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Belarus vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 83rd vs. 146th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Rwanda
Population
9074112
14826674
Population rank 101/197 77/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Belarus and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Rwanda
Year GDP
Belarus Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 - $219,900,006
1971 - $222,952,504
1972 - $246,457,838
1973 - $290,746,157
1974 - $308,458,423
1975 - $571,863,500
1976 - $637,753,853
1977 - $746,650,613
1978 - $905,709,076
1979 - $1,109,346,131
1980 - $1,254,765,642
1981 - $1,407,062,527
1982 - $1,407,243,139
1983 - $1,479,687,587
1984 - $1,587,413,084
1985 - $1,715,626,331
1986 - $1,944,710,684
1987 - $2,157,432,668
1988 - $2,395,492,687
1989 - $2,405,022,593
1990 $17,389,558,233 $2,550,185,679
1991 $18,404,907,975 $1,911,600,237
1992 $16,939,790,094 $2,029,026,962
1993 $16,275,073,527 $1,971,525,712
1994 $14,931,435,232 $753,636,370
1995 $13,972,683,274 $1,293,535,193
1996 $14,756,846,154 $1,382,334,879
1997 $14,130,585,516 $1,851,558,197
1998 $15,221,352,699 $1,989,343,546
1999 $12,138,243,081 $2,157,108,263
2000 $12,736,780,455 $2,068,836,754
2001 $12,354,820,144 $1,966,600,715
2002 $14,594,900,945 $1,966,003,468
2003 $17,825,444,724 $2,138,237,279
2004 $23,141,566,293 $2,376,496,067
2005 $30,210,091,837 $2,933,819,766
2006 $36,961,894,281 $3,319,784,539
2007 $45,275,711,996 $4,070,507,895
2008 $60,752,106,347 $5,179,854,065
2009 $50,873,167,326 $5,674,476,969
2010 $57,231,904,543 $6,124,756,654
2011 $61,762,382,328 $6,884,913,658
2012 $65,685,890,439 $7,654,761,045
2013 $75,527,558,966 $7,819,964,024
2014 $78,813,069,121 $8,238,966,120
2015 $56,454,769,845 $8,543,760,206
2016 $47,723,545,321 $8,695,272,061
2017 $54,725,405,751 $9,252,833,894
2018 $60,031,026,576 $9,637,904,519
2019 $64,410,170,653 $10,349,300,277
2020 $61,371,673,345 $10,174,386,855
2021 $69,673,747,132 $11,078,787,095
2022 $73,775,179,925 $13,316,161,006
2023 $72,478,760,370 $14,331,722,700
2024 $75,961,865,472 $14,251,642,231

Belarus and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 - $55.2
1971 - $54.4
1972 - $58.4
1973 - $66.9
1974 - $68.9
1975 - $124.1
1976 - $134.4
1977 - $152.7
1978 - $179.9
1979 - $213.8
1980 - $234.4
1981 - $254.6
1982 - $246.4
1983 - $250.6
1984 - $259.9
1985 - $271.6
1986 - $297.7
1987 - $320
1988 - $344
1989 - $335
1990 $1,707 $346
1991 $1,805 $254
1992 $1,658 $264.1
1993 $1,590 $247
1994 $1,460 $111
1995 $1,371 $228
1996 $1,453 $206
1997 $1,397 $238.7
1998 $1,511 $246.2
1999 $1,211 $264.7
2000 $1,276 $251.9
2001 $1,244 $237.3
2002 $1,479 $234
2003 $1,820 $249
2004 $2,378 $269.5
2005 $3,126 $324
2006 $3,848 $357
2007 $4,735 $426
2008 $6,376 $528
2009 $5,352 $564
2010 $6,035 $594
2011 $6,528 $651
2012 $6,953 $707
2013 $7,998 $705
2014 $8,341 $725
2015 $5,967 $734
2016 $5,040 $730
2017 $5,786 $758
2018 $6,360 $772
2019 $6,838 $810
2020 $6,543 $779
2021 $7,490 $830
2022 $7,995 $975
2023 $7,897 $1,027
2024 $8,317 $1,000

Belarus vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Rwanda
1950 58.6 43.2
1951 59.4 43.5
1952 60.5 43.8
1953 61.5 44.1
1954 62.5 44.4
1955 63.5 44.8
1956 64.5 45.2
1957 65.4 45.6
1958 66.6 46.1
1959 68 46.5
1960 69.3 47
1961 70 47.5
1962 70.5 47.8
1963 70.8 44
1964 71.3 48.1
1965 71.6 48.2
1966 71.8 48.1
1967 71.9 48
1968 71.9 47.7
1969 71.7 47.4
1970 71.7 47.1
1971 71.6 46.8
1972 71.8 46.3
1973 71.7 45.9
1974 71.7 45.6
1975 71.4 45.3
1976 71.2 45.3
1977 71.1 45.6
1978 70.9 46.2
1979 70.8 47.1
1980 70.7 48.1
1981 70.8 49.2
1982 70.8 50.2
1983 70.7 50.9
1984 70.8 51.4
1985 71.2 51.7
1986 71.7 51.7
1987 71.9 51.5
1988 71.7 50.9
1989 71.5 49.5
1990 71.1 47.8
1991 70.7 46.2
1992 70.1 44.4
1993 69.5 42.9
1994 69 12.2
1995 68.8 41.5
1996 68.6 42.5
1997 68.5 42
1998 68.3 43.1
1999 68.4 45.7
2000 68.5 47.8
2001 68.4 49.5
2002 68.3 51.3
2003 68.4 53.5
2004 68.7 55.5
2005 69 57
2006 69.4 58.3
2007 70 59.5
2008 70.3 60.6
2009 70.4 61.8
2010 70.5 62.8
2011 71.1 63.5
2012 71.8 64.2
2013 72.7 64.7
2014 73.2 65.1
2015 73.8 65.4
2016 74.2 65.7
2017 74.4 66.1
2018 74.3 66.4
2019 74.3 66.7
2020 72.3 67
2021 72.2 66.8
2022 74.4 67.5
2023 74.4 67.8
2024 74.6 68
2025 74.8 68.2

Belarus and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Rwanda
Year Population
Belarus Rwanda
1960 8,198,000 3,022,294
1961 8,271,216 3,106,779
1962 8,351,928 3,186,025
1963 8,437,232 3,258,890
1964 8,524,224 3,334,834
1965 8,610,000 3,423,210
1966 8,696,496 3,521,626
1967 8,785,648 3,629,577
1968 8,874,552 3,744,010
1969 8,960,304 3,861,271
1970 9,040,000 3,980,669
1971 9,115,576 4,100,044
1972 9,188,968 4,220,335
1973 9,257,272 4,345,047
1974 9,317,584 4,474,228
1975 9,367,000 4,607,728
1976 9,411,000 4,745,954
1977 9,463,000 4,888,240
1978 9,525,000 5,035,171
1979 9,584,000 5,189,541
1980 9,643,000 5,353,259
1981 9,710,000 5,527,230
1982 9,776,000 5,711,549
1983 9,843,000 5,905,311
1984 9,910,000 6,107,627
1985 9,975,000 6,317,228
1986 10,043,000 6,531,881
1987 10,111,000 6,749,493
1988 10,140,000 6,968,071
1989 10,170,000 7,184,706
1990 10,189,348 7,375,307
1991 10,194,050 7,526,966
1992 10,216,470 7,683,266
1993 10,239,050 7,981,132
1994 10,226,955 6,792,352
1995 10,193,831 5,674,118
1996 10,159,569 6,708,764
1997 10,117,433 7,755,238
1998 10,071,963 8,081,681
1999 10,026,738 8,147,912
2000 9,979,610 8,213,931
2001 9,928,549 8,287,094
2002 9,865,548 8,400,180
2003 9,796,749 8,586,875
2004 9,730,146 8,816,844
2005 9,663,915 9,054,528
2006 9,604,924 9,299,246
2007 9,560,953 9,549,933
2008 9,527,985 9,804,269
2009 9,504,583 10,060,432
2010 9,483,836 10,317,553
2011 9,461,643 10,573,733
2012 9,446,836 10,829,901
2013 9,443,211 11,093,340
2014 9,448,515 11,364,757
2015 9,461,076 11,640,022
2016 9,469,379 11,919,183
2017 9,458,989 12,202,060
2018 9,438,785 12,487,996
2019 9,419,758 12,776,103
2020 9,379,952 13,065,837
2021 9,302,585 13,355,260
2022 9,228,071 13,651,030
2023 9,178,298 13,954,471
2024 9,133,712 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Belarus and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Belarus

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Rwanda
1960 2.67 8.28
1961 2.59 8.28
1962 2.5 8.27
1963 2.4 8.27
1964 2.31 8.27
1965 2.27 8.25
1966 2.29 8.23
1967 2.26 8.21
1968 2.22 8.19
1969 2.26 8.18
1970 2.31 8.15
1971 2.31 8.09
1972 2.28 8.09
1973 2.25 8.09
1974 2.21 8.1
1975 2.17 8.1
1976 2.12 8.12
1977 2.08 8.14
1978 2.06 8.16
1979 2.05 8.13
1980 2.03 8.12
1981 2.02 8.1
1982 2.05 8.06
1983 2.11 8
1984 2.11 7.91
1985 2.09 7.79
1986 2.09 7.61
1987 2.03 7.43
1988 2.03 7.23
1989 2.03 7.03
1990 1.91 6.8
1991 1.81 6.62
1992 1.76 6.54
1993 1.62 6.48
1994 1.53 6.42
1995 1.41 6.35
1996 1.34 6.29
1997 1.25 6.24
1998 1.3 6.17
1999 1.31 6.06
2000 1.32 5.97
2001 1.29 5.89
2002 1.24 5.82
2003 1.23 5.74
2004 1.23 5.64
2005 1.25 5.5
2006 1.34 5.34
2007 1.43 5.14
2008 1.49 4.92
2009 1.51 4.71
2010 1.49 4.52
2011 1.52 4.33
2012 1.62 4.2
2013 1.67 4.14
2014 1.7 4.12
2015 1.72 4.11
2016 1.73 4.11
2017 1.54 4.08
2018 1.45 4.05
2019 1.38 3.99
2020 1.37 3.91
2021 1.37 3.84
2022 1.33 3.78
2023 1.21 3.7

Belarus and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Belarus Rwanda
1960 26.6 15.5
1961 26.9 15.1
1962 27.3 14.9
1963 27.6 14.8
1964 27.9 14.7
1965 28.2 14.8
1966 28.6 14.9
1967 28.9 15.1
1968 29.3 15.3
1969 29.7 15.5
1970 30.1 15.7
1971 30.4 15.9
1972 30.5 16
1973 30.5 16.2
1974 30.5 16.3
1975 30.4 16.4
1976 30.4 16.5
1977 30.6 16.6
1978 30.9 16.6
1979 31.1 16.5
1980 31.2 16.5
1981 31.2 16.4
1982 31.4 16.2
1983 31.5 16.1
1984 31.7 16
1985 31.9 15.8
1986 32.1 15.7
1987 32.4 15.6
1988 32.6 15.6
1989 32.8 15.5
1990 33 15.5
1991 33.3 15.5
1992 33.6 15.6
1993 33.9 15.7
1994 34.2 15
1995 34.6 14.3
1996 35 14.6
1997 35.4 14.8
1998 35.8 15.3
1999 36.1 15.8
2000 36.5 16.3
2001 36.8 16.8
2002 37.1 17.1
2003 37.4 17.4
2004 37.7 17.6
2005 38 17.8
2006 38.3 18
2007 38.5 18.1
2008 38.7 18.3
2009 38.8 18.4
2010 38.9 18.5
2011 39.1 18.7
2012 39.2 18.8
2013 39.3 19
2014 39.4 19.1
2015 39.5 19.3
2016 39.7 19.4
2017 39.8 19.6
2018 40 19.7
2019 40.3 19.8
2020 40.6 19.9
2021 40.9 20
2022 41.2 20.3
2023 41.6 20.5
2024 42 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
50%
2017

Energy

Belarus Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Belarus Rwanda
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
78.8%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
15%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
34.2%
2023

Health

Belarus Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Rwanda
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,920 mi
2021

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