Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Latvia, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 3.5 years less
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 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
be 49.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 3.3% as of 2023.
be 51.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Russia, however, that number is 11.0% as of 2021.
pay a 43.5% lower top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 38.3% less on education
Latvia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.6 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Federal Tax Service of Russia.
Russia: At a glance
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