Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Hungary, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years less
In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 13.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Hungary, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 60.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
pay a 13.3% lower top tax rate
Hungary has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 31.8% less money
Hungary has a GDP per capita of $40,600 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.
Life
be 93.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Hungary, approximately 4.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 12.3% less on healthcare
Hungary spends 7.3% 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: The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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