Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 7.9 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 20.1% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 76.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 63.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 75.0% lower top tax rate
Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 64.8% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
have 17.4% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 41.6% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% 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, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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