Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.3 years less

In Jersey, 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.

Economy

be 40.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Jersey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 51.1% less money

Jersey has a GDP per capita of $56,600 as of 2016, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.

Life

be 15.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Jersey, approximately 3.9 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 32.0% fewer children

In Jersey, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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