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Belarus vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 83rd vs. 74th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus New Zealand
Population
9074112
5406623
Population rank 101/197 124/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Belarus and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Belarus and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Belarus

New Zealand
Year GDP
Belarus New Zealand
1960 - $5,536,098,360
1961 - $5,721,994,864
1962 - $6,133,158,532
1963 - $6,699,741,645
1964 - $7,340,766,415
1965 - $5,706,251,400
1966 - $5,917,437,693
1967 - $6,016,017,227
1968 - $5,228,045,415
1969 - $5,814,357,709
1970 - $6,495,605,331
1971 - $7,911,136,757
1972 - $9,567,331,065
1973 - $12,802,281,898
1974 - $13,940,981,798
1975 - $12,861,983,284
1976 - $13,604,832,424
1977 - $15,446,825,318
1978 - $18,530,518,395
1979 - $20,731,243,113
1980 - $23,244,547,385
1981 - $24,417,617,184
1982 - $24,164,603,059
1983 - $24,309,279,706
1984 - $21,665,975,319
1985 - $24,679,795,396
1986 - $30,604,668,357
1987 - $40,376,354,070
1988 - $45,176,811,594
1989 - $43,920,222,525
1990 $17,389,558,233 $45,495,129,385
1991 $18,404,907,975 $42,745,329,732
1992 $16,939,790,094 $41,649,829,860
1993 $16,275,073,527 $46,775,620,817
1994 $14,931,435,232 $55,314,732,279
1995 $13,972,683,274 $63,918,703,507
1996 $14,756,846,154 $70,140,835,299
1997 $14,130,585,516 $66,075,143,415
1998 $15,221,352,699 $56,227,169,851
1999 $12,138,243,081 $58,762,260,626
2000 $12,736,780,455 $52,623,281,957
2001 $12,354,820,144 $53,872,425,917
2002 $14,594,900,945 $66,627,729,311
2003 $17,825,444,724 $88,250,885,550
2004 $23,141,566,293 $103,905,210,084
2005 $30,210,091,837 $114,720,129,550
2006 $36,961,894,281 $111,538,810,713
2007 $45,275,711,996 $137,188,946,866
2008 $60,752,106,347 $133,437,126,590
2009 $50,873,167,326 $121,663,439,315
2010 $57,231,904,543 $146,887,902,524
2011 $61,762,382,328 $168,484,908,960
2012 $65,685,890,439 $176,560,711,239
2013 $75,527,558,966 $191,012,364,177
2014 $78,813,069,121 $201,518,402,787
2015 $56,454,769,845 $178,224,167,088
2016 $47,723,545,321 $189,100,085,275
2017 $54,725,405,751 $206,745,969,246
2018 $60,031,026,576 $211,985,631,173
2019 $64,410,170,653 $213,006,341,102
2020 $61,371,673,345 $213,029,554,654
2021 $69,673,747,132 $253,977,931,815
2022 $73,775,179,925 $249,509,991,440
2023 $72,478,760,370 $255,194,972,673
2024 $75,961,865,472 $260,235,932,559

Belarus and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Belarus New Zealand
1960 - $2,334
1961 - $2,365
1962 - $2,471
1963 - $2,646
1964 - $2,839
1965 - $2,171
1966 - $2,211
1967 - $2,208
1968 - $1,902
1969 - $2,097
1970 - $2,311
1971 - $2,773
1972 - $3,295
1973 - $4,323
1974 - $4,611
1975 - $4,172
1976 - $4,374
1977 - $4,951
1978 - $5,937
1979 - $6,668
1980 - $7,467
1981 - $7,814
1982 - $7,656
1983 - $7,598
1984 - $6,714
1985 - $7,601
1986 - $9,428
1987 - $12,331
1988 - $13,759
1989 - $13,312
1990 $1,707 $13,663
1991 $1,805 $12,230
1992 $1,658 $11,793
1993 $1,590 $13,094
1994 $1,460 $15,280
1995 $1,371 $17,400
1996 $1,453 $18,794
1997 $1,397 $17,474
1998 $1,511 $14,738
1999 $1,211 $15,322
2000 $1,276 $13,641
2001 $1,244 $13,883
2002 $1,479 $16,874
2003 $1,820 $21,914
2004 $2,378 $25,420
2005 $3,126 $27,751
2006 $3,848 $26,655
2007 $4,735 $32,480
2008 $6,376 $31,325
2009 $5,352 $28,277
2010 $6,035 $33,762
2011 $6,528 $38,432
2012 $6,953 $40,054
2013 $7,998 $43,000
2014 $8,341 $44,618
2015 $5,967 $38,665
2016 $5,040 $40,114
2017 $5,786 $42,950
2018 $6,360 $43,257
2019 $6,838 $42,779
2020 $6,543 $41,851
2021 $7,490 $49,689
2022 $7,995 $48,760
2023 $7,897 $48,655
2024 $8,317 $48,747

Belarus vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus New Zealand
1950 58.6 69.3
1951 59.4 69.1
1952 60.5 69.4
1953 61.5 70.2
1954 62.5 70.3
1955 63.5 70.5
1956 64.5 70.7
1957 65.4 70.3
1958 66.6 70.9
1959 68 70.8
1960 69.3 71.2
1961 70 70.9
1962 70.5 71.2
1963 70.8 71.3
1964 71.3 71.3
1965 71.6 71.2
1966 71.8 71.1
1967 71.9 71.4
1968 71.9 71.1
1969 71.7 71.5
1970 71.7 71.2
1971 71.6 71.7
1972 71.8 71.8
1973 71.7 71.7
1974 71.7 71.9
1975 71.4 72.2
1976 71.2 72.4
1977 71.1 72.1
1978 70.9 73
1979 70.8 73.1
1980 70.7 72.9
1981 70.8 73.6
1982 70.8 73.7
1983 70.7 73.8
1984 70.8 74.4
1985 71.2 73.9
1986 71.7 74.1
1987 71.9 74.2
1988 71.7 74.5
1989 71.5 74.9
1990 71.1 75.4
1991 70.7 76.1
1992 70.1 76.2
1993 69.5 76.5
1994 69 76.9
1995 68.8 76.8
1996 68.6 76.8
1997 68.5 77.3
1998 68.3 78.2
1999 68.4 77.9
2000 68.5 78.7
2001 68.4 78.7
2002 68.3 78.9
2003 68.4 79.1
2004 68.7 79.4
2005 69 80
2006 69.4 80
2007 70 80.1
2008 70.3 80.2
2009 70.4 80.5
2010 70.5 81.1
2011 71.1 80.8
2012 71.8 81.2
2013 72.7 81.6
2014 73.2 81.4
2015 73.8 81.6
2016 74.2 82
2017 74.4 81.6
2018 74.3 81.9
2019 74.3 81.8
2020 72.3 82.7
2021 72.2 82.3
2022 74.4 81
2023 74.4 82.1
2024 74.6 82.2
2025 74.8 82.4

Belarus and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

New Zealand
Year Population
Belarus New Zealand
1960 8,198,000 2,371,800
1961 8,271,216 2,419,700
1962 8,351,928 2,482,000
1963 8,437,232 2,531,800
1964 8,524,224 2,585,400
1965 8,610,000 2,628,400
1966 8,696,496 2,675,900
1967 8,785,648 2,724,100
1968 8,874,552 2,748,100
1969 8,960,304 2,772,800
1970 9,040,000 2,810,700
1971 9,115,576 2,853,000
1972 9,188,968 2,903,900
1973 9,257,272 2,961,300
1974 9,317,584 3,023,700
1975 9,367,000 3,083,100
1976 9,411,000 3,110,500
1977 9,463,000 3,120,200
1978 9,525,000 3,121,200
1979 9,584,000 3,109,000
1980 9,643,000 3,112,900
1981 9,710,000 3,124,900
1982 9,776,000 3,156,100
1983 9,843,000 3,199,300
1984 9,910,000 3,227,100
1985 9,975,000 3,247,100
1986 10,043,000 3,246,300
1987 10,111,000 3,274,400
1988 10,140,000 3,283,400
1989 10,170,000 3,299,200
1990 10,189,348 3,329,800
1991 10,194,050 3,495,100
1992 10,216,470 3,531,700
1993 10,239,050 3,572,200
1994 10,226,955 3,620,000
1995 10,193,831 3,673,400
1996 10,159,569 3,732,000
1997 10,117,433 3,781,300
1998 10,071,963 3,815,000
1999 10,026,738 3,835,100
2000 9,979,610 3,857,700
2001 9,928,549 3,880,500
2002 9,865,548 3,948,500
2003 9,796,749 4,027,200
2004 9,730,146 4,087,500
2005 9,663,915 4,133,900
2006 9,604,924 4,184,600
2007 9,560,953 4,223,800
2008 9,527,985 4,259,800
2009 9,504,583 4,302,600
2010 9,483,836 4,350,700
2011 9,461,643 4,384,000
2012 9,446,836 4,408,100
2013 9,443,211 4,442,100
2014 9,448,515 4,516,500
2015 9,461,076 4,609,400
2016 9,469,379 4,714,100
2017 9,458,989 4,813,600
2018 9,438,785 4,900,600
2019 9,419,758 4,979,200
2020 9,379,952 5,090,200
2021 9,302,585 5,111,300
2022 9,228,071 5,117,100
2023 9,178,298 5,245,000
2024 9,133,712 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Belarus and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Belarus

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Belarus New Zealand
1960 2.67 4.24
1961 2.59 4.31
1962 2.5 4.19
1963 2.4 4.05
1964 2.31 3.8
1965 2.27 3.54
1966 2.29 3.41
1967 2.26 3.35
1968 2.22 3.34
1969 2.26 3.28
1970 2.31 3.17
1971 2.31 3.18
1972 2.28 3
1973 2.25 2.76
1974 2.21 2.58
1975 2.17 2.37
1976 2.12 2.27
1977 2.08 2.21
1978 2.06 2.07
1979 2.05 2.12
1980 2.03 2.03
1981 2.02 2.01
1982 2.05 1.95
1983 2.11 1.92
1984 2.11 1.93
1985 2.09 1.93
1986 2.09 1.96
1987 2.03 2.03
1988 2.03 2.1
1989 2.03 2.12
1990 1.91 2.18
1991 1.81 2.09
1992 1.76 2.06
1993 1.62 2.04
1994 1.53 1.98
1995 1.41 1.98
1996 1.34 1.96
1997 1.25 1.96
1998 1.3 1.89
1999 1.31 1.97
2000 1.32 1.98
2001 1.29 1.97
2002 1.24 1.89
2003 1.23 1.93
2004 1.23 1.98
2005 1.25 1.97
2006 1.34 2.01
2007 1.43 2.18
2008 1.49 2.19
2009 1.51 2.13
2010 1.49 2.17
2011 1.52 2.09
2012 1.62 2.1
2013 1.67 2.01
2014 1.7 1.92
2015 1.72 1.99
2016 1.73 1.87
2017 1.54 1.81
2018 1.45 1.71
2019 1.38 1.72
2020 1.37 1.61
2021 1.37 1.64
2022 1.33 1.66
2023 1.21 1.56

Belarus and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Belarus New Zealand
1960 26.6 27.5
1961 26.9 27.1
1962 27.3 26.8
1963 27.6 26.4
1964 27.9 26.2
1965 28.2 26
1966 28.6 25.9
1967 28.9 25.8
1968 29.3 25.7
1969 29.7 25.7
1970 30.1 25.6
1971 30.4 25.7
1972 30.5 25.9
1973 30.5 26
1974 30.5 26.2
1975 30.4 26.3
1976 30.4 26.5
1977 30.6 26.8
1978 30.9 27.1
1979 31.1 27.5
1980 31.2 27.9
1981 31.2 28.2
1982 31.4 28.5
1983 31.5 28.8
1984 31.7 29.1
1985 31.9 29.4
1986 32.1 29.8
1987 32.4 30.1
1988 32.6 30.4
1989 32.8 30.8
1990 33 31.1
1991 33.3 31.4
1992 33.6 31.7
1993 33.9 32
1994 34.2 32.3
1995 34.6 32.6
1996 35 32.8
1997 35.4 33.2
1998 35.8 33.6
1999 36.1 34
2000 36.5 34.3
2001 36.8 34.6
2002 37.1 34.8
2003 37.4 35
2004 37.7 35.2
2005 38 35.5
2006 38.3 35.8
2007 38.5 36.1
2008 38.7 36.4
2009 38.8 36.6
2010 38.9 36.8
2011 39.1 37
2012 39.2 37.2
2013 39.3 37.4
2014 39.4 37.5
2015 39.5 37.4
2016 39.7 37.3
2017 39.8 37.2
2018 40 37.3
2019 40.3 37.3
2020 40.6 37.5
2021 40.9 37.8
2022 41.2 38.1
2023 41.6 38.3
2024 42 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
78.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
18.8%
2018
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
97.9%
2024

Energy

Belarus New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belarus New Zealand
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
83
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
99%
2003
English speaking
12%
2025
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
96.2%
2023

Health

Belarus New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus New Zealand
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
60,159 mi
2020

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