Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years less
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 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 57.1% more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 75.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 10.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malaysia, 5.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 53.6% lower top tax rate
Malaysia has a top tax rate of 28.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 27.7% less money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 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 37.6% fewer children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.0% more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 55.3% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% 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, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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