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

Health

be 61.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Nigeria, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.

live 13.0 years longer

In Nigeria, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Nigeria, 8.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.9 times more money

Nigeria has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.

be 88.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nigeria, 40.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.

pay a 45.8% lower top tax rate

Nigeria has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.

be 16.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Nigeria, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 97.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nigeria, approximately 47.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.

be 61.1% more likely to be literate

In Nigeria, the literacy rate is 62.0% as of 2018. In Belarus, it is 99.9% as of 2019.

be 94.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Nigeria, approximately 56.7 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 75.4% fewer children

In Nigeria, there are approximately 33.8 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 65.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nigeria, approximately 60% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Belarus, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 54.5% more likely to have internet access

In Nigeria, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.

be 20.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nigeria, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 69% 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 9.4 times more on education

Nigeria spends 0.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Belarus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 88.2% more on healthcare

Nigeria spends 3.4% 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, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria, 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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