Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belarus instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 12.1 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 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 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 40.9% lower top tax rate
Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2017.
make 78.3% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $27,700 as of 2023.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belarus, 1.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 67.9% more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Belarus spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.
Belarus: At a glance
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