Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 24.4% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 73.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 60.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 76.7% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 65.8% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 19.1% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.4% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 41.0% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Danish Central Tax Administration, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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