Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Montenegro, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Montenegro, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 94.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Montenegro, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 79.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Montenegro, 24.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 44.4% higher top tax rate
Montenegro has a top tax rate of 9.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Montenegro, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 18.9% fewer children
In Montenegro, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on healthcare
Montenegro spends 8.3% 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, Department of Public Revenues, Montenegro, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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