Average life expectancy
United States: 75 (male), 81 (female)
Russia: 59 (male) 73 (female) The male rate is about the same as Ghana.
Net Immigration
United States: 1,160,000 (2005)
Russia: 80,000 (2005)
Population growth rate
United States: 0.97%
Russia: -0.51%
GDP
United States: about 13 TRILLION
Russia: Less than a Trillion, and less than Spain
Male suicide rate (per 100,000 per year)
United States: 17.9 (#43 in world)
Russia: 61.6 (3rd in world)
Murder rate (per year per 100,000)
United States: 5.9
Russia: 16.5
Ease of doing business (World Bank)
United States is #3
Russia is #106, right behind Bosnia and just ahead of Bangladesh.
I don’t think Russia will be eclipsing the US anytime soon in attracting international business. And what will become of Russia when alternative energies replace petroleum, which is almost certain to occur in the next 25 years?
