Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 18.9% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.0 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.
be 17.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 83.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
pay a 35.0% lower top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 97.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.
be 67.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 47.8% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.5% less on education
Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belarus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 68.4% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% 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, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Belarus: At a glance
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