Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Czech Republic, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Czech Republic, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 71.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Czech Republic, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 50.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Czech Republic, 10.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 40.9% lower top tax rate
Czech Republic has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2017. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 50.1% less money
Czech Republic has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Czech Republic, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Czech Republic, approximately 2.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belarus, on the other hand, 3.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on healthcare
Czech Republic spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 16.3% more on education
Czech Republic spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Financial Administration of the Czech Republic, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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