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Belarus vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 83rd vs. 17th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Iran
Population
9074112
93020793
Population rank 101/197 17/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Belarus and Iran: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Iran economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Iran
Year GDP
Belarus Iran
1960 - $4,199,134,390
1961 - $4,426,949,095
1962 - $4,693,566,416
1963 - $4,928,628,018
1964 - $5,379,845,648
1965 - $6,197,319,929
1966 - $6,789,938,672
1967 - $7,555,383,690
1968 - $8,623,172,960
1969 - $9,743,089,607
1970 - $10,976,245,154
1971 - $13,731,802,833
1972 - $17,153,463,263
1973 - $27,081,698,250
1974 - $46,209,092,072
1975 - $51,776,222,350
1976 - $68,055,295,081
1977 - $80,600,122,702
1978 - $77,994,316,621
1979 - $90,391,877,326
1980 - $94,362,275,580
1981 - $100,499,312,750
1982 - $125,948,756,439
1983 - $156,365,156,618
1984 - $162,276,728,620
1985 - $180,183,629,600
1986 - $209,094,561,833
1987 - $134,009,995,923
1988 - $123,057,861,334
1989 - $120,496,362,916
1990 $17,389,558,233 $124,813,263,926
1991 $18,404,907,975 $131,637,664,958
1992 $16,939,790,094 $119,768,691,217
1993 $16,275,073,527 $63,743,623,231
1994 $14,931,435,232 $71,841,461,172
1995 $13,972,683,274 $96,419,225,745
1996 $14,756,846,154 $120,403,931,883
1997 $14,130,585,516 $113,919,163,421
1998 $15,221,352,699 $110,276,913,362
1999 $12,138,243,081 $113,848,450,089
2000 $12,736,780,455 $109,591,707,801
2001 $12,354,820,144 $126,878,750,296
2002 $14,594,900,945 $128,626,917,504
2003 $17,825,444,724 $151,911,222,120
2004 $23,141,566,293 $187,754,571,247
2005 $30,210,091,837 $224,970,371,329
2006 $36,961,894,281 $265,602,187,406
2007 $45,275,711,996 $349,736,591,836
2008 $60,752,106,347 $406,070,949,551
2009 $50,873,167,326 $414,059,094,950
2010 $57,231,904,543 $487,069,570,461
2011 $61,762,382,328 $629,082,257,472
2012 $65,685,890,439 $644,019,315,004
2013 $75,527,558,966 $500,399,839,840
2014 $78,813,069,121 $462,284,793,281
2015 $56,454,769,845 $409,191,686,497
2016 $47,723,545,321 $459,042,684,193
2017 $54,725,405,751 $489,168,731,811
2018 $60,031,026,576 $398,880,231,367
2019 $64,410,170,653 $333,519,146,339
2020 $61,371,673,345 $262,186,179,356
2021 $69,673,747,132 $383,436,202,447
2022 $73,775,179,925 $394,362,621,793
2023 $72,478,760,370 $404,625,655,076
2024 $75,961,865,472 $436,906,331,672

Belarus and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Iran
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Iran
1960 - $195.6
1961 - $200.1
1962 - $205.8
1963 - $209.6
1964 - $221.7
1965 - $247.5
1966 - $262.9
1967 - $283.7
1968 - $314
1969 - $345
1970 - $377
1971 - $457
1972 - $555
1973 - $851
1974 - $1,409
1975 - $1,532
1976 - $1,954
1977 - $2,243
1978 - $2,101
1979 - $2,352
1980 - $2,368
1981 - $2,393
1982 - $2,845
1983 - $3,397
1984 - $3,395
1985 - $3,634
1986 - $4,064
1987 - $2,513
1988 - $2,234
1989 - $2,125
1990 $1,707 $2,138
1991 $1,805 $2,194
1992 $1,658 $1,957
1993 $1,590 $1,038
1994 $1,460 $1,168
1995 $1,371 $1,550
1996 $1,453 $1,915
1997 $1,397 $1,790
1998 $1,511 $1,709
1999 $1,211 $1,740
2000 $1,276 $1,650
2001 $1,244 $1,881
2002 $1,479 $1,891
2003 $1,820 $2,209
2004 $2,378 $2,672
2005 $3,126 $3,132
2006 $3,848 $3,619
2007 $4,735 $4,688
2008 $6,376 $5,377
2009 $5,352 $5,416
2010 $6,035 $6,291
2011 $6,528 $8,026
2012 $6,953 $8,114
2013 $7,998 $6,223
2014 $8,341 $5,672
2015 $5,967 $4,953
2016 $5,040 $5,477
2017 $5,786 $5,753
2018 $6,360 $4,632
2019 $6,838 $3,831
2020 $6,543 $2,989
2021 $7,490 $4,335
2022 $7,995 $4,405
2023 $7,897 $4,466
2024 $8,317 $4,771

Belarus vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Iran
1950 58.6 38.2
1951 59.4 38.7
1952 60.5 39.2
1953 61.5 39.5
1954 62.5 40
1955 63.5 40.6
1956 64.5 41.1
1957 65.4 41.3
1958 66.6 42.2
1959 68 42.8
1960 69.3 43.3
1961 70 43.9
1962 70.5 43.8
1963 70.8 45.1
1964 71.3 45.7
1965 71.6 46.4
1966 71.8 47.1
1967 71.9 47.8
1968 71.9 47.9
1969 71.7 49.4
1970 71.7 50.2
1971 71.6 51.1
1972 71.8 51.7
1973 71.7 52.9
1974 71.7 53.9
1975 71.4 54.8
1976 71.2 55.8
1977 71.1 56.7
1978 70.9 56
1979 70.8 58.5
1980 70.7 58.4
1981 70.8 56.6
1982 70.8 57.6
1983 70.7 58.5
1984 70.8 60.9
1985 71.2 61.5
1986 71.7 62.1
1987 71.9 62.7
1988 71.7 63.3
1989 71.5 65.3
1990 71.1 64.1
1991 70.7 66.2
1992 70.1 66.7
1993 69.5 67
1994 69 67.5
1995 68.8 67.9
1996 68.6 68.3
1997 68.5 68.6
1998 68.3 69.2
1999 68.4 69.7
2000 68.5 70.2
2001 68.4 70.6
2002 68.3 71.1
2003 68.4 70.5
2004 68.7 72
2005 69 72.4
2006 69.4 72.9
2007 70 73.3
2008 70.3 73.7
2009 70.4 74
2010 70.5 74.4
2011 71.1 74.7
2012 71.8 75
2013 72.7 75.3
2014 73.2 75.6
2015 73.8 75.9
2016 74.2 76.2
2017 74.4 76.4
2018 74.3 76.6
2019 74.3 76.9
2020 72.3 74.1
2021 72.2 73.8
2022 74.4 76.8
2023 74.4 77.7
2024 74.6 77.9
2025 74.8 78.1

Belarus and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Iran
Year Population
Belarus Iran
1960 8,198,000 21,470,434
1961 8,271,216 22,125,726
1962 8,351,928 22,807,907
1963 8,437,232 23,519,005
1964 8,524,224 24,262,859
1965 8,610,000 25,036,978
1966 8,696,496 25,829,270
1967 8,785,648 26,628,432
1968 8,874,552 27,437,391
1969 8,960,304 28,273,482
1970 9,040,000 29,145,100
1971 9,115,576 30,029,071
1972 9,188,968 30,921,179
1973 9,257,272 31,839,838
1974 9,317,584 32,796,463
1975 9,367,000 33,802,973
1976 9,411,000 34,837,271
1977 9,463,000 35,933,181
1978 9,525,000 37,126,535
1979 9,584,000 38,424,952
1980 9,643,000 39,842,324
1981 9,710,000 41,989,312
1982 9,776,000 44,272,141
1983 9,843,000 46,029,535
1984 9,910,000 47,793,998
1985 9,975,000 49,582,289
1986 10,043,000 51,446,045
1987 10,111,000 53,323,493
1988 10,140,000 55,072,694
1989 10,170,000 56,704,914
1990 10,189,348 58,380,092
1991 10,194,050 59,986,931
1992 10,216,470 61,184,983
1993 10,239,050 61,403,543
1994 10,226,955 61,520,598
1995 10,193,831 62,205,567
1996 10,159,569 62,881,300
1997 10,117,433 63,639,638
1998 10,071,963 64,519,859
1999 10,026,738 65,445,391
2000 9,979,610 66,418,659
2001 9,928,549 67,452,005
2002 9,865,548 68,011,317
2003 9,796,749 68,769,340
2004 9,730,146 70,256,316
2005 9,663,915 71,828,455
2006 9,604,924 73,392,747
2007 9,560,953 74,602,648
2008 9,527,985 75,514,204
2009 9,504,583 76,457,825
2010 9,483,836 77,420,842
2011 9,461,643 78,383,598
2012 9,446,836 79,370,580
2013 9,443,211 80,414,686
2014 9,448,515 81,502,045
2015 9,461,076 82,619,362
2016 9,469,379 83,812,228
2017 9,458,989 85,026,754
2018 9,438,785 86,117,998
2019 9,419,758 87,051,648
2020 9,379,952 87,723,443
2021 9,302,585 88,455,488
2022 9,228,071 89,524,246
2023 9,178,298 90,608,707
2024 9,133,712 91,567,738

Fertility rates in Belarus and Iran

Fertility rate
Belarus

Iran
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Iran
1960 2.67 7.52
1961 2.59 7.46
1962 2.5 7.4
1963 2.4 7.32
1964 2.31 7.24
1965 2.27 7.22
1966 2.29 7.21
1967 2.26 7.19
1968 2.22 7.12
1969 2.26 7.01
1970 2.31 6.8
1971 2.31 6.55
1972 2.28 6.26
1973 2.25 6.06
1974 2.21 5.97
1975 2.17 5.95
1976 2.12 6.07
1977 2.08 6.18
1978 2.06 6.34
1979 2.05 6.55
1980 2.03 6.63
1981 2.02 6.62
1982 2.05 6.59
1983 2.11 6.53
1984 2.11 6.43
1985 2.09 6.24
1986 2.09 6.01
1987 2.03 5.72
1988 2.03 5.43
1989 2.03 5.17
1990 1.91 4.93
1991 1.81 4.57
1992 1.76 4.1
1993 1.62 3.67
1994 1.53 3.24
1995 1.41 2.85
1996 1.34 2.54
1997 1.25 2.32
1998 1.3 2.19
1999 1.31 2.09
2000 1.32 2
2001 1.29 1.92
2002 1.24 1.84
2003 1.23 1.8
2004 1.23 1.78
2005 1.25 1.76
2006 1.34 1.76
2007 1.43 1.75
2008 1.49 1.74
2009 1.51 1.74
2010 1.49 1.75
2011 1.52 1.79
2012 1.62 1.85
2013 1.67 1.91
2014 1.7 1.98
2015 1.72 2.02
2016 1.73 2.05
2017 1.54 2.02
2018 1.45 1.92
2019 1.38 1.77
2020 1.37 1.7
2021 1.37 1.71
2022 1.33 1.7
2023 1.21 1.7

Belarus and Iran demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Iran
Year Median age, years
Belarus Iran
1960 26.6 19.1
1961 26.9 18.7
1962 27.3 18.4
1963 27.6 18.1
1964 27.9 17.9
1965 28.2 17.8
1966 28.6 17.7
1967 28.9 17.7
1968 29.3 17.6
1969 29.7 17.6
1970 30.1 17.6
1971 30.4 17.7
1972 30.5 17.8
1973 30.5 17.9
1974 30.5 18
1975 30.4 18.1
1976 30.4 18.2
1977 30.6 18.3
1978 30.9 18.3
1979 31.1 18.3
1980 31.2 18.2
1981 31.2 18.4
1982 31.4 18.6
1983 31.5 18.5
1984 31.7 18.4
1985 31.9 18.3
1986 32.1 18.2
1987 32.4 18.2
1988 32.6 18.2
1989 32.8 18.1
1990 33 18.2
1991 33.3 18.3
1992 33.6 18.4
1993 33.9 18.3
1994 34.2 18.4
1995 34.6 18.7
1996 35 19.1
1997 35.4 19.5
1998 35.8 20
1999 36.1 20.7
2000 36.5 21.4
2001 36.8 22
2002 37.1 22.6
2003 37.4 23.1
2004 37.7 23.7
2005 38 24.3
2006 38.3 24.8
2007 38.5 25.5
2008 38.7 26.1
2009 38.8 26.6
2010 38.9 27.2
2011 39.1 27.7
2012 39.2 28.2
2013 39.3 28.7
2014 39.4 29.2
2015 39.5 29.7
2016 39.7 30.2
2017 39.8 30.7
2018 40 31.2
2019 40.3 31.7
2020 40.6 32.3
2021 40.9 32.8
2022 41.2 33.3
2023 41.6 33.8
2024 42 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
2.8%
2023
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
2.28%
2000
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
91.1%
2024

Energy

Belarus Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belarus Iran
% of world population
0.11%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
88.9%
2023
English speaking
12%
2025
12%
2025
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
79.6%
2023

Health

Belarus Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
1.51
2018
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Iran
% of world land
0.14%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
138,867 mi
2018

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