Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 23.1% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 53.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 76.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.
pay a 73.4% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 47.4% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 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 Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.
have 16.9% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 13.3% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% 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, Italian Revenue Agency, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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