Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 13.4% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 91.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 85.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 35.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Argentina has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 94.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 65.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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.
have 41.7% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.9% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% 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, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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