Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 6.8 times more likely to be obese

In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.0 times more money

Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.

be 81.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.

be 79.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.

pay a 56.7% lower top tax rate

Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 98.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 33.4% more likely to be literate

In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Belarus, it is 99.9% as of 2019.

be 89.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 48.7% fewer children

In Bangladesh, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Belarus, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 3.8 times more on education

Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on healthcare

Bangladesh spends 2.5% 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, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.

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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