Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
be 13.4% less likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
live 4.0 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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
be 42.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 87.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Argentina 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 97.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.
be 65.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 45.4% fewer children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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