Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 21.9% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 31.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 67.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
pay a 76.4% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 57.1% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.
have 10.8% fewer children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.3% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.5% 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, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Belarus: At a glance
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