Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Brazil, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2020.
live 3.5 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 65.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
make 45.1% less money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $27,500 as of 2022, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $15,100 as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 9.2% as of 2022.
pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Brazil, the top tax rate is 27.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 57.1% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Brazil, 72.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 62.2% more on education
Russia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 35.5% more on healthcare
Russia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.1% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil.
Brazil: At a glance
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