For the fifth year in a row, RIA Novosti has been publishing a rating of the best regions of the Russian Federation in terms of quality of life. This concept is understood as a set of indicators that demonstrate how easy it is to find a job in a particular region, earn money, get education and medical care, live in normal housing, go to the cinema and theaters and not suffer from environmental problems. In total, 72 such criteria were selected. The position of the region was determined based on the totality of the collected indicators - the higher the number, the more favorable the place for living.
10. Tyumen region - 55.13 rating points
At the end of 2016, the Tyumen region entered the top ten. If in 2015 it took eleventh place, then last year it took a step forward. And the population of the region has increased - in terms of migration growth, the region is in sixth place, and in terms of changes in the number in a positive sense - in third.
9. Lipetsk region - 57.41 points
The unemployment rate in the Lipetsk region is one of the lowest among the regions (seventh place), and they do not stay long there in search of work (fourth place). And in general, the enterprises are profitable, because the region ranks seventh in the number of successful organizations.
8. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - 57.82 points
In addition to the Tyumen region, another representative of the Ural Federal District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, is in the top 10 of the quality of life in the regions of Russia. Although his position in comparison with 2015 was shaken and he dropped one step lower, living there is still not bad. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug is in the top ten by several indicators at once, including the money / goods and services ratio (fourth place) and the volume of deposits per person (ninth place). We should also mention medical care - the infant mortality rate is the lowest in the country.
7. Voronezh region - 58.87 points
Compared to 2015, life in the Voronezh region has improved, it has risen from eighth place to seventh. In terms of indicators, she is rather a strong middle peasant, since most of them are in the second and third ten.
6. Belgorod region - 61.82 points
The Belgorod region can rightfully be considered the most sporting region in Russia - the number of sports facilities per person there is the highest in the country. The population itself also strives to keep fit - in terms of the number of workers, students and pupils involved in sports, it is in third and fourth places, respectively.
5. Krasnodar Territory - 61.97 points
The leader of the southern regions of Russia was in the top 10 best places to live. And it is not surprising - according to the assessment of the favorable climate, the Krasnodar Territory occupies one of the first places (along with Sevastopol, the Republic of Crimea and the Stavropol Territory).And in Krasnodar it is good for motorists, because the region is in the top three in terms of road quality.
4. Republic of Tatarstan - 63.12 points
Tatarstan has the least needy population - the share of the population with incomes below the subsistence level is the lowest in Russia. In addition, the residents of Tatarstan are among the most physically developed in the country. In terms of the number of people who systematically go in for physical education, Tatarstan ranks third. Kazan is headedrating of Russian cities in terms of quality of life in 2017.
3. Moscow region - 68.55 points
Most of all square meters per capita are in the Moscow region. In terms of migration growth, it is even ahead of Moscow itself. And workers are always needed there - the unemployment rate in the Moscow region is one of the lowest in the country (fourth place). Although it takes a long time to look for a job, the region ranks 24th in terms of the duration of a job search.
2. St. Petersburg - 76.49 points
In terms of wages / expenses, St. Petersburg is second only to Moscow. Moreover, the share of the population with incomes below the subsistence level is even less there than in the capital. If Moscow is in seventh place in this indicator, then St. Petersburg is in second. In St. Petersburg there is work for everyone - the unemployment rate there is the lowest of all regions and it is the fastest to look for it (both indicators are in first place). In the housing issue, although St. Petersburg suffers from overpopulation (58th place), the share of dilapidated housing there is the lowest of all regions. And the apartments are the most comfortable in Russia.
1.Moscow - 76.54 points
The capital of Russia continues to hold the position of the most convenient place to live for many years now, although the northern capital is already beginning to step on its heels. The ratio of wages / consumer goods and services among other regions in Moscow is still the most profitable (first place). And the population prefers to keep surplus money in banks, thanks to which Moscow is in third place in terms of the volume of deposits for an individual. Moscow also has the most modern educational institutions (first place). Muscovites suffer only from the housing issue - in terms of square meters per person, the capital has one of the lowest rates (78). Although the existing housing has been renovated (third place) and modernized (second place).
Rating of regions by quality of life (full list)
