Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.8 years less

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 75.0% more likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 81.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Belarus, however, that number is 4.8% as of 2020.

pay a 13.3% lower top tax rate

Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.

be 19.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belarus, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

Life

be 69.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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 29.7% fewer children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.8 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, Ministry of Finance, 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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