Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 91.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Norway, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 10.1 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Norway, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2020.
be 19.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 3.7% as of 2019.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Norway, the top tax rate is 38.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 88.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Norway, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 64.0% less 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 Norway, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.
have 29.1% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Norway, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% more likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Norway, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.7% more on education
Russia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Norway spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 84.2% more on healthcare
Russia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Norway, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 33.2% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Norway: At a glance
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