Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
have 40.1% more doctors per person
Slovenia has 33.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Belarus has 47.2 as of 2023.
be 17.2% less likely to die by suicide
Slovenia has a suicide rate of 18.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Belarus, it is 15.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.9 years less
In Slovenia, 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.
see 59.6% less spent on your healthcare
Slovenia spends $5,425 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Belarus spends $2,194 as of 2023.
Economy
be 72.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Belarus, however, that number is 3.5% as of 2024.
make 72.5% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $37,376 as of 2025, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.
Life
be 66.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
have 11.0% fewer children
In Slovenia, 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 28.3% less on healthcare
Slovenia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 27.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Belarus, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 16.6% less strain on fresh water
Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Belarus withdraws 5% as of 2022.
use 34.9% less electricity
Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Belarus uses 4,198 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Slovenia, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Belarus, it causes 68.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021). How we calculate this
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