Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In California, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $39,800 as of 2023, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
be 53.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
