Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
have 32.6% more doctors per person
Cyprus has 35.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.
live 7.4 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 51.7% less spent on your healthcare
Cyprus spends $4,538 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.
be 5.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 74.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.
make 75.4% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 56.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 4.1 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.
have 33.2% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 12.8% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 89.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 84.7% less strain on fresh water
Cyprus withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 10.0% more CO2
Cyprus emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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