Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Japan, you would:
Health
have 78.1% more doctors per person
Japan has 26.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.
be 10.4% less likely to die by suicide
Japan has a suicide rate of 17.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 9.7 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
see 59.1% less spent on your healthcare
Japan spends $5,365 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.
Economy
be 38.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
make 71.4% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $35,951 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
have 23.3% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% more likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 85.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belarus, about 94.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.1% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 51.2% more on education
Japan spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Japan, road accidents kill 2.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 87.3% less strain on fresh water
Japan withdraws 37% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 44.3% less electricity
Japan uses 7,530 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 24.2% less CO2
Japan emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 5.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Japan, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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