Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 12.1 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 64.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 0.8% as of 2017.
pay a 40.9% lower top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 79.6% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.
Life
be 75.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 43.9% more on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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