Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Norway, you would:
Health
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Norway, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 10.1 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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
pay a 66.3% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Russia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 59.3% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $67,500 as of 2022, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $27,500 as of 2022.
be 19.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
Life
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 19.2% fewer children
In Norway, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Russia, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on education
Norway 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 33.3% less on healthcare
Norway spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 49.7% more coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 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, Norwegian Tax Administration.
Russia: At a glance
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