Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 20.5% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
live 8.3 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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.
Economy
be 80.6% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
pay a 60.6% lower top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 55.0% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $42,400 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 77.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 29.0% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.2% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% 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, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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