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Belarus vs Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 6.33M in The Congo (ranked 112/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 131,854 sq mi for The Congo (ranked 83rd vs. 64th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Congo
Population
9074112
6607609
Population rank 101/197 109/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$15.7B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 141/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$2,482
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 148/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$7,026
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
91.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$2,369
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 113/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$2,263
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
131,854 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
4.16
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
19.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
66.2 years
2025

Belarus and Congo: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Congo economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Congo
Year GDP
Belarus Congo
1960 - $131,731,863
1961 - $151,675,739
1962 - $166,521,240
1963 - $172,233,431
1964 - $185,693,725
1965 - $198,318,064
1966 - $220,613,582
1967 - $237,397,428
1968 - $251,247,458
1969 - $265,040,036
1970 - $274,960,700
1971 - $322,128,019
1972 - $410,669,264
1973 - $541,973,363
1974 - $585,364,634
1975 - $767,102,680
1976 - $754,549,601
1977 - $765,224,029
1978 - $878,771,772
1979 - $1,198,749,667
1980 - $1,705,796,853
1981 - $1,993,512,323
1982 - $2,160,640,565
1983 - $2,097,274,290
1984 - $2,193,581,365
1985 - $2,160,872,540
1986 - $1,849,268,212
1987 - $2,297,753,652
1988 - $2,212,536,312
1989 - $2,389,593,026
1990 $17,389,558,233 $2,798,746,050
1991 $18,404,907,975 $2,724,853,506
1992 $16,939,790,094 $2,933,222,703
1993 $16,275,073,527 $2,684,323,623
1994 $14,931,435,232 $1,769,365,438
1995 $13,972,683,274 $2,116,003,868
1996 $14,756,846,154 $2,540,697,539
1997 $14,130,585,516 $2,322,719,103
1998 $15,221,352,699 $1,949,481,379
1999 $12,138,243,081 $2,354,772,960
2000 $12,736,780,455 $3,227,927,698
2001 $12,354,820,144 $2,796,704,604
2002 $14,594,900,945 $3,034,250,924
2003 $17,825,444,724 $3,503,723,088
2004 $23,141,566,293 $4,656,974,940
2005 $30,210,091,837 $6,650,001,680
2006 $36,961,894,281 $8,072,305,029
2007 $45,275,711,996 $8,782,703,437
2008 $60,752,106,347 $11,649,857,673
2009 $50,873,167,326 $9,723,299,915
2010 $57,231,904,543 $13,148,396,212
2011 $61,762,382,328 $15,655,383,577
2012 $65,685,890,439 $17,692,911,296
2013 $75,527,558,966 $17,958,720,699
2014 $78,813,069,121 $17,919,321,078
2015 $56,454,769,845 $12,434,793,867
2016 $47,723,545,321 $10,931,328,151
2017 $54,725,405,751 $11,834,473,039
2018 $60,031,026,576 $14,773,900,289
2019 $64,410,170,653 $13,976,637,780
2020 $61,371,673,345 $11,468,687,464
2021 $69,673,747,132 $14,825,690,211
2022 $73,775,179,925 $15,817,030,157
2023 $72,478,760,370 $15,321,055,818
2024 $75,961,865,472 $15,719,985,776

Belarus and Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Congo
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Congo
1960 - $124.7
1961 - $139.9
1962 - $149.6
1963 - $150.7
1964 - $158.1
1965 - $164.2
1966 - $177.6
1967 - $185.7
1968 - $190.8
1969 - $195.4
1970 - $196.7
1971 - $223.5
1972 - $276.3
1973 - $353
1974 - $370
1975 - $471
1976 - $453
1977 - $448
1978 - $503
1979 - $670
1980 - $933
1981 - $1,066
1982 - $1,131
1983 - $1,075
1984 - $1,097
1985 - $1,049
1986 - $872
1987 - $1,052
1988 - $984
1989 - $1,033
1990 $1,707 $1,176
1991 $1,805 $1,113
1992 $1,658 $1,164
1993 $1,590 $1,034
1994 $1,460 $662
1995 $1,371 $770
1996 $1,453 $899
1997 $1,397 $804
1998 $1,511 $660
1999 $1,211 $776
2000 $1,276 $1,024
2001 $1,244 $855
2002 $1,479 $906
2003 $1,820 $1,017
2004 $2,378 $1,306
2005 $3,126 $1,799
2006 $3,848 $2,104
2007 $4,735 $2,206
2008 $6,376 $2,832
2009 $5,352 $2,271
2010 $6,035 $2,947
2011 $6,528 $3,396
2012 $6,953 $3,732
2013 $7,998 $3,697
2014 $8,341 $3,601
2015 $5,967 $2,439
2016 $5,040 $2,093
2017 $5,786 $2,212
2018 $6,360 $2,694
2019 $6,838 $2,488
2020 $6,543 $1,994
2021 $7,490 $2,516
2022 $7,995 $2,621
2023 $7,897 $2,478
2024 $8,317 $2,482

Belarus vs. Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Congo
1950 58.6 39.6
1951 59.4 40.3
1952 60.5 41.1
1953 61.5 41.9
1954 62.5 42.6
1955 63.5 43.4
1956 64.5 44.3
1957 65.4 45.1
1958 66.6 46
1959 68 46.8
1960 69.3 47.6
1961 70 48.4
1962 70.5 49
1963 70.8 49.7
1964 71.3 50.4
1965 71.6 51
1966 71.8 51.6
1967 71.9 51.9
1968 71.9 52.6
1969 71.7 53.1
1970 71.7 53.6
1971 71.6 54
1972 71.8 54.4
1973 71.7 54.7
1974 71.7 55.1
1975 71.4 55.4
1976 71.2 55.7
1977 71.1 56
1978 70.9 56.2
1979 70.8 56.5
1980 70.7 56.8
1981 70.8 57.1
1982 70.8 57.2
1983 70.7 57.4
1984 70.8 57.5
1985 71.2 57.6
1986 71.7 57.6
1987 71.9 57.6
1988 71.7 57.5
1989 71.5 57.3
1990 71.1 57.1
1991 70.7 56.8
1992 70.1 56.5
1993 69.5 56
1994 69 55.6
1995 68.8 55.5
1996 68.6 55.2
1997 68.5 48.6
1998 68.3 52.6
1999 68.4 54.4
2000 68.5 55.4
2001 68.4 55.9
2002 68.3 56.4
2003 68.4 57.1
2004 68.7 58
2005 69 58.7
2006 69.4 59.5
2007 70 60.1
2008 70.3 60.8
2009 70.4 61.2
2010 70.5 61.7
2011 71.1 62.3
2012 71.8 62.7
2013 72.7 63
2014 73.2 63.3
2015 73.8 63.7
2016 74.2 63.9
2017 74.4 64.2
2018 74.3 64.5
2019 74.3 63.2
2020 72.3 64.4
2021 72.2 64.2
2022 74.4 65
2023 74.4 65.8
2024 74.6 66
2025 74.8 66.2

Belarus and Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Congo
Year Population
Belarus Congo
1960 8,198,000 1,056,732
1961 8,271,216 1,084,389
1962 8,351,928 1,113,175
1963 8,437,232 1,143,263
1964 8,524,224 1,174,816
1965 8,610,000 1,207,880
1966 8,696,496 1,242,534
1967 8,785,648 1,278,691
1968 8,874,552 1,316,519
1969 8,960,304 1,356,182
1970 9,040,000 1,397,638
1971 9,115,576 1,441,039
1972 9,188,968 1,486,468
1973 9,257,272 1,533,680
1974 9,317,584 1,582,301
1975 9,367,000 1,627,032
1976 9,411,000 1,667,225
1977 9,463,000 1,707,568
1978 9,525,000 1,748,089
1979 9,584,000 1,788,524
1980 9,643,000 1,828,985
1981 9,710,000 1,869,759
1982 9,776,000 1,910,430
1983 9,843,000 1,950,321
1984 9,910,000 1,999,528
1985 9,975,000 2,059,311
1986 10,043,000 2,120,602
1987 10,111,000 2,183,473
1988 10,140,000 2,247,653
1989 10,170,000 2,313,558
1990 10,189,348 2,380,560
1991 10,194,050 2,449,229
1992 10,216,470 2,519,465
1993 10,239,050 2,595,124
1994 10,226,955 2,673,144
1995 10,193,831 2,749,461
1996 10,159,569 2,826,785
1997 10,117,433 2,887,862
1998 10,071,963 2,952,061
1999 10,026,738 3,032,874
2000 9,979,610 3,151,345
2001 9,928,549 3,272,537
2002 9,865,548 3,350,771
2003 9,796,749 3,445,753
2004 9,730,146 3,565,554
2005 9,663,915 3,696,393
2006 9,604,924 3,837,409
2007 9,560,953 3,980,430
2008 9,527,985 4,113,517
2009 9,504,583 4,281,219
2010 9,483,836 4,462,290
2011 9,461,643 4,609,724
2012 9,446,836 4,740,450
2013 9,443,211 4,857,099
2014 9,448,515 4,975,880
2015 9,461,076 5,097,581
2016 9,469,379 5,222,536
2017 9,458,989 5,351,011
2018 9,438,785 5,483,118
2019 9,419,758 5,616,661
2020 9,379,952 5,752,791
2021 9,302,585 5,892,183
2022 9,228,071 6,035,104
2023 9,178,298 6,182,885
2024 9,133,712 6,332,961

Fertility rates in Belarus and Congo

Fertility rate
Belarus

Congo
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Congo
1960 2.67 6.09
1961 2.59 6.09
1962 2.5 6.1
1963 2.4 6.15
1964 2.31 6.18
1965 2.27 6.23
1966 2.29 6.27
1967 2.26 6.29
1968 2.22 6.33
1969 2.26 6.35
1970 2.31 6.38
1971 2.31 6.42
1972 2.28 6.44
1973 2.25 6.42
1974 2.21 6.39
1975 2.17 6.36
1976 2.12 6.32
1977 2.08 6.27
1978 2.06 6.21
1979 2.05 6.14
1980 2.03 6.07
1981 2.02 5.98
1982 2.05 5.85
1983 2.11 5.76
1984 2.11 5.66
1985 2.09 5.59
1986 2.09 5.51
1987 2.03 5.46
1988 2.03 5.39
1989 2.03 5.33
1990 1.91 5.27
1991 1.81 5.22
1992 1.76 5.18
1993 1.62 5.13
1994 1.53 5.1
1995 1.41 5.07
1996 1.34 5.03
1997 1.25 5
1998 1.3 4.91
1999 1.31 4.81
2000 1.32 4.72
2001 1.29 4.67
2002 1.24 4.7
2003 1.23 4.7
2004 1.23 4.69
2005 1.25 4.67
2006 1.34 4.65
2007 1.43 4.65
2008 1.49 4.73
2009 1.51 4.81
2010 1.49 4.85
2011 1.52 4.83
2012 1.62 4.79
2013 1.67 4.73
2014 1.7 4.67
2015 1.72 4.61
2016 1.73 4.55
2017 1.54 4.5
2018 1.45 4.44
2019 1.38 4.38
2020 1.37 4.33
2021 1.37 4.28
2022 1.33 4.22
2023 1.21 4.16

Belarus and Congo demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Congo
Year Median age, years
Belarus Congo
1960 26.6 18.8
1961 26.9 18.7
1962 27.3 18.6
1963 27.6 18.4
1964 27.9 18.3
1965 28.2 18.2
1966 28.6 18.1
1967 28.9 17.9
1968 29.3 17.8
1969 29.7 17.7
1970 30.1 17.6
1971 30.4 17.5
1972 30.5 17.4
1973 30.5 17.4
1974 30.5 17.3
1975 30.4 17.2
1976 30.4 17.1
1977 30.6 17
1978 30.9 17
1979 31.1 17
1980 31.2 17
1981 31.2 17
1982 31.4 17.1
1983 31.5 17.2
1984 31.7 17.2
1985 31.9 17.3
1986 32.1 17.4
1987 32.4 17.4
1988 32.6 17.5
1989 32.8 17.6
1990 33 17.7
1991 33.3 17.7
1992 33.6 17.8
1993 33.9 17.9
1994 34.2 18
1995 34.6 18.1
1996 35 18.1
1997 35.4 18.1
1998 35.8 18.1
1999 36.1 18.2
2000 36.5 18.5
2001 36.8 18.8
2002 37.1 18.8
2003 37.4 18.9
2004 37.7 19
2005 38 19.2
2006 38.3 19.3
2007 38.5 19.5
2008 38.7 19.5
2009 38.8 19.7
2010 38.9 19.8
2011 39.1 19.7
2012 39.2 19.6
2013 39.3 19.5
2014 39.4 19.4
2015 39.5 19.3
2016 39.7 19.2
2017 39.8 19.2
2018 40 19.1
2019 40.3 19.1
2020 40.6 19.2
2021 40.9 19.2
2022 41.2 19.3
2023 41.6 19.4
2024 42 19.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$15.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
3.34%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
+3.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
10%
2012
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
45%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
40.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
48.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
37.9%
2011
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
1.6%
2011
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$715M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$44M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
158,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
0.93%
2016
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
55.6%
2024

Energy

Belarus Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
628 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$10.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
7.25 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
1.17 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
51.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
71.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
2.56%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
-347%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
459 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
26.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
22.3%
2022
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
51.3%
2023

Society

Belarus Congo
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-2,491
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
69.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
17.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
19
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
9.32
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
56
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
80.6%
2021
English speaking
12%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
38.4%
2023

Health

Belarus Congo
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$50.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
66.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
15.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
241
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
40.5
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
8.84%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
3
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
15.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
6.05 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Congo
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.23%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
20,820 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
41,125 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
84,560 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
14,493 mi
2017

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