If you lived in Belarus instead of Oman, you would:

Health

be 32.2% less likely to be obese

In Oman, 30.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 51.9% more spent on your healthcare

Oman spends $1,444 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.

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have 2.4 times more doctors per person

Oman has 19.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.

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have 12.9% more access to essential health services

Oman scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belarus scores 79 as of 2021.

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live 5.9 years less

In Oman, the average life expectancy is 80 years (79 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 17.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Oman has a suicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 48.5% less money

Oman has a GDP per capita of $19,947 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.

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Life

be 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Oman, approximately 13.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 78.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Oman, approximately 8.3 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.

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have 58.1% fewer children

In Oman, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 15.3% more on education

Oman spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Oman spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 32.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Oman, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 3.3 times more home broadband

Oman has 11.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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live with 96.0% less strain on fresh water

Oman withdraws 117% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.

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use 48.8% less electricity

Oman uses 8,203 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.

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Environment

be 34.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Oman, air pollution causes 104.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.

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emit 68.2% less CO2

Oman emits 18.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Belarus: At a glance

Belarus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 202,900 sq km. After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.
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