Quality of life comparison

be 97.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 14.7 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

be 47.6% more likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.

make 8.3 times more money

Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.

be 97.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.

be 89.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.

pay a 56.7% lower top tax rate

Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.

be 99.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 25.8% more likely to be literate

In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Belarus, it is 99.9% as of 2019.

be 93.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belarus, on the other hand, 3.3 children do as of 2022.

have 60.8% fewer children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 36% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Belarus, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 97.7% more likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.

be 20.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 32.4% less on education

Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 47.8% less on healthcare

Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.