Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.4 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 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 46.7% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.7 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.

be 88.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

be 78.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kiribati, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.

Life

be 98.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.

be 90.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 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 57.9% fewer children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 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 57.4% more likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.

be 21.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 62.1% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belarus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 44.8% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 11.6% 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.

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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