Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.1 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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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Economy

make 73.4% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.

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Life

be 85.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belarus, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 39.5% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 2.1 times more home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 15.3% more CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 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), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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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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