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Belarus vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 83rd vs. 16th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Libya
Population
9074112
7523849
Population rank 101/197 105/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 94/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Belarus and Libya: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Libya economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Libya
Year GDP
Belarus Libya
1960 - $401,644,249
1961 - $443,905,612
1962 - $619,725,785
1963 - $892,327,911
1964 - $1,341,395,421
1965 - $1,804,979,680
1966 - $2,312,438,536
1967 - $2,726,986,913
1968 - $3,850,623,095
1969 - $4,380,987,481
1970 - $4,601,649,451
1971 - $5,260,185,125
1972 - $6,299,395,544
1973 - $8,625,889,430
1974 - $15,112,543,717
1975 - $14,710,912,458
1976 - $19,096,943,017
1977 - $22,428,297,108
1978 - $22,136,422,643
1979 - $30,536,429,497
1980 - $40,953,924,949
1981 - $36,374,353,880
1982 - $33,760,146,991
1983 - $33,200,520,140
1984 - $29,476,109,153
1985 - $31,530,566,324
1986 - $24,180,400,959
1987 - $26,697,659,335
1988 - $24,308,959,591
1989 - $25,156,707,899
1990 $17,389,558,233 $28,904,183,602
1991 $18,404,907,975 $31,991,821,265
1992 $16,939,790,094 $33,887,047,909
1993 $16,275,073,527 $30,660,051,911
1994 $14,931,435,232 $28,610,549,763
1995 $13,972,683,274 $25,541,379,187
1996 $14,756,846,154 $27,884,615,385
1997 $14,130,585,516 $30,700,897,875
1998 $15,221,352,699 $27,251,301,398
1999 $12,138,243,081 $35,975,860,857
2000 $12,736,780,455 $38,270,954,138
2001 $12,354,820,144 $34,112,093,927
2002 $14,594,900,945 $20,481,889,764
2003 $17,825,444,724 $26,265,625,000
2004 $23,141,566,293 $33,122,307,692
2005 $30,210,091,837 $47,334,691,241
2006 $36,961,894,281 $60,094,231,607
2007 $45,275,711,996 $68,032,978,391
2008 $60,752,106,347 $86,710,767,415
2009 $50,873,167,326 $60,808,562,033
2010 $57,231,904,543 $75,380,825,062
2011 $61,762,382,328 $48,169,263,294
2012 $65,685,890,439 $92,540,938,129
2013 $75,527,558,966 $75,351,107,029
2014 $78,813,069,121 $57,372,355,592
2015 $56,454,769,845 $48,717,501,321
2016 $47,723,545,321 $49,912,073,701
2017 $54,725,405,751 $67,157,452,182
2018 $60,031,026,576 $76,686,029,772
2019 $64,410,170,653 $69,254,496,472
2020 $61,371,673,345 $46,854,285,441
2021 $69,673,747,132 $35,217,995,647
2022 $73,775,179,925 $43,246,297,922
2023 $72,478,760,370 $45,096,462,972
2024 $75,961,865,472 $46,636,278,902

Belarus and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Libya
1960 - $269
1961 - $285.3
1962 - $382
1963 - $528
1964 - $765
1965 - $1,001
1966 - $1,251
1967 - $1,437
1968 - $1,972
1969 - $2,175
1970 - $2,210
1971 - $2,443
1972 - $2,830
1973 - $3,727
1974 - $6,214
1975 - $5,721
1976 - $7,018
1977 - $7,783
1978 - $7,252
1979 - $9,443
1980 - $11,960
1981 - $10,044
1982 - $9,064
1983 - $8,927
1984 - $7,811
1985 - $8,087
1986 - $6,019
1987 - $6,465
1988 - $5,736
1989 - $5,793
1990 $1,707 $6,502
1991 $1,805 $7,040
1992 $1,658 $7,303
1993 $1,590 $6,478
1994 $1,460 $5,933
1995 $1,371 $5,205
1996 $1,453 $5,591
1997 $1,397 $6,062
1998 $1,511 $5,301
1999 $1,211 $6,895
2000 $1,276 $7,214
2001 $1,244 $6,313
2002 $1,479 $3,718
2003 $1,820 $4,674
2004 $2,378 $5,774
2005 $3,126 $8,079
2006 $3,848 $10,049
2007 $4,735 $11,145
2008 $6,376 $13,906
2009 $5,352 $9,551
2010 $6,035 $11,601
2011 $6,528 $7,594
2012 $6,953 $14,976
2013 $7,998 $11,952
2014 $8,341 $8,926
2015 $5,967 $7,458
2016 $5,040 $7,526
2017 $5,786 $9,966
2018 $6,360 $11,197
2019 $6,838 $9,963
2020 $6,543 $6,650
2021 $7,490 $4,936
2022 $7,995 $5,987
2023 $7,897 $6,173
2024 $8,317 $6,318

Belarus vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Libya
1950 58.6 33.1
1951 59.4 33.5
1952 60.5 33.8
1953 61.5 34.2
1954 62.5 34.7
1955 63.5 35.2
1956 64.5 36
1957 65.4 36.9
1958 66.6 38
1959 68 39.3
1960 69.3 40.8
1961 70 42.4
1962 70.5 44.1
1963 70.8 45.6
1964 71.3 47.7
1965 71.6 49.3
1966 71.8 50.9
1967 71.9 52.5
1968 71.9 53.8
1969 71.7 55.2
1970 71.7 56.4
1971 71.6 57.6
1972 71.8 58.7
1973 71.7 59.7
1974 71.7 60.7
1975 71.4 61.6
1976 71.2 62.4
1977 71.1 63.1
1978 70.9 63.8
1979 70.8 64.3
1980 70.7 64.8
1981 70.8 65.3
1982 70.8 65.8
1983 70.7 66.3
1984 70.8 66.7
1985 71.2 67.3
1986 71.7 67.8
1987 71.9 68.3
1988 71.7 68.6
1989 71.5 69
1990 71.1 69.3
1991 70.7 69.6
1992 70.1 70
1993 69.5 70.2
1994 69 70.5
1995 68.8 70.6
1996 68.6 70.7
1997 68.5 70.7
1998 68.3 70.7
1999 68.4 70.6
2000 68.5 70.5
2001 68.4 70.7
2002 68.3 70.8
2003 68.4 71
2004 68.7 71.2
2005 69 71.4
2006 69.4 71.6
2007 70 71.8
2008 70.3 71.9
2009 70.4 72.1
2010 70.5 72.2
2011 71.1 69.9
2012 71.8 72.2
2013 72.7 72.3
2014 73.2 71.3
2015 73.8 71.6
2016 74.2 71.8
2017 74.4 72.7
2018 74.3 73.2
2019 74.3 72.9
2020 72.3 72.4
2021 72.2 72.1
2022 74.4 74.5
2023 74.4 69.3
2024 74.6 71.1
2025 74.8 73.2

Belarus and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Libya
Year Population
Belarus Libya
1960 8,198,000 1,492,890
1961 8,271,216 1,555,699
1962 8,351,928 1,621,960
1963 8,437,232 1,690,457
1964 8,524,224 1,753,691
1965 8,610,000 1,804,015
1966 8,696,496 1,849,063
1967 8,785,648 1,898,199
1968 8,874,552 1,952,781
1969 8,960,304 2,014,293
1970 9,040,000 2,082,589
1971 9,115,576 2,153,534
1972 9,188,968 2,226,091
1973 9,257,272 2,314,193
1974 9,317,584 2,432,211
1975 9,367,000 2,571,556
1976 9,411,000 2,721,237
1977 9,463,000 2,881,533
1978 9,525,000 3,052,526
1979 9,584,000 3,233,846
1980 9,643,000 3,424,378
1981 9,710,000 3,621,486
1982 9,776,000 3,724,765
1983 9,843,000 3,718,961
1984 9,910,000 3,773,633
1985 9,975,000 3,898,745
1986 10,043,000 4,017,403
1987 10,111,000 4,129,739
1988 10,140,000 4,237,755
1989 10,170,000 4,342,920
1990 10,189,348 4,445,239
1991 10,194,050 4,544,400
1992 10,216,470 4,640,352
1993 10,239,050 4,733,045
1994 10,226,955 4,822,037
1995 10,193,831 4,906,843
1996 10,159,569 4,987,393
1997 10,117,433 5,064,639
1998 10,071,963 5,140,704
1999 10,026,738 5,218,038
2000 9,979,610 5,305,021
2001 9,928,549 5,403,639
2002 9,865,548 5,508,410
2003 9,796,749 5,619,398
2004 9,730,146 5,736,693
2005 9,663,915 5,858,798
2006 9,604,924 5,980,211
2007 9,560,953 6,104,380
2008 9,527,985 6,235,430
2009 9,504,583 6,366,686
2010 9,483,836 6,497,839
2011 9,461,643 6,343,203
2012 9,446,836 6,179,328
2013 9,443,211 6,304,628
2014 9,448,515 6,427,252
2015 9,461,076 6,531,819
2016 9,469,379 6,632,126
2017 9,458,989 6,738,770
2018 9,438,785 6,849,055
2019 9,419,758 6,951,033
2020 9,379,952 7,045,399
2021 9,302,585 7,135,175
2022 9,228,071 7,223,805
2023 9,178,298 7,305,659
2024 9,133,712 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Belarus and Libya

Fertility rate
Belarus

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Libya
1960 2.67 7.51
1961 2.59 7.56
1962 2.5 7.61
1963 2.4 7.69
1964 2.31 7.75
1965 2.27 7.82
1966 2.29 7.89
1967 2.26 7.93
1968 2.22 7.97
1969 2.26 8.01
1970 2.31 8.05
1971 2.31 8.1
1972 2.28 8.07
1973 2.25 8.05
1974 2.21 8.02
1975 2.17 7.98
1976 2.12 7.93
1977 2.08 7.87
1978 2.06 7.79
1979 2.05 7.68
1980 2.03 7.54
1981 2.02 7.37
1982 2.05 7.16
1983 2.11 6.91
1984 2.11 6.62
1985 2.09 6.33
1986 2.09 6.02
1987 2.03 5.72
1988 2.03 5.41
1989 2.03 5.09
1990 1.91 4.78
1991 1.81 4.46
1992 1.76 4.16
1993 1.62 3.88
1994 1.53 3.65
1995 1.41 3.44
1996 1.34 3.26
1997 1.25 3.13
1998 1.3 3.04
1999 1.31 2.97
2000 1.32 2.91
2001 1.29 2.87
2002 1.24 2.83
2003 1.23 2.8
2004 1.23 2.77
2005 1.25 2.77
2006 1.34 2.7
2007 1.43 2.65
2008 1.49 2.6
2009 1.51 2.56
2010 1.49 2.6
2011 1.52 2.65
2012 1.62 2.68
2013 1.67 2.72
2014 1.7 2.75
2015 1.72 2.71
2016 1.73 2.67
2017 1.54 2.63
2018 1.45 2.58
2019 1.38 2.54
2020 1.37 2.51
2021 1.37 2.46
2022 1.33 2.4
2023 1.21 2.36

Belarus and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Libya
Year Median age, years
Belarus Libya
1960 26.6 18.5
1961 26.9 18.2
1962 27.3 17.9
1963 27.6 17.5
1964 27.9 17.2
1965 28.2 16.7
1966 28.6 15.9
1967 28.9 15.3
1968 29.3 14.9
1969 29.7 14.7
1970 30.1 14.7
1971 30.4 14.7
1972 30.5 14.7
1973 30.5 14.9
1974 30.5 15.3
1975 30.4 15.5
1976 30.4 15.6
1977 30.6 15.8
1978 30.9 15.9
1979 31.1 15.9
1980 31.2 16
1981 31.2 16.1
1982 31.4 16.3
1983 31.5 16.5
1984 31.7 16.8
1985 31.9 17.1
1986 32.1 17.3
1987 32.4 17.6
1988 32.6 17.9
1989 32.8 18.2
1990 33 18.6
1991 33.3 18.9
1992 33.6 19.3
1993 33.9 19.7
1994 34.2 20.1
1995 34.6 20.6
1996 35 21.1
1997 35.4 21.5
1998 35.8 22
1999 36.1 22.4
2000 36.5 22.7
2001 36.8 22.9
2002 37.1 23.1
2003 37.4 23.2
2004 37.7 23.4
2005 38 23.6
2006 38.3 23.8
2007 38.5 24.2
2008 38.7 24.6
2009 38.8 25
2010 38.9 25.3
2011 39.1 25.5
2012 39.2 25.7
2013 39.3 25.9
2014 39.4 26.2
2015 39.5 26.4
2016 39.7 26.6
2017 39.8 26.8
2018 40 27
2019 40.3 27.2
2020 40.6 27.5
2021 40.9 27.7
2022 41.2 28
2023 41.6 28.2
2024 42 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
n/a
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
0.34%
2010
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
33.1%
2024

Energy

Belarus Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Belarus Libya
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
76.5%
1994
English speaking
12%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
88.5%
2023

Health

Belarus Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
2.16
2017
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Libya
% of world land
0.14%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
22,991 mi
2010

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