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

Health

be 42.2% less likely to be obese

In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 30.6% more spent on your healthcare

Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.

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have 16.2% more access to essential health services

Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belarus scores 79 as of 2021.

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have 16.4% fewer doctors per person

Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.

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be 3.1 times more likely to die by suicide

Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 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 72.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.

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be 62.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Georgia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.

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Life

be 95.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 20.0 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 76.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 7.5 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.

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have 37.7% fewer children

In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 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 12.5% more likely to have internet access

In Georgia, approximately 83.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belarus, about 94.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 26.9% more on education

Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 41.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 17.2% more likely to be murdered

Georgia has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2019.

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Infrastructure

find 19.2% more home broadband

Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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use 24.1% more electricity

Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.

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live with 10.7% more strain on fresh water

Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 68.3% more CO2

Georgia emits 3.5 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 (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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