Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.4 years less

In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 17.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

be 65.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.

pay a 72.9% lower top tax rate

Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.

make 76.0% less money

Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth

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

have 25.2% fewer children

In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 10.5% less likely to have internet access

In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 51.6% more on education

Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belarus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.

Belarus: At a glance

Belarus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 202,900 sq km. After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.
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