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Belarus vs Finland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 5.64M in Finland (ranked 116/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 117,360 sq mi for Finland (ranked 83rd vs. 70th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Finland
Population
9074112
5643254
Population rank 101/197 118/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$300B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 48/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$53,189
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 22/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$64,091
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$247B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
86.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$43,897
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 12/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$37,252
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
117,360 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
48 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
1.26
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
44 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Belarus and Finland: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Finland economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Finland
Year GDP
Belarus Finland
1960 - $5,279,481,824
1961 - $5,984,433,774
1962 - $6,407,796,043
1963 - $6,958,916,548
1964 - $7,848,987,793
1965 - $8,680,393,839
1966 - $9,306,142,172
1967 - $9,468,272,357
1968 - $8,916,565,041
1969 - $10,177,524,839
1970 - $11,358,529,162
1971 - $12,528,522,307
1972 - $14,744,499,570
1973 - $19,474,098,335
1974 - $24,851,036,710
1975 - $29,475,251,333
1976 - $31,852,352,670
1977 - $33,502,784,418
1978 - $36,259,392,058
1979 - $44,469,218,440
1980 - $53,649,984,061
1981 - $52,440,066,134
1982 - $52,784,013,815
1983 - $50,956,447,481
1984 - $52,870,993,273
1985 - $55,856,676,899
1986 - $73,511,611,541
1987 - $91,564,993,913
1988 - $109,039,090,263
1989 - $118,991,270,611
1990 $17,389,558,233 $141,446,120,355
1991 $18,404,907,975 $127,794,441,994
1992 $16,939,790,094 $112,537,828,511
1993 $16,275,073,527 $89,112,105,756
1994 $14,931,435,232 $103,182,697,780
1995 $13,972,683,274 $134,060,457,516
1996 $14,756,846,154 $131,991,975,149
1997 $14,130,585,516 $126,862,902,302
1998 $15,221,352,699 $133,990,876,725
1999 $12,138,243,081 $135,234,241,918
2000 $12,736,780,455 $125,967,821,111
2001 $12,354,820,144 $129,519,672,869
2002 $14,594,900,945 $140,360,963,812
2003 $17,825,444,724 $171,612,867,736
2004 $23,141,566,293 $197,458,297,640
2005 $30,210,091,837 $204,859,368,791
2006 $36,961,894,281 $217,044,068,234
2007 $45,275,711,996 $256,360,251,538
2008 $60,752,106,347 $285,698,662,071
2009 $50,873,167,326 $253,480,783,439
2010 $57,231,904,543 $249,429,613,683
2011 $61,762,382,328 $275,126,915,516
2012 $65,685,890,439 $257,443,384,493
2013 $75,527,558,966 $270,268,036,626
2014 $78,813,069,121 $273,478,528,955
2015 $56,454,769,845 $233,210,733,506
2016 $47,723,545,321 $238,777,818,793
2017 $54,725,405,751 $253,846,138,440
2018 $60,031,026,576 $273,869,255,596
2019 $64,410,170,653 $267,014,821,129
2020 $61,371,673,345 $270,000,311,606
2021 $69,673,747,132 $294,223,210,496
2022 $73,775,179,925 $280,253,099,309
2023 $72,478,760,370 $294,950,618,733
2024 $75,961,865,472 $299,835,625,551

Belarus and Finland economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Finland
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Finland
1960 - $1,192
1961 - $1,341
1962 - $1,427
1963 - $1,538
1964 - $1,726
1965 - $1,902
1966 - $2,032
1967 - $2,056
1968 - $1,927
1969 - $2,201
1970 - $2,466
1971 - $2,716
1972 - $3,178
1973 - $4,174
1974 - $5,298
1975 - $6,256
1976 - $6,740
1977 - $7,070
1978 - $7,629
1979 - $9,333
1980 - $11,225
1981 - $10,925
1982 - $10,935
1983 - $10,494
1984 - $10,830
1985 - $11,394
1986 - $14,947
1987 - $18,565
1988 - $22,044
1989 - $23,969
1990 $1,707 $28,366
1991 $1,805 $25,489
1992 $1,658 $22,320
1993 $1,590 $17,589
1994 $1,460 $20,278
1995 $1,371 $26,246
1996 $1,453 $25,757
1997 $1,397 $24,682
1998 $1,511 $26,000
1999 $1,211 $26,180
2000 $1,276 $24,336
2001 $1,244 $24,965
2002 $1,479 $26,989
2003 $1,820 $32,920
2004 $2,378 $37,768
2005 $3,126 $39,050
2006 $3,848 $41,214
2007 $4,735 $48,473
2008 $6,376 $53,769
2009 $5,352 $47,478
2010 $6,035 $46,506
2011 $6,528 $51,060
2012 $6,953 $47,552
2013 $7,998 $49,691
2014 $8,341 $50,074
2015 $5,967 $42,560
2016 $5,040 $43,451
2017 $5,786 $46,085
2018 $6,360 $49,654
2019 $6,838 $48,358
2020 $6,543 $48,829
2021 $7,490 $53,099
2022 $7,995 $50,441
2023 $7,897 $52,822
2024 $8,317 $53,189

Belarus vs. Finland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Finland
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Finland
1950 58.6 64.2
1951 59.4 65.6
1952 60.5 66.5
1953 61.5 66.6
1954 62.5 67.5
1955 63.5 67.3
1956 64.5 68
1957 65.4 67.5
1958 66.6 68.6
1959 68 68.8
1960 69.3 69
1961 70 69
1962 70.5 68.7
1963 70.8 69.2
1964 71.3 69.4
1965 71.6 69.1
1966 71.8 69.6
1967 71.9 69.8
1968 71.9 69.8
1969 71.7 69.6
1970 71.7 70.3
1971 71.6 70.1
1972 71.8 70.9
1973 71.7 71.4
1974 71.7 71.3
1975 71.4 71.8
1976 71.2 72
1977 71.1 72.5
1978 70.9 73.1
1979 70.8 73.4
1980 70.7 73.6
1981 70.8 74
1982 70.8 74.5
1983 70.7 74.4
1984 70.8 74.7
1985 71.2 74.4
1986 71.7 74.8
1987 71.9 74.8
1988 71.7 74.8
1989 71.5 75
1990 71.1 75
1991 70.7 75.4
1992 70.1 75.6
1993 69.5 75.9
1994 69 76.6
1995 68.8 76.6
1996 68.6 76.9
1997 68.5 77.1
1998 68.3 77.3
1999 68.4 77.5
2000 68.5 77.7
2001 68.4 78.1
2002 68.3 78.3
2003 68.4 78.5
2004 68.7 78.8
2005 69 79
2006 69.4 79.4
2007 70 79.4
2008 70.3 79.7
2009 70.4 79.8
2010 70.5 80
2011 71.1 80.4
2012 71.8 80.5
2013 72.7 80.9
2014 73.2 81.1
2015 73.8 81.4
2016 74.2 81.3
2017 74.4 81.5
2018 74.3 81.6
2019 74.3 81.9
2020 72.3 81.8
2021 72.2 81.8
2022 74.4 81.2
2023 74.4 81.9
2024 74.6 82.1
2025 74.8 82.2

Belarus and Finland population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Finland
Year Population
Belarus Finland
1960 8,198,000 4,429,634
1961 8,271,216 4,461,005
1962 8,351,928 4,491,443
1963 8,437,232 4,523,309
1964 8,524,224 4,548,543
1965 8,610,000 4,563,732
1966 8,696,496 4,580,869
1967 8,785,648 4,605,744
1968 8,874,552 4,626,469
1969 8,960,304 4,623,785
1970 9,040,000 4,606,307
1971 9,115,576 4,612,124
1972 9,188,968 4,639,657
1973 9,257,272 4,666,081
1974 9,317,584 4,690,574
1975 9,367,000 4,711,440
1976 9,411,000 4,725,664
1977 9,463,000 4,738,902
1978 9,525,000 4,752,528
1979 9,584,000 4,764,690
1980 9,643,000 4,779,535
1981 9,710,000 4,799,964
1982 9,776,000 4,826,933
1983 9,843,000 4,855,787
1984 9,910,000 4,881,803
1985 9,975,000 4,902,206
1986 10,043,000 4,918,154
1987 10,111,000 4,932,123
1988 10,140,000 4,946,481
1989 10,170,000 4,964,371
1990 10,189,348 4,986,431
1991 10,194,050 5,013,740
1992 10,216,470 5,041,992
1993 10,239,050 5,066,447
1994 10,226,955 5,088,333
1995 10,193,831 5,107,790
1996 10,159,569 5,124,573
1997 10,117,433 5,139,835
1998 10,071,963 5,153,498
1999 10,026,738 5,165,474
2000 9,979,610 5,176,209
2001 9,928,549 5,188,008
2002 9,865,548 5,200,598
2003 9,796,749 5,213,014
2004 9,730,146 5,228,172
2005 9,663,915 5,246,096
2006 9,604,924 5,266,268
2007 9,560,953 5,288,720
2008 9,527,985 5,313,399
2009 9,504,583 5,338,871
2010 9,483,836 5,363,352
2011 9,461,643 5,388,272
2012 9,446,836 5,413,971
2013 9,443,211 5,438,972
2014 9,448,515 5,461,512
2015 9,461,076 5,479,531
2016 9,469,379 5,495,303
2017 9,458,989 5,508,214
2018 9,438,785 5,515,525
2019 9,419,758 5,521,606
2020 9,379,952 5,529,543
2021 9,302,585 5,541,017
2022 9,228,071 5,556,106
2023 9,178,298 5,583,911
2024 9,133,712 5,637,214

Fertility rates in Belarus and Finland

Fertility rate
Belarus

Finland
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Finland
1960 2.67 2.72
1961 2.59 2.72
1962 2.5 2.68
1963 2.4 2.68
1964 2.31 2.59
1965 2.27 2.48
1966 2.29 2.41
1967 2.26 2.32
1968 2.22 2.14
1969 2.26 1.93
1970 2.31 1.83
1971 2.31 1.68
1972 2.28 1.58
1973 2.25 1.49
1974 2.21 1.61
1975 2.17 1.68
1976 2.12 1.7
1977 2.08 1.68
1978 2.06 1.64
1979 2.05 1.64
1980 2.03 1.63
1981 2.02 1.64
1982 2.05 1.71
1983 2.11 1.74
1984 2.11 1.69
1985 2.09 1.64
1986 2.09 1.6
1987 2.03 1.59
1988 2.03 1.69
1989 2.03 1.71
1990 1.91 1.78
1991 1.81 1.79
1992 1.76 1.85
1993 1.62 1.81
1994 1.53 1.85
1995 1.41 1.81
1996 1.34 1.78
1997 1.25 1.75
1998 1.3 1.7
1999 1.31 1.73
2000 1.32 1.73
2001 1.29 1.73
2002 1.24 1.72
2003 1.23 1.76
2004 1.23 1.8
2005 1.25 1.8
2006 1.34 1.84
2007 1.43 1.83
2008 1.49 1.85
2009 1.51 1.86
2010 1.49 1.87
2011 1.52 1.83
2012 1.62 1.8
2013 1.67 1.75
2014 1.7 1.71
2015 1.72 1.65
2016 1.73 1.57
2017 1.54 1.49
2018 1.45 1.41
2019 1.38 1.35
2020 1.37 1.37
2021 1.37 1.46
2022 1.33 1.32
2023 1.21 1.26

Belarus and Finland demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Finland
Year Median age, years
Belarus Finland
1960 26.6 28.4
1961 26.9 28.4
1962 27.3 28.5
1963 27.6 28.5
1964 27.9 28.6
1965 28.2 28.7
1966 28.6 28.8
1967 28.9 28.9
1968 29.3 29
1969 29.7 29.3
1970 30.1 29.6
1971 30.4 29.9
1972 30.5 30.1
1973 30.5 30.2
1974 30.5 30.4
1975 30.4 30.7
1976 30.4 31.2
1977 30.6 31.7
1978 30.9 32.1
1979 31.1 32.4
1980 31.2 32.8
1981 31.2 33.2
1982 31.4 33.5
1983 31.5 33.9
1984 31.7 34.3
1985 31.9 34.7
1986 32.1 35.1
1987 32.4 35.4
1988 32.6 35.8
1989 32.8 36.1
1990 33 36.4
1991 33.3 36.7
1992 33.6 37
1993 33.9 37.2
1994 34.2 37.5
1995 34.6 37.8
1996 35 38.1
1997 35.4 38.4
1998 35.8 38.7
1999 36.1 39
2000 36.5 39.4
2001 36.8 39.7
2002 37.1 40
2003 37.4 40.3
2004 37.7 40.6
2005 38 40.9
2006 38.3 41.2
2007 38.5 41.4
2008 38.7 41.6
2009 38.8 41.8
2010 38.9 41.9
2011 39.1 42.1
2012 39.2 42.2
2013 39.3 42.3
2014 39.4 42.4
2015 39.5 42.5
2016 39.7 42.6
2017 39.8 42.7
2018 40 42.8
2019 40.3 43
2020 40.6 43.2
2021 40.9 43.3
2022 41.2 43.5
2023 41.6 43.8
2024 42 44

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Finland
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$292B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
57.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
6.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
2.42%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-3.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
8.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
62.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
22.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
77
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
22.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
7
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
134
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$20.3B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$18B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$749M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
896,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
1.79%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
99.8%
2024

Energy

Belarus Finland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
5,867 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
32.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
5.78 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
32.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
50.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
35.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
30.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
14,391 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
52.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
18.6%
2023
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
42.1%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belarus Finland
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
+26,894
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
85.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
90.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
88
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
96
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
0.98
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
3.9
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
100%
2000
English speaking
12%
2025
70.2%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
93.5%
2023

Health

Belarus Finland
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$4,902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$789
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
4.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
22%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
22.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
9.08 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Finland
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
20,819 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
8,734 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
86,522 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
282,103 mi
2019

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