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Belarus vs Belgium statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 11.9M in Belgium (ranked 82/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 11,774 sq mi for Belgium (ranked 83rd vs. 136th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Belgium
Population
9074112
11909960
Population rank 101/197 83/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$665B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 23/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$55,955
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 17/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$72,126
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$694B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
106.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$58,455
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 5/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$34,348
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
11,774 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
1.47
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Belarus and Belgium: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Belgium economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Belgium
Year GDP
Belarus Belgium
1960 - $11,810,619,368
1961 - $12,561,701,694
1962 - $13,436,827,167
1963 - $14,445,805,381
1964 - $16,168,044,450
1965 - $17,597,783,297
1966 - $18,894,891,312
1967 - $20,252,508,995
1968 - $21,654,856,965
1969 - $24,019,653,475
1970 - $26,706,196,047
1971 - $29,821,661,870
1972 - $37,209,418,019
1973 - $47,743,801,490
1974 - $56,033,077,879
1975 - $65,678,189,097
1976 - $71,113,882,968
1977 - $82,839,905,459
1978 - $101,246,526,194
1979 - $116,315,456,797
1980 - $126,829,314,388
1981 - $104,730,018,470
1982 - $92,095,926,188
1983 - $87,184,239,053
1984 - $83,349,530,159
1985 - $86,268,264,148
1986 - $120,018,787,249
1987 - $149,394,404,106
1988 - $162,299,103,675
1989 - $164,221,056,511
1990 $17,389,558,233 $205,331,747,948
1991 $18,404,907,975 $210,510,999,409
1992 $16,939,790,094 $234,781,652,447
1993 $16,275,073,527 $224,721,795,709
1994 $14,931,435,232 $244,884,129,491
1995 $13,972,683,274 $288,025,588,396
1996 $14,756,846,154 $279,201,433,225
1997 $14,130,585,516 $252,708,051,421
1998 $15,221,352,699 $258,528,339,631
1999 $12,138,243,081 $258,245,733,221
2000 $12,736,780,455 $236,792,460,312
2001 $12,354,820,144 $236,746,141,604
2002 $14,594,900,945 $258,383,599,375
2003 $17,825,444,724 $318,082,528,507
2004 $23,141,566,293 $369,214,712,443
2005 $30,210,091,837 $385,714,762,230
2006 $36,961,894,281 $408,259,840,869
2007 $45,275,711,996 $470,922,156,309
2008 $60,752,106,347 $517,328,087,920
2009 $50,873,167,326 $485,014,525,992
2010 $57,231,904,543 $481,556,503,720
2011 $61,762,382,328 $527,196,649,049
2012 $65,685,890,439 $498,414,364,945
2013 $75,527,558,966 $524,097,026,599
2014 $78,813,069,121 $537,987,419,164
2015 $56,454,769,845 $461,044,767,545
2016 $47,723,545,321 $474,271,566,740
2017 $54,725,405,751 $500,908,767,352
2018 $60,031,026,576 $542,638,913,428
2019 $64,410,170,653 $536,726,344,405
2020 $61,371,673,345 $529,694,473,502
2021 $69,673,747,132 $598,522,422,242
2022 $73,775,179,925 $593,614,574,326
2023 $72,478,760,370 $644,655,275,112
2024 $75,961,865,472 $664,564,181,487

Belarus and Belgium economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Belgium
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Belgium
1960 - $1,290
1961 - $1,368
1962 - $1,457
1963 - $1,555
1964 - $1,724
1965 - $1,860
1966 - $1,983
1967 - $2,114
1968 - $2,251
1969 - $2,490
1970 - $2,766
1971 - $3,083
1972 - $3,832
1973 - $4,901
1974 - $5,734
1975 - $6,701
1976 - $7,243
1977 - $8,427
1978 - $10,290
1979 - $11,811
1980 - $12,864
1981 - $10,623
1982 - $9,344
1983 - $8,846
1984 - $8,457
1985 - $8,751
1986 - $12,170
1987 - $15,136
1988 - $16,391
1989 - $16,525
1990 $1,707 $20,600
1991 $1,805 $21,042
1992 $1,658 $23,373
1993 $1,590 $22,284
1994 $1,460 $24,209
1995 $1,371 $28,414
1996 $1,453 $27,490
1997 $1,397 $24,821
1998 $1,511 $25,338
1999 $1,211 $25,253
2000 $1,276 $23,099
2001 $1,244 $23,015
2002 $1,479 $25,006
2003 $1,820 $30,655
2004 $2,378 $35,429
2005 $3,126 $36,810
2006 $3,848 $38,705
2007 $4,735 $44,319
2008 $6,376 $48,303
2009 $5,352 $44,923
2010 $6,035 $44,197
2011 $6,528 $47,761
2012 $6,953 $44,874
2013 $7,998 $46,965
2014 $8,341 $47,996
2015 $5,967 $40,894
2016 $5,040 $41,855
2017 $5,786 $44,035
2018 $6,360 $47,487
2019 $6,838 $46,717
2020 $6,543 $45,906
2021 $7,490 $51,658
2022 $7,995 $50,822
2023 $7,897 $54,690
2024 $8,317 $55,955

Belarus vs. Belgium life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Belgium
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Belgium
1950 58.6 66.3
1951 59.4 66.7
1952 60.5 68
1953 61.5 68.4
1954 62.5 68.6
1955 63.5 68.5
1956 64.5 68.8
1957 65.4 69.2
1958 66.6 69.9
1959 68 70.3
1960 69.3 69.6
1961 70 70.5
1962 70.5 70.2
1963 70.8 70
1964 71.3 70.7
1965 71.6 70.6
1966 71.8 70.6
1967 71.9 70.9
1968 71.9 70.6
1969 71.7 70.7
1970 71.7 70.9
1971 71.6 71.1
1972 71.8 71.4
1973 71.7 71.6
1974 71.7 72
1975 71.4 72
1976 71.2 72.1
1977 71.1 72.8
1978 70.9 72.7
1979 70.8 73.2
1980 70.7 73.2
1981 70.8 73.7
1982 70.8 73.9
1983 70.7 73.9
1984 70.8 74.4
1985 71.2 74.5
1986 71.7 74.7
1987 71.9 75.3
1988 71.7 75.6
1989 71.5 75.6
1990 71.1 76.1
1991 70.7 76.2
1992 70.1 76.4
1993 69.5 76.4
1994 69 76.7
1995 68.8 76.8
1996 68.6 77.2
1997 68.5 77.4
1998 68.3 77.5
1999 68.4 77.6
2000 68.5 77.8
2001 68.4 78.1
2002 68.3 78.2
2003 68.4 78.3
2004 68.7 79
2005 69 79.1
2006 69.4 79.4
2007 70 79.5
2008 70.3 79.6
2009 70.4 79.8
2010 70.5 80
2011 71.1 80.4
2012 71.8 80.3
2013 72.7 80.5
2014 73.2 81.1
2015 73.8 80.9
2016 74.2 81.3
2017 74.4 81.4
2018 74.3 81.5
2019 74.3 81.8
2020 72.3 80.8
2021 72.2 81.7
2022 74.4 81.2
2023 74.4 82.1
2024 74.6 82.3
2025 74.8 82.4

Belarus and Belgium population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Belgium
Year Population
Belarus Belgium
1960 8,198,000 9,153,489
1961 8,271,216 9,183,948
1962 8,351,928 9,220,578
1963 8,437,232 9,289,770
1964 8,524,224 9,378,113
1965 8,610,000 9,463,667
1966 8,696,496 9,527,807
1967 8,785,648 9,580,991
1968 8,874,552 9,618,756
1969 8,960,304 9,646,032
1970 9,040,000 9,655,549
1971 9,115,576 9,673,162
1972 9,188,968 9,711,115
1973 9,257,272 9,741,720
1974 9,317,584 9,772,419
1975 9,367,000 9,800,700
1976 9,411,000 9,818,227
1977 9,463,000 9,830,358
1978 9,525,000 9,839,534
1979 9,584,000 9,848,382
1980 9,643,000 9,859,242
1981 9,710,000 9,858,982
1982 9,776,000 9,856,303
1983 9,843,000 9,855,520
1984 9,910,000 9,855,372
1985 9,975,000 9,858,308
1986 10,043,000 9,861,823
1987 10,111,000 9,870,234
1988 10,140,000 9,901,664
1989 10,170,000 9,937,697
1990 10,189,348 9,967,379
1991 10,194,050 10,004,486
1992 10,216,470 10,045,158
1993 10,239,050 10,084,475
1994 10,226,955 10,115,603
1995 10,193,831 10,136,811
1996 10,159,569 10,156,637
1997 10,117,433 10,181,245
1998 10,071,963 10,203,008
1999 10,026,738 10,226,419
2000 9,979,610 10,251,250
2001 9,928,549 10,286,570
2002 9,865,548 10,332,785
2003 9,796,749 10,376,133
2004 9,730,146 10,421,137
2005 9,663,915 10,478,617
2006 9,604,924 10,547,958
2007 9,560,953 10,625,700
2008 9,527,985 10,709,973
2009 9,504,583 10,796,493
2010 9,483,836 10,895,586
2011 9,461,643 11,038,264
2012 9,446,836 11,106,932
2013 9,443,211 11,159,407
2014 9,448,515 11,209,057
2015 9,461,076 11,274,196
2016 9,469,379 11,331,422
2017 9,458,989 11,375,158
2018 9,438,785 11,427,054
2019 9,419,758 11,488,980
2020 9,379,952 11,538,604
2021 9,302,585 11,586,195
2022 9,228,071 11,680,210
2023 9,178,298 11,787,423
2024 9,133,712 11,876,844

Fertility rates in Belarus and Belgium

Fertility rate
Belarus

Belgium
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Belgium
1960 2.67 2.54
1961 2.59 2.63
1962 2.5 2.59
1963 2.4 2.68
1964 2.31 2.71
1965 2.27 2.61
1966 2.29 2.52
1967 2.26 2.41
1968 2.22 2.31
1969 2.26 2.27
1970 2.31 2.25
1971 2.31 2.21
1972 2.28 2.09
1973 2.25 1.95
1974 2.21 1.83
1975 2.17 1.74
1976 2.12 1.73
1977 2.08 1.71
1978 2.06 1.69
1979 2.05 1.69
1980 2.03 1.68
1981 2.02 1.66
1982 2.05 1.61
1983 2.11 1.57
1984 2.11 1.54
1985 2.09 1.51
1986 2.09 1.54
1987 2.03 1.54
1988 2.03 1.57
1989 2.03 1.58
1990 1.91 1.62
1991 1.81 1.66
1992 1.76 1.65
1993 1.62 1.61
1994 1.53 1.56
1995 1.41 1.56
1996 1.34 1.59
1997 1.25 1.6
1998 1.3 1.6
1999 1.31 1.62
2000 1.32 1.67
2001 1.29 1.67
2002 1.24 1.65
2003 1.23 1.67
2004 1.23 1.72
2005 1.25 1.76
2006 1.34 1.8
2007 1.43 1.82
2008 1.49 1.85
2009 1.51 1.84
2010 1.49 1.86
2011 1.52 1.81
2012 1.62 1.8
2013 1.67 1.76
2014 1.7 1.74
2015 1.72 1.7
2016 1.73 1.68
2017 1.54 1.65
2018 1.45 1.62
2019 1.38 1.6
2020 1.37 1.55
2021 1.37 1.6
2022 1.33 1.53
2023 1.21 1.47

Belarus and Belgium demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Belgium
Year Median age, years
Belarus Belgium
1960 26.6 34.9
1961 26.9 34.9
1962 27.3 34.9
1963 27.6 34.9
1964 27.9 34.8
1965 28.2 34.8
1966 28.6 34.7
1967 28.9 34.7
1968 29.3 34.7
1969 29.7 34.6
1970 30.1 34.5
1971 30.4 34.4
1972 30.5 34.3
1973 30.5 34.3
1974 30.5 34.3
1975 30.4 34.2
1976 30.4 34.1
1977 30.6 34.1
1978 30.9 34.1
1979 31.1 34.1
1980 31.2 34.2
1981 31.2 34.3
1982 31.4 34.5
1983 31.5 34.8
1984 31.7 35
1985 31.9 35.2
1986 32.1 35.4
1987 32.4 35.6
1988 32.6 35.9
1989 32.8 36.1
1990 33 36.3
1991 33.3 36.5
1992 33.6 36.7
1993 33.9 37
1994 34.2 37.2
1995 34.6 37.5
1996 35 37.8
1997 35.4 38.1
1998 35.8 38.3
1999 36.1 38.6
2000 36.5 38.9
2001 36.8 39.2
2002 37.1 39.4
2003 37.4 39.7
2004 37.7 40
2005 38 40.2
2006 38.3 40.4
2007 38.5 40.6
2008 38.7 40.7
2009 38.8 40.8
2010 38.9 40.8
2011 39.1 40.9
2012 39.2 41.1
2013 39.3 41.2
2014 39.4 41.3
2015 39.5 41.4
2016 39.7 41.4
2017 39.8 41.6
2018 40 41.7
2019 40.3 41.8
2020 40.6 41.9
2021 40.9 42
2022 41.2 42.2
2023 41.6 42.4
2024 42 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Belgium
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$651B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
54.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
6.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
1.21%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-5.03%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
5.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
72.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
17.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
69
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
22.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
3.7%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
564,666
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.08%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
117
2015
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$321B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$41.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$15.2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
2,584,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
1.77%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
98.2%
2024

Energy

Belarus Belgium
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
4,049 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$17.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
84.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
7.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
69.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
11.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
22.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
89.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
6,927 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
23.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
1.98%
2023
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
39.4%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belarus Belgium
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
+36,243
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
98.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.88 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
87.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
69
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
96
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
1.08
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
5.8
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
99%
2003
English speaking
12%
2025
59%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
95.8%
2024

Health

Belarus Belgium
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$5,405
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$1,083
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
3.24
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
29.5 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
3.6
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
20.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
74
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
26.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
9.43 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Belgium
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
991 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
5,225 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
2,661 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
73,579 mi
2015

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