Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 14.2% more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
see 55.5% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.
have 19.4% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.
have 10.2% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Belarus scores 79 as of 2021.
be 35.5% more likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 45.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 78.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.
make 68.0% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 93.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 33.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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 11.0% fewer children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 30.9% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 11.0% more on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 2.4 per 100,000 as of 2019.
Infrastructure
live with 62.2% less strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
find 19.8% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.
use 20.7% less electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 6.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
emit 78.9% more CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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