Quality of Life Comparison


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


be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Thailand, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV. In Belarus, that number is 0.4% of people.

live 1.9 years less

In Thailand, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women). In Belarus, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women).

be 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Thailand, 10.0% of adults are obese. In Belarus, that number is 24.5% of people.


be 20.8% less likely to be live below the poverty line

In Thailand, 7.2% live below the poverty line. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.7%.

spend 62.9% less on taxes

Thailand has a top tax rate of 35.0%. In Belarus, the top tax rate is 13.0%.

be 42.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Thailand, 0.7% of adults are unemployed. In Belarus, that number is 1.0%.


be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Thailand, approximately 20.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Belarus, 4.0 women do.

be 60.9% less likely to die during infancy


Basic Needs

be 49.7% more likely to have internet access

In Thailand, approximately 47.5% of the population has internet access. In Belarus, about 71.1% do.


spend 12.3% less on healthcare

Thailand spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Belarus, that number is 5.7% of GDP.

spend 22.0% more on education

Thailand spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education.

Belarus: At a glance


How big is Belarus compared to Thailand? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Revenue Department, Government of Thailand, Ministry for Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus.



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