Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Finland, you would:
Health
be 14.7% less likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
have 30.7% more doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.
live 8.0 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 65.9% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.
Economy
be 64.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 71.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.
make 81.7% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 20.8% less on education
Finland spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 32.4% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 76.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 34.5% less strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 71.7% less electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 9.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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