Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
have 36.0% more doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.
live 4.9 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 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 41.4% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.
Economy
be 59.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 84.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.
make 70.1% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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.
Safety
be 68.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 64.3% less strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 20.8% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 23.5% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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