Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.6 years longer

In Belarus, the average life expectancy is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 13.5% less likely to be obese

In Belarus, 24.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 51.6% more money

Belarus has a GDP per capita of $27,700 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 77.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Belarus, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 4.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belarus, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 53.8% higher top tax rate

Belarus has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2017. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belarus, approximately 1.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 13.1% more likely to have internet access

In Belarus, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 40.4% more on education

Belarus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 21.9% more on healthcare

Belarus spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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