Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Serbia, you would:
Health
have 52.2% more doctors per person
Serbia has 31.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.
live 1.6 years less
In Serbia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 52.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Serbia, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
be 82.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Serbia, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.
make 32.6% less money
Serbia has a GDP per capita of $15,262 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 90.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Serbia, approximately 11.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Serbia, approximately 4.6 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 23.6% fewer children
In Serbia, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% less on healthcare
Serbia spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 48.5% more on education
Serbia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Infrastructure
live with 18.8% less strain on fresh water
Serbia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 17.5% less electricity
Serbia uses 5,090 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 51.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Serbia, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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