Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 94.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 75.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 71.1% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 47.2% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 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 Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 27.3% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 32.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 35.2% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 19.0% more on education
Spain spends 4.2% 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, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Belarus: At a glance
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