Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 15.2% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 77.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 88.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 93.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 33.0% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.1% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 16.3% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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