Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 20.1% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malta, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 10.8 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 27.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Russia, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2020.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 43.4% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $48,600 as of 2022, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $27,500 as of 2022.
be 32.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
Life
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
be 41.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 10.6% fewer children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 29.6% less on healthcare
Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 191.3 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Russia: At a glance
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