Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 81.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 77.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 74.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 50.1% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 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 Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 47.8% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on education
Israel spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 21.3% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% 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, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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