Georgia vs Russia
Georgia vs Russia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 8.3 years in Georgia and 10.9 years in Russia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Russia, by 2.6 years, or 1.32 times that in Georgia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Georgia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.3 | 10.9 |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | 8.9 | 11.9 |
| 2010 | 7.9 | 9.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Georgia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyGeorgia: 74.5 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGeorgia: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGeorgia: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGeorgia: 69.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionGeorgia: 2.8% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGeorgia: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGeorgia: 3.81 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthGeorgia: 0.02% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGeorgia: 1.81 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGeorgia: 61.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageGeorgia: 36.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGeorgia: 15.3% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGeorgia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGeorgia: 1.75% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGeorgia: $637M in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personGeorgia: $173 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGeorgia: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGeorgia: 26,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerGeorgia: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGeorgia: 1.39% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGeorgia: 15 million TIV in 2024Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGeorgia: 7 million TIV in 2017Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025