Quality of life comparison

be 16.7% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.

live 9.5 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 85.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.

be 46.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.

pay a 60.6% lower top tax rate

Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.

make 58.4% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.

be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 25.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belarus, on the other hand, 3.3 children do as of 2022.

have 10.7% fewer children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 12.4% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.

spend 45.4% less on healthcare

Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.