Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
live 9.0 years less
In Switzerland, 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.
be 25.6% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 65.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 68.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 67.5% lower top tax rate
Switzerland has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 72.1% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 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 Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 12.4% fewer children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 47.8% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% 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, Swiss Federal Tax Administration, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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