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

Health

be 41.6% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Jordan spends $798 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.

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have 65.5% more doctors per person

Jordan has 28.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.

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have 21.5% more access to essential health services

Jordan scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belarus scores 79 as of 2021.

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live 3.6 years less

In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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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be 26.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Jordan has a suicide rate of 0.6 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 79.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 16.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.

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make 92.2% more money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $5,348 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.

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Life

be 96.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 31.0 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 85.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Jordan, approximately 12.0 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 65.6% fewer children

In Jordan, there are approximately 20.4 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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Expenditures

spend 56.3% more on education

Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Safety

be 45.6% less likely to die in a road accident

In Jordan, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 5.2 times more home broadband

Jordan has 7.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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live with 95.6% less strain on fresh water

Jordan withdraws 105% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 2.3 times more electricity

Jordan uses 1,858 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 78.9% more likely to die from air pollution

In Jordan, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 2.8 times more CO2

Jordan emits 2.1 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 (2021–2025), 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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