Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 83.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 66.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 72.6% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 62.5% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 49.6% less on healthcare
Germany spends 11.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
How big is Belarus compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.