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

Health

see 12.8% more spent on your healthcare

Belarus spends $2,194 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.

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live 12.1 years less

In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 3.5 times more likely to be obese

In Belarus, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 24.1% less access to essential health services

Belarus scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 42.4% more money

Belarus has a GDP per capita of $10,279 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.5 times more children

In Belarus, there are approximately 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 273.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belarus, approximately 1.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Belarus, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 11.9% less likely to have internet access

In Belarus, approximately 94.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 14.5% more on education

Belarus spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Belarus spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 72.5% less home broadband

Belarus has 36.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

Nauru: At a glance

Nauru is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 21 sq km. The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic.
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