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

Health

live 7.4 years longer

In Comoros, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 8.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Comoros spends $250 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.

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have 11.1 times more doctors per person

Comoros has 4.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.

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have 64.6% more access to essential health services

Comoros scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belarus scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 23.1% more likely to be obese

In Comoros, 16.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Comoros has a suicide rate of 6.0 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 11.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Comoros, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.

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be 92.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Comoros, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.

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make 5.0 times more money

Comoros has a GDP per capita of $2,056 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.

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Life

be 99.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Comoros, approximately 179.0 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 32.1% more likely to be literate

In Comoros, the literacy rate is 75.6% as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 99.9% as of 2019.

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be 94.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Comoros, approximately 35.0 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 75.1% fewer children

In Comoros, there are approximately 28.2 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 11.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Comoros, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.9 times more likely to have internet access

In Comoros, approximately 32.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belarus, about 94.3% do as of 2024.

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be 17.4% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Comoros, approximately 85% of people have access to drinking water (90% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Comoros spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 74.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Comoros, road accidents kill 29.0 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 93.0 times more home broadband

Comoros has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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live with 5.6 times more strain on fresh water

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

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Environment

be 47.8% more likely to die from air pollution

In Comoros, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 11.6 times more CO2

Comoros emits 0.5 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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