Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 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.
be 10.9% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 48.9% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.
be 55.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
pay a 52.7% lower top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
be 14.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
Life
be 98.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.
be 75.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 37.1% fewer children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.7% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belarus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 37.9% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% 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: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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