Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years less
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.9% more likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 85.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 66.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Belgium, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 75.8% lower top tax rate
Belgium has a top tax rate of 53.7% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 60.4% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 17.1% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.9% less on healthcare
Belgium spends 10.7% 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: Service Public Fédéral Finances, The World Factbook, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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