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

Health

be 52.5% less likely to be obese

In Belize, 43.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 3.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Belize spends $573 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.

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have 16.2% more access to essential health services

Belize scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belarus scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 3.7 times more likely to die by suicide

Belize has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 61.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Belize, 8.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.

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make 30.7% more money

Belize has a GDP per capita of $7,865 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.

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Life

be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Belize, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 13.6% more likely to be literate

In Belize, the literacy rate is 87.9% as of 2022. In Belarus, it is 99.9% as of 2019.

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be 83.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Belize, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Belarus, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 61.1% fewer children

In Belize, there are approximately 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 17.8% more likely to have internet access

In Belize, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belarus, about 94.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 70.6% more on healthcare

Belize spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 91.5% less likely to be murdered

Belize has a homicide rate of 28.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2019.

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be 57.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Belize, road accidents kill 17.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 3.7 times more home broadband

Belize has 9.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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live with 3.7 times more strain on fresh water

Belize withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 3.2 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Belize, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 6.4 times more CO2

Belize emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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