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

Health

be 44.5% less likely to be obese

In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 3.2 years less

In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 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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see 29.0% less spent on your healthcare

Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.

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be 96.6% more likely to die by suicide

Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 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 52.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.

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be 87.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Argentina, 28.2% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.

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make 31.0% less money

Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.

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Life

be 97.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Argentina, approximately 33.0 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 77.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Argentina, approximately 8.0 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 36.6% fewer children

In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 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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Expenditures

spend 31.1% less on healthcare

Argentina spends 10.3% 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 15.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 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 38.9% more home broadband

Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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live with 55.4% less strain on fresh water

Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 48.7% more electricity

Argentina uses 2,822 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 48.1% more CO2

Argentina 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 (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). 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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