Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 39.3% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 34.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
have 30.6% more doctors per person
New Zealand has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.
live 7.6 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 60.7% less spent on your healthcare
New Zealand spends $5,576 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.
be 31.0% more likely to die by suicide
New Zealand has a suicide rate of 11.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 33.5% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
make 79.3% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $49,591 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.0% less likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 4.0 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 36.3% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.6% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 63.0% more likely to be murdered
New Zealand has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 12.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In New Zealand, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 42.1% less strain on fresh water
New Zealand withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 47.5% less electricity
New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 5.7 times more likely to die from air pollution
In New Zealand, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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