Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 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 95.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 17.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 72.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 17.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 72.9% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 30.0% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,300 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 19.3% more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on healthcare
Greece spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 38.9% more on education
Greece spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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