Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
have 29.5% more access to essential health services
Maldives scores 61 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belarus scores 79 as of 2021.
live 6.9 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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 15.6% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
be 10.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 25.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
make 29.7% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 96.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 61.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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 33.6% fewer children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 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 10.6% more likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 85.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Belarus, about 94.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered
Maldives has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 5.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 84.5% more home broadband
Maldives has 19.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.
live with 70.3% less strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 66.4% more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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