Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Israel, you would:
Health
have 24.2% more doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.
live 8.8 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 45.6% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.
be 3.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 83.0% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 33.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
have 62.2% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.8% less on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 46.0% more likely to be murdered
Israel has a homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 76.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 24.3% more home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.
live with 96.5% less strain on fresh water
Israel withdraws 132% of its available fresh water each year as of 2021. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 41.6% less electricity
Israel uses 7,186 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 4.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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