Quality of life comparison

be 64.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jamaica, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 1.5 years less

In Jamaica, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

make 2.7 times more money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.

be 19.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

be 71.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.

pay a 48.0% lower top tax rate

Jamaica has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.

be 99.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.6% more likely to be literate

In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Belarus, it is 99.9% as of 2019.

be 70.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 46.8% fewer children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 21.7% less on education

Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belarus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.