Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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). Canada spends $7,646 as of 2024.
have 15.2% more access to essential health services
Russia scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Canada scores 91 as of 2021.
be 55.8% less likely to die by suicide
Russia has a suicide rate of 21.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Canada, it is 9.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 47.5% more likely to be obese
In Russia, 17.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 26.0% of people as of 2024.
have 44.8% fewer doctors per person
Russia has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Canada has 28.2 as of 2023.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,698 as of 2025.
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 2.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Canada, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% more 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 Canada, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.6% more 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.7 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% more on education
Russia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Canada spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 60.7% more on healthcare
Russia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 5.4 times more coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
Safety
be 70.8% less likely to be murdered
Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Canada, that number is 2.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 55.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Russia, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Canada, they kill 4.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 56.7% more home broadband
Russia has 27.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Canada has 42.5 as of 2024.
use 93.4% more electricity
Russia uses 7,285 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Canada uses 14,093 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 79.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Russia, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Canada, it causes 8.0 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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