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Belarus vs Malaysia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 83rd vs. 65th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Malaysia
Population
9074112
36304998
Population rank 101/197 45/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$422B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 39/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$11,867
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 81/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$38,729
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$297B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
70.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$8,353
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 63/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$9,650
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
126,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
280.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
1.55
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
31.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
77 years
2025

Belarus and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Malaysia economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Malaysia
Year GDP
Belarus Malaysia
1960 - $1,916,229,477
1961 - $1,901,856,123
1962 - $2,001,489,602
1963 - $2,510,110,348
1964 - $2,674,423,922
1965 - $2,956,337,669
1966 - $3,143,517,944
1967 - $3,188,924,677
1968 - $3,330,371,551
1969 - $3,664,552,041
1970 - $3,864,145,667
1971 - $4,244,395,956
1972 - $5,043,347,250
1973 - $7,662,902,678
1974 - $9,496,204,302
1975 - $9,298,800,799
1976 - $11,050,234,599
1977 - $13,139,488,633
1978 - $16,358,079,862
1979 - $21,213,264,962
1980 - $24,488,224,677
1981 - $25,004,285,792
1982 - $26,804,493,635
1983 - $30,347,442,111
1984 - $33,942,897,422
1985 - $31,199,633,353
1986 - $27,734,111,400
1987 - $32,181,210,158
1988 - $35,272,109,220
1989 - $38,847,965,293
1990 $17,389,558,233 $44,024,585,240
1991 $18,404,907,975 $49,143,148,094
1992 $16,939,790,094 $59,167,550,163
1993 $16,275,073,527 $66,894,966,969
1994 $14,931,435,232 $74,478,356,958
1995 $13,972,683,274 $88,705,342,903
1996 $14,756,846,154 $100,855,393,910
1997 $14,130,585,516 $100,005,323,302
1998 $15,221,352,699 $72,167,498,981
1999 $12,138,243,081 $79,148,421,053
2000 $12,736,780,455 $93,789,736,842
2001 $12,354,820,144 $92,783,947,368
2002 $14,594,900,945 $100,845,526,316
2003 $17,825,444,724 $110,202,368,421
2004 $23,141,566,293 $124,749,473,684
2005 $30,210,091,837 $143,534,405,819
2006 $36,961,894,281 $162,692,258,307
2007 $45,275,711,996 $193,549,569,478
2008 $60,752,106,347 $230,811,614,370
2009 $50,873,167,326 $202,257,453,037
2010 $57,231,904,543 $255,017,638,456
2011 $61,762,382,328 $297,951,668,675
2012 $65,685,890,439 $314,443,047,642
2013 $75,527,558,966 $323,276,235,524
2014 $78,813,069,121 $338,066,095,097
2015 $56,454,769,845 $301,355,266,965
2016 $47,723,545,321 $301,256,033,870
2017 $54,725,405,751 $319,109,094,160
2018 $60,031,026,576 $358,788,845,713
2019 $64,410,170,653 $365,177,721,022
2020 $61,371,673,345 $337,456,163,961
2021 $69,673,747,132 $373,784,823,673
2022 $73,775,179,925 $407,605,841,348
2023 $72,478,760,370 $399,705,137,434
2024 $75,961,865,472 $421,972,102,254

Belarus and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Malaysia
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Malaysia
1960 - $240.8
1961 - $232.9
1962 - $238.8
1963 - $291.8
1964 - $303
1965 - $326
1966 - $339
1967 - $335
1968 - $342
1969 - $368
1970 - $380
1971 - $407
1972 - $472
1973 - $701
1974 - $848
1975 - $811
1976 - $940
1977 - $1,092
1978 - $1,327
1979 - $1,680
1980 - $1,886
1981 - $1,866
1982 - $1,938
1983 - $2,124
1984 - $2,300
1985 - $2,046
1986 - $1,760
1987 - $1,977
1988 - $2,100
1989 - $2,244
1990 $1,707 $2,469
1991 $1,805 $2,679
1992 $1,658 $3,141
1993 $1,590 $3,462
1994 $1,460 $3,758
1995 $1,371 $4,363
1996 $1,453 $4,837
1997 $1,397 $4,679
1998 $1,511 $3,294
1999 $1,211 $3,528
2000 $1,276 $4,084
2001 $1,244 $3,944
2002 $1,479 $4,184
2003 $1,820 $4,465
2004 $2,378 $4,939
2005 $3,126 $5,556
2006 $3,848 $6,158
2007 $4,735 $7,169
2008 $6,376 $8,372
2009 $5,352 $7,191
2010 $6,035 $8,899
2011 $6,528 $10,217
2012 $6,953 $10,601
2013 $7,998 $10,714
2014 $8,341 $11,013
2015 $5,967 $9,649
2016 $5,040 $9,477
2017 $5,786 $9,863
2018 $6,360 $10,902
2019 $6,838 $10,920
2020 $6,543 $9,958
2021 $7,490 $10,903
2022 $7,995 $11,748
2023 $7,897 $11,379
2024 $8,317 $11,867

Belarus vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Malaysia
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Malaysia
1950 58.6 48.5
1951 59.4 49.2
1952 60.5 50.1
1953 61.5 51.1
1954 62.5 52
1955 63.5 52.8
1956 64.5 53.7
1957 65.4 54.5
1958 66.6 55.4
1959 68 56.3
1960 69.3 57.2
1961 70 58
1962 70.5 58.9
1963 70.8 59.7
1964 71.3 60.4
1965 71.6 61.1
1966 71.8 61.7
1967 71.9 62
1968 71.9 62.4
1969 71.7 62.9
1970 71.7 63.3
1971 71.6 63.8
1972 71.8 64.2
1973 71.7 64.7
1974 71.7 65.2
1975 71.4 65.7
1976 71.2 66.2
1977 71.1 66.7
1978 70.9 67.2
1979 70.8 67.6
1980 70.7 68.1
1981 70.8 68.5
1982 70.8 68.9
1983 70.7 69.2
1984 70.8 69.6
1985 71.2 69.9
1986 71.7 70.1
1987 71.9 70.4
1988 71.7 70.6
1989 71.5 70.8
1990 71.1 71
1991 70.7 71.2
1992 70.1 71.5
1993 69.5 71.7
1994 69 71.9
1995 68.8 72
1996 68.6 72.1
1997 68.5 72.3
1998 68.3 72.4
1999 68.4 72.4
2000 68.5 72.7
2001 68.4 73.1
2002 68.3 73.5
2003 68.4 73.7
2004 68.7 74
2005 69 74.4
2006 69.4 74.7
2007 70 75
2008 70.3 75.2
2009 70.4 75.3
2010 70.5 75.4
2011 71.1 75.5
2012 71.8 75.6
2013 72.7 75.5
2014 73.2 75.3
2015 73.8 75.3
2016 74.2 75.4
2017 74.4 75.5
2018 74.3 75.7
2019 74.3 75.9
2020 72.3 76.1
2021 72.2 73.9
2022 74.4 75.4
2023 74.4 76.7
2024 74.6 76.8
2025 74.8 77

Belarus and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Malaysia
Year Population
Belarus Malaysia
1960 8,198,000 7,956,197
1961 8,271,216 8,164,443
1962 8,351,928 8,380,172
1963 8,437,232 8,602,160
1964 8,524,224 8,828,406
1965 8,610,000 9,056,408
1966 8,696,496 9,284,688
1967 8,785,648 9,507,099
1968 8,874,552 9,725,281
1969 8,960,304 9,947,597
1970 9,040,000 10,178,802
1971 9,115,576 10,423,453
1972 9,188,968 10,676,835
1973 9,257,272 10,935,621
1974 9,317,584 11,200,906
1975 9,367,000 11,471,914
1976 9,411,000 11,750,097
1977 9,463,000 12,035,713
1978 9,525,000 12,328,157
1979 9,584,000 12,627,862
1980 9,643,000 12,983,363
1981 9,710,000 13,399,203
1982 9,776,000 13,832,798
1983 9,843,000 14,285,907
1984 9,910,000 14,759,009
1985 9,975,000 15,252,258
1986 10,043,000 15,760,419
1987 10,111,000 16,276,737
1988 10,140,000 16,796,605
1989 10,170,000 17,314,997
1990 10,189,348 17,833,171
1991 10,194,050 18,342,464
1992 10,216,470 18,834,572
1993 10,239,050 19,322,664
1994 10,226,955 19,820,446
1995 10,193,831 20,330,599
1996 10,159,569 20,850,087
1997 10,117,433 21,375,218
1998 10,071,963 21,906,713
1999 10,026,738 22,435,531
2000 9,979,610 22,967,816
2001 9,928,549 23,526,538
2002 9,865,548 24,102,477
2003 9,796,749 24,679,602
2004 9,730,146 25,256,772
2005 9,663,915 25,836,071
2006 9,604,924 26,417,909
2007 9,560,953 26,998,389
2008 9,527,985 27,570,059
2009 9,504,583 28,124,778
2010 9,483,836 28,655,776
2011 9,461,643 29,162,039
2012 9,446,836 29,662,831
2013 9,443,211 30,174,265
2014 9,448,515 30,696,137
2015 9,461,076 31,232,798
2016 9,469,379 31,789,685
2017 9,458,989 32,355,644
2018 9,438,785 32,910,967
2019 9,419,758 33,440,596
2020 9,379,952 33,889,558
2021 9,302,585 34,282,399
2022 9,228,071 34,695,493
2023 9,178,298 35,126,298
2024 9,133,712 35,557,673

Fertility rates in Belarus and Malaysia

Fertility rate
Belarus

Malaysia
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Malaysia
1960 2.67 6.41
1961 2.59 6.37
1962 2.5 6.3
1963 2.4 6.19
1964 2.31 6.03
1965 2.27 5.84
1966 2.29 5.64
1967 2.26 5.43
1968 2.22 5.29
1969 2.26 5.16
1970 2.31 5.04
1971 2.31 4.92
1972 2.28 4.82
1973 2.25 4.73
1974 2.21 4.62
1975 2.17 4.5
1976 2.12 4.4
1977 2.08 4.28
1978 2.06 4.18
1979 2.05 4.09
1980 2.03 4.04
1981 2.02 4
1982 2.05 3.97
1983 2.11 3.93
1984 2.11 3.89
1985 2.09 3.8
1986 2.09 3.7
1987 2.03 3.57
1988 2.03 3.5
1989 2.03 3.31
1990 1.91 3.3
1991 1.81 3.34
1992 1.76 3.37
1993 1.62 3.36
1994 1.53 3.35
1995 1.41 3.32
1996 1.34 3.3
1997 1.25 3.23
1998 1.3 3.12
1999 1.31 3.07
2000 1.32 2.94
2001 1.29 2.81
2002 1.24 2.66
2003 1.23 2.6
2004 1.23 2.49
2005 1.25 2.39
2006 1.34 2.31
2007 1.43 2.25
2008 1.49 2.26
2009 1.51 2.22
2010 1.49 2.14
2011 1.52 2.15
2012 1.62 2.12
2013 1.67 2.07
2014 1.7 2.06
2015 1.72 2.01
2016 1.73 1.94
2017 1.54 1.89
2018 1.45 1.84
2019 1.38 1.78
2020 1.37 1.68
2021 1.37 1.56
2022 1.33 1.55
2023 1.21 1.55

Belarus and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Malaysia
Year Median age, years
Belarus Malaysia
1960 26.6 17.5
1961 26.9 17.3
1962 27.3 17.1
1963 27.6 17
1964 27.9 16.9
1965 28.2 16.8
1966 28.6 16.9
1967 28.9 17
1968 29.3 17.1
1969 29.7 17.3
1970 30.1 17.4
1971 30.4 17.6
1972 30.5 17.9
1973 30.5 18.1
1974 30.5 18.3
1975 30.4 18.6
1976 30.4 18.8
1977 30.6 19
1978 30.9 19.3
1979 31.1 19.5
1980 31.2 19.7
1981 31.2 19.9
1982 31.4 20.1
1983 31.5 20.4
1984 31.7 20.5
1985 31.9 20.7
1986 32.1 20.9
1987 32.4 21
1988 32.6 21.1
1989 32.8 21.3
1990 33 21.5
1991 33.3 21.7
1992 33.6 21.9
1993 33.9 22.1
1994 34.2 22.3
1995 34.6 22.5
1996 35 22.7
1997 35.4 22.9
1998 35.8 23.1
1999 36.1 23.4
2000 36.5 23.5
2001 36.8 23.6
2002 37.1 23.7
2003 37.4 23.9
2004 37.7 24
2005 38 24.2
2006 38.3 24.5
2007 38.5 24.8
2008 38.7 25.1
2009 38.8 25.6
2010 38.9 26
2011 39.1 26.4
2012 39.2 26.8
2013 39.3 27.1
2014 39.4 27.5
2015 39.5 27.8
2016 39.7 28.1
2017 39.8 28.5
2018 40 28.8
2019 40.3 29.2
2020 40.6 29.6
2021 40.9 30.1
2022 41.2 30.6
2023 41.6 31.1
2024 42 31.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Malaysia
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$415B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
23.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
3.51%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
0.93%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
136,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-3.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
3.93%
2022
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
53.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
37.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
30.9%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
2.3%
2021
Number of billionaires n/a
19
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00008%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
1,031
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$449B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$116B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$1.61B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
4,333,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
88.7%
2024

Energy

Belarus Malaysia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
2,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
283.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
8.07 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
96%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
7.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
2.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
-0.58%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
4,986 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
17%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
16.6%
2022
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belarus Malaysia
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.44%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
+174,770
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.55 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
62.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
0.72
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
22.5
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
95.8%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
57.3%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
98%
2024

Health

Belarus Malaysia
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$458
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$173.5
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
77 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
0.004%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
2.32
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
8.1
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
22.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
21.1%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
41
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
22%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Malaysia
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.22%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
3,568 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
33,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
73,219 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
173,898 mi
2022

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