Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years less
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 12.4% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 65.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cyprus, 13.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
pay a 62.9% lower top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 45.3% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.
Life
be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 68.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.
be 60.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 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 18.6% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.0% less on education
Cyprus spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belarus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 21.0% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% 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: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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