Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 10.6% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 81.0% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.
be 69.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 12.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 98.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.
be 22.7% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Belarus, it is 99.9% as of 2019.
be 83.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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 58.9% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 20.2 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 19.7% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 32.9% less on education
Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belarus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Belarus: At a glance
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