Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years less
In Ireland, 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 Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 61.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% 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
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 78.7% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 26.3% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.9% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 47.1% more on education
Ireland spends 3.4% 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, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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