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Belarus vs Iraq statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 83rd vs. 57th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Iraq
Population
9074112
47813338
Population rank 101/197 34/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$280B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 51/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$6,074
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 114/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$14,464
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
50.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$2,606
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 108/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$6,159
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
167,619 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
274.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
3.25
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
21.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
72.5 years
2025

Belarus and Iraq: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Iraq economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Iraq
Year GDP
Belarus Iraq
1960 - $1,537,252,193
1961 - $1,671,960,965
1962 - $1,784,174,541
1963 - $1,805,901,510
1964 - $2,136,408,198
1965 - $2,335,785,506
1966 - $2,530,306,096
1967 - $2,551,522,656
1968 - $2,896,598,841
1969 - $3,007,758,797
1970 - $3,281,318,687
1971 - $3,865,346,535
1972 - $4,113,848,002
1973 - $5,134,367,778
1974 - $11,516,762,614
1975 - $13,458,516,763
1976 - $17,754,825,601
1977 - $19,838,130,715
1978 - $23,762,275,652
1979 - $37,816,457,839
1980 - $52,569,000,000
1981 - $37,823,000,000
1982 - $42,382,333,333
1983 - $40,712,903,226
1984 - $46,938,387,097
1985 - $48,425,161,290
1986 - $47,264,516,129
1987 - $56,774,193,548
1988 - $62,684,516,129
1989 - $65,831,935,484
1990 $17,389,558,233 $180,408,064,516
1991 $18,404,907,975 $407,796,350
1992 $16,939,790,094 $553,671,958
1993 $16,275,073,527 $1,031,944,881
1994 $14,931,435,232 $3,991,349,283
1995 $13,972,683,274 $12,894,029,888
1996 $14,756,846,154 $10,433,698,621
1997 $14,130,585,516 $20,764,857,056
1998 $15,221,352,699 $20,617,405,044
1999 $12,138,243,081 $36,881,601,584
2000 $12,736,780,455 $48,364,250,944
2001 $12,354,820,144 $36,176,430,129
2002 $14,594,900,945 $32,928,454,672
2003 $17,825,444,724 $21,921,569,479
2004 $23,141,566,293 $36,633,669,269
2005 $30,210,091,837 $50,065,104,668
2006 $36,961,894,281 $65,147,051,918
2007 $45,275,711,996 $88,837,057,320
2008 $60,752,106,347 $131,614,434,154
2009 $50,873,167,326 $111,657,580,326
2010 $57,231,904,543 $138,516,722,650
2011 $61,762,382,328 $185,749,664,444
2012 $65,685,890,439 $218,002,476,129
2013 $75,527,558,966 $234,637,675,129
2014 $78,813,069,121 $228,415,656,175
2015 $56,454,769,845 $166,774,104,959
2016 $47,723,545,321 $166,743,557,748
2017 $54,725,405,751 $187,217,660,051
2018 $60,031,026,576 $227,367,469,034
2019 $64,410,170,653 $233,636,097,800
2020 $61,371,673,345 $180,898,797,517
2021 $69,673,747,132 $209,691,945,713
2022 $73,775,179,925 $287,372,232,138
2023 $72,478,760,370 $268,881,051,644
2024 $75,961,865,472 $279,641,257,615

Belarus and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Iraq
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Iraq
1960 - $218.9
1961 - $232.4
1962 - $240.7
1963 - $235.5
1964 - $269.4
1965 - $284.8
1966 - $298.2
1967 - $290.6
1968 - $319
1969 - $320
1970 - $337
1971 - $384
1972 - $394
1973 - $476
1974 - $1,031
1975 - $1,166
1976 - $1,489
1977 - $1,609
1978 - $1,863
1979 - $2,871
1980 - $3,868
1981 - $2,700
1982 - $2,942
1983 - $2,743
1984 - $3,066
1985 - $3,088
1986 - $2,940
1987 - $3,436
1988 - $3,707
1989 - $3,791
1990 $1,707 $10,261
1991 $1,805 $23
1992 $1,658 $30.3
1993 $1,590 $53.7
1994 $1,460 $198.2
1995 $1,371 $619
1996 $1,453 $485
1997 $1,397 $936
1998 $1,511 $901
1999 $1,211 $1,560
2000 $1,276 $1,980
2001 $1,244 $1,436
2002 $1,479 $1,266
2003 $1,820 $818
2004 $2,378 $1,328
2005 $3,126 $1,762
2006 $3,848 $2,277
2007 $4,735 $3,129
2008 $6,376 $4,543
2009 $5,352 $3,715
2010 $6,035 $4,462
2011 $6,528 $5,776
2012 $6,953 $6,478
2013 $7,998 $6,650
2014 $8,341 $6,249
2015 $5,967 $4,440
2016 $5,040 $4,334
2017 $5,786 $4,759
2018 $6,360 $5,647
2019 $6,838 $5,672
2020 $6,543 $4,295
2021 $7,490 $4,868
2022 $7,995 $6,521
2023 $7,897 $5,965
2024 $8,317 $6,074

Belarus vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Iraq
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Iraq
1950 58.6 37.4
1951 59.4 39
1952 60.5 40.5
1953 61.5 42.1
1954 62.5 43.5
1955 63.5 45
1956 64.5 46.4
1957 65.4 47.7
1958 66.6 49
1959 68 49.7
1960 69.3 51.5
1961 70 52.3
1962 70.5 53.5
1963 70.8 54.4
1964 71.3 55.2
1965 71.6 56.4
1966 71.8 57.3
1967 71.9 58.4
1968 71.9 59
1969 71.7 59.6
1970 71.7 60.5
1971 71.6 61.3
1972 71.8 61.8
1973 71.7 62.3
1974 71.7 61
1975 71.4 61.4
1976 71.2 63.6
1977 71.1 63.9
1978 70.9 64.2
1979 70.8 64.4
1980 70.7 60.9
1981 70.8 58.7
1982 70.8 59
1983 70.7 59.3
1984 70.8 59.5
1985 71.2 59.8
1986 71.7 60
1987 71.9 60.3
1988 71.7 56.7
1989 71.5 57.5
1990 71.1 57.6
1991 70.7 61.3
1992 70.1 65.3
1993 69.5 65.3
1994 69 65
1995 68.8 64.8
1996 68.6 64.6
1997 68.5 64.2
1998 68.3 64.4
1999 68.4 64.5
2000 68.5 64.9
2001 68.4 65.3
2002 68.3 65.7
2003 68.4 64.8
2004 68.7 64.6
2005 69 64.9
2006 69.4 64
2007 70 64.4
2008 70.3 66.5
2009 70.4 67.8
2010 70.5 68.1
2011 71.1 68.4
2012 71.8 68.8
2013 72.7 69
2014 73.2 69.7
2015 73.8 70
2016 74.2 68.7
2017 74.4 69.8
2018 74.3 71.1
2019 74.3 71.2
2020 72.3 69.7
2021 72.2 70.7
2022 74.4 72
2023 74.4 72.3
2024 74.6 72.4
2025 74.8 72.5

Belarus and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Iraq
Year Population
Belarus Iraq
1960 8,198,000 7,022,052
1961 8,271,216 7,194,553
1962 8,351,928 7,413,875
1963 8,437,232 7,667,928
1964 8,524,224 7,929,566
1965 8,610,000 8,202,140
1966 8,696,496 8,485,104
1967 8,785,648 8,778,869
1968 8,874,552 9,085,016
1969 8,960,304 9,403,356
1970 9,040,000 9,735,611
1971 9,115,576 10,077,809
1972 9,188,968 10,430,164
1973 9,257,272 10,795,869
1974 9,317,584 11,167,761
1975 9,367,000 11,543,639
1976 9,411,000 11,927,651
1977 9,463,000 12,331,046
1978 9,525,000 12,753,355
1979 9,584,000 13,170,365
1980 9,643,000 13,591,992
1981 9,710,000 14,006,381
1982 9,776,000 14,406,083
1983 9,843,000 14,840,555
1984 9,910,000 15,310,733
1985 9,975,000 15,683,430
1986 10,043,000 16,074,145
1987 10,111,000 16,521,049
1988 10,140,000 16,908,819
1989 10,170,000 17,364,542
1990 10,189,348 17,581,206
1991 10,194,050 17,767,253
1992 10,216,470 18,300,845
1993 10,239,050 19,201,195
1994 10,226,955 20,139,807
1995 10,193,831 20,825,860
1996 10,159,569 21,501,321
1997 10,117,433 22,176,593
1998 10,071,963 22,884,399
1999 10,026,738 23,636,527
2000 9,979,610 24,424,056
2001 9,928,549 25,197,840
2002 9,865,548 26,006,559
2003 9,796,749 26,802,659
2004 9,730,146 27,577,878
2005 9,663,915 28,407,448
2006 9,604,924 28,616,515
2007 9,560,953 28,391,607
2008 9,527,985 28,971,036
2009 9,504,583 30,058,206
2010 9,483,836 31,045,366
2011 9,461,643 32,161,424
2012 9,446,836 33,654,842
2013 9,443,211 35,281,989
2014 9,448,515 36,550,059
2015 9,461,076 37,560,535
2016 9,469,379 38,469,627
2017 9,458,989 39,337,353
2018 9,438,785 40,265,624
2019 9,419,758 41,192,171
2020 9,379,952 42,116,605
2021 9,302,585 43,071,211
2022 9,228,071 44,070,551
2023 9,178,298 45,074,049
2024 9,133,712 46,042,015

Fertility rates in Belarus and Iraq

Fertility rate
Belarus

Iraq
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Iraq
1960 2.67 5.3
1961 2.59 5.8
1962 2.5 6.99
1963 2.4 7.01
1964 2.31 7.01
1965 2.27 7.02
1966 2.29 7.02
1967 2.26 7.03
1968 2.22 7.06
1969 2.26 7.08
1970 2.31 7.07
1971 2.31 7.06
1972 2.28 7.02
1973 2.25 6.99
1974 2.21 6.95
1975 2.17 6.91
1976 2.12 6.86
1977 2.08 6.8
1978 2.06 6.73
1979 2.05 6.66
1980 2.03 6.59
1981 2.02 6.53
1982 2.05 6.46
1983 2.11 6.39
1984 2.11 6.32
1985 2.09 6.25
1986 2.09 6.18
1987 2.03 6.11
1988 2.03 6.05
1989 2.03 5.99
1990 1.91 5.93
1991 1.81 5.83
1992 1.76 5.72
1993 1.62 5.61
1994 1.53 5.49
1995 1.41 5.36
1996 1.34 5.25
1997 1.25 5.19
1998 1.3 5.11
1999 1.31 5.04
2000 1.32 4.92
2001 1.29 4.8
2002 1.24 4.67
2003 1.23 4.58
2004 1.23 4.53
2005 1.25 4.45
2006 1.34 4.46
2007 1.43 4.4
2008 1.49 4.37
2009 1.51 4.38
2010 1.49 4.46
2011 1.52 4.59
2012 1.62 4.54
2013 1.67 4.44
2014 1.7 4.31
2015 1.72 4.08
2016 1.73 3.84
2017 1.54 3.64
2018 1.45 3.55
2019 1.38 3.48
2020 1.37 3.42
2021 1.37 3.36
2022 1.33 3.29
2023 1.21 3.25

Belarus and Iraq demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Iraq
Year Median age, years
Belarus Iraq
1960 26.6 20.4
1961 26.9 20.4
1962 27.3 20.1
1963 27.6 19.8
1964 27.9 19.5
1965 28.2 19.3
1966 28.6 19
1967 28.9 18.7
1968 29.3 18.5
1969 29.7 18.3
1970 30.1 18.1
1971 30.4 17.9
1972 30.5 17.7
1973 30.5 17.5
1974 30.5 17.2
1975 30.4 17
1976 30.4 16.7
1977 30.6 16.6
1978 30.9 16.6
1979 31.1 16.5
1980 31.2 16.5
1981 31.2 16.5
1982 31.4 16.5
1983 31.5 16.6
1984 31.7 16.6
1985 31.9 16.7
1986 32.1 16.8
1987 32.4 16.9
1988 32.6 16.9
1989 32.8 17
1990 33 17.1
1991 33.3 17.2
1992 33.6 17.3
1993 33.9 17.3
1994 34.2 17.4
1995 34.6 17.5
1996 35 17.6
1997 35.4 17.7
1998 35.8 17.8
1999 36.1 17.9
2000 36.5 17.9
2001 36.8 18
2002 37.1 18.1
2003 37.4 18.2
2004 37.7 18.3
2005 38 18.5
2006 38.3 18.6
2007 38.5 18.7
2008 38.7 18.8
2009 38.8 18.9
2010 38.9 19
2011 39.1 19.1
2012 39.2 19.2
2013 39.3 19.3
2014 39.4 19.4
2015 39.5 19.5
2016 39.7 19.7
2017 39.8 19.9
2018 40 20.1
2019 40.3 20.4
2020 40.6 20.6
2021 40.9 20.9
2022 41.2 21.1
2023 41.6 21.4
2024 42 21.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Iraq
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$278B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
42.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
3.55%
1989
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
459,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-4.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
16.2%
2021
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
45.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
51.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
15.6
2002
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
24.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
3.7%
2023
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$101B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$879M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
892,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
1.88%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
30.2%
2024

Energy

Belarus Iraq
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
1,412 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$10.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
192.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
4.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
98.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
0.37%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
-274.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
1,373 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
3.78%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
1.98%
2022
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belarus Iraq
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.57%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-17,735
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
71.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
37.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
9.41
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
27.3
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
84.1%
2021
English speaking
12%
2025
35%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
81.7%
2023

Health

Belarus Iraq
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$254.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$121.8
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
72.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
1.01
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
22.6
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
41.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
14
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.24 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Iraq
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.29%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
3,641 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
36,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
3,185 sq mi
2025

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