Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 10.9 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 72 years (66 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
be 18.5% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 67.5% lower top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 55.1% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $62,100 as of 2017, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $27,900 as of 2017.
be 62.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Russia, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 6.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Russia, however, that number is 13.3% as of 2015.
Life
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Russia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 85.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.5 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Russia, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.5% less on education
Switzerland spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Swiss Federal Tax Administration.
Russia: At a glance
How big is Russia compared to Switzerland? See an in-depth size comparison.