If you lived in Belarus instead of Algeria, you would:

Health

be 12.4% less likely to be obese

In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 3.0 times more spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.

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have 2.8 times more doctors per person

Algeria has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.

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live 2.1 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 7.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 70.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Algeria, 11.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.

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make 69.9% more money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 62.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 22.7% more likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Belarus, it is 99.9% as of 2019.

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be 90.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Belarus, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 62.7% fewer children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 21.8% more likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belarus, about 94.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 43.8% less on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 62.8% more on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 59.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.7 times more home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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live with 96.8% less strain on fresh water

Algeria withdraws 145% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 2.3 times more electricity

Algeria uses 1,828 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 41.7% more likely to die from air pollution

In Algeria, air pollution causes 48.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 49.2% more CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2018). How we calculate this

Belarus: At a glance

Belarus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 202,900 sq km. After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.
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