Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Belarus, you would:
Health
live 10.5 years longer
In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 82.4% less likely to be obese
In Belarus, 24.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Belarus has a GDP per capita of $19,100 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Belarus, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belarus, 5.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 4.3 times higher top tax rate
Belarus has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2017. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 41.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Belarus, approximately 3.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Belarus, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.5% fewer children
In Belarus, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% less on education
Belarus spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 81.4% more on healthcare
Belarus spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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