Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Jamaica, you would:
Health
be 14.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 3.3 years less
In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $39,800 as of 2023.
be 24.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 3.3% as of 2023.
be 35.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Russia, however, that number is 11.0% as of 2021.
pay a 48.0% lower top tax rate
Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 85.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.4% more likely to be literate
In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Russia, it is 99.7% as of 2018.
be 42.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Russia, on the other hand, 6.4 children do as of 2022.
have 46.2% fewer children
In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.3% less on education
Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.2% more on healthcare
Jamaica spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 36.8 times more coastline
Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Russia: At a glance
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