Quality of life comparison

be 11.9% less likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.

live 7.7 years less

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

be 74.8% less likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.

be 73.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.

pay a 71.1% lower top tax rate

United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.

make 54.1% less money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.

be 71.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In United Kingdom, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 14.4% less likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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.

have 15.8% fewer children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 10.5% less likely to have internet access

In United Kingdom, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.

spend 42.2% less on healthcare

United Kingdom spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.