If you lived in Belarus instead of Swaziland, you would:

Health

be 98.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 14.6 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 48.5% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $9,100 as of 2022, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2022.

be 84.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 22.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

be 91.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.

pay a 60.6% lower top tax rate

Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.

Life

be 99.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.0% more likely to be literate

In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Belarus, it is 99.9% as of 2019.

be 91.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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.

have 62.8% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 20.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Swaziland, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Belarus, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 44.1% more likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.

be 24.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.

Belarus: At a glance

Belarus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 202,900 sq km. After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.
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