Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Dakota instead of Belarus, you would:
Health
be 72.5% more likely to be obese
In Belarus, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In South Dakota, that number is 35.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 29.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Belarus, 3.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In South Dakota, that number is 2.4% as of 2025.
make 6.0 times more money
Belarus has a GDP per capita of $10,279 as of 2025, while in South Dakota, the GDP per capita is $61,724 as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Belarus, 3.5% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In South Dakota, however, that number is 11.2% as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
