Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 85.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 71.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 70.2% lower top tax rate
Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 82.7% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 21.8% fewer children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 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 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 35.1% more on education
Luxembourg spends 3.7% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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