Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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 85.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
be 67.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 15.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
pay a 59.4% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 40.7% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 21.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Poland, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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