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

Health

live 3.1 years longer

In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 5.3 times more spent on your healthcare

Indonesia spends $417 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.

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have 9.0 times more doctors per person

Indonesia has 5.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.

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have 43.6% more access to essential health services

Indonesia scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belarus scores 79 as of 2021.

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be 74.9% more likely to be obese

In Indonesia, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.

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be 13.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Indonesia has a suicide rate of 1.2 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 58.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Indonesia, 8.5% live below the poverty line as of 2025. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.

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make 2.0 times more money

Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $5,060 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.

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Life

be 99.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Indonesia, approximately 140.0 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 88.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Indonesia, approximately 15.2 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 55.4% fewer children

In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.8 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 29.5% more likely to have internet access

In Indonesia, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belarus, about 94.3% do as of 2024.

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be 12.2% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Indonesia, approximately 89% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.9 times more on education

Indonesia spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Indonesia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 34.5% less likely to die in a road accident

In Indonesia, road accidents kill 11.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 7.9 times more likely to be murdered

Indonesia has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2019.

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Infrastructure

find 7.4 times more home broadband

Indonesia has 4.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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live with 84.3% less strain on fresh water

Indonesia withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 2.9 times more electricity

Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 17.2% more likely to die from air pollution

In Indonesia, air pollution causes 58.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.1 times more CO2

Indonesia emits 2.9 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 (2019–2021), 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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