australia scores 87 as of 2021.
be 38.8% less likely to die by suicide
Russia has a suicide rate of 21.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Australia, it is 13.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 73.7% more likely to be obese
In Russia, 17.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Australia, that number is 30.6% of people as of 2024.
have 20.1% fewer doctors per person
Russia has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Australia has 40.9 as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $65,130 as of 2025.
be 92.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 2.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Australia, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 77.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 9.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Australia, 2.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
have 27.4% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.6% more on education
Russia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 47.7% more on healthcare
Russia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Australia, that number is 10.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 31.6% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
Safety
be 87.4% less likely to be murdered
Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Australia, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 57.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Russia, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Australia, they kill 4.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 34.5% more home broadband
Russia has 27.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Australia has 36.5 as of 2024.
use 34.5% more electricity
Russia uses 7,285 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Australia uses 9,801 kWh as of 2024.
live with 13.3% more strain on fresh water
Russia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Australia withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
be 74.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Russia, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Australia, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
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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