Some interesting facts for the Putin fans who want Australia to be more like Russia:
In Australia, our monthly disposable income is 6 times more, we have 5 times more GDP per capita, and 50% more gross national income. Russia, with 142 million people and twice the land, has only a GDY 25-32% bigger than Australia, with our population of only 24 million.
Russia has 18% more crime overall, and 10 times more homicides and violent crime. According to Transparency International, Russia is more than 3 times more corrupt than Australia, and bribes to do everyday business and normal things are still common there.
Beats me why people look up to Russia and run down Australia. The stats say we're doing a lot of things right, and they're doing a lot of things wrong.
