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Belarus vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 83rd vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Somalia
Population
9074112
20177806
Population rank 101/197 66/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$1,601
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
$1,941
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Belarus and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Somalia
Year GDP
Belarus Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 - $347,985,394
1971 - $347,039,446
1972 - $447,883,941
1973 - $483,699,611
1974 - $572,504,036
1975 - $757,015,879
1976 - $871,344,245
1977 - $498,550,725
1978 - $564,571,823
1979 - $589,566,929
1980 - $602,515,548
1981 - $699,302,473
1982 - $774,578,932
1983 - $735,408,642
1984 - $787,434,542
1985 - $875,702,247
1986 - $916,590,786
1987 - $1,018,972,664
1988 - $1,051,596,967
1989 - $1,181,360,844
1990 $17,389,558,233 $1,031,282,081
1991 $18,404,907,975 $717,974,930
1992 $16,939,790,094 $709,297,579
1993 $16,275,073,527 $1,260,132,956
1994 $14,931,435,232 $1,481,205,098
1995 $13,972,683,274 $1,534,756,135
1996 $14,756,846,154 $1,792,234,297
1997 $14,130,585,516 $2,191,749,014
1998 $15,221,352,699 $2,962,047,564
1999 $12,138,243,081 $3,045,751,528
2000 $12,736,780,455 $3,412,797,450
2001 $12,354,820,144 $2,252,847,465
2002 $14,594,900,945 $2,192,684,135
2003 $17,825,444,724 $2,836,724,352
2004 $23,141,566,293 $3,859,592,813
2005 $30,210,091,837 $4,683,246,454
2006 $36,961,894,281 $5,026,743,282
2007 $45,275,711,996 $5,430,713,729
2008 $60,752,106,347 $5,913,620,293
2009 $50,873,167,326 $2,948,594,552
2010 $57,231,904,543 $2,687,807,004
2011 $61,762,382,328 $2,906,000,097
2012 $65,685,890,439 $4,364,670,160
2013 $75,527,558,966 $5,062,881,600
2014 $78,813,069,121 $5,728,399,720
2015 $56,454,769,845 $6,152,149,100
2016 $47,723,545,321 $6,613,743,070
2017 $54,725,405,751 $7,621,501,710
2018 $60,031,026,576 $7,873,440,830
2019 $64,410,170,653 $8,655,023,960
2020 $61,371,673,345 $8,628,393,720
2021 $69,673,747,132 $9,483,997,390
2022 $73,775,179,925 $10,202,767,270
2023 $72,478,760,370 $10,968,517,090
2024 $75,961,865,472 $12,108,515,110

Belarus and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 - $93.1
1971 - $90.4
1972 - $113.7
1973 - $119.6
1974 - $137.9
1975 - $177.8
1976 - $199.6
1977 - $111.2
1978 - $117.3
1979 - $108.2
1980 - $101.5
1981 - $116.9
1982 - $129
1983 - $118.6
1984 - $122.5
1985 - $130.8
1986 - $131.4
1987 - $141
1988 - $145.3
1989 - $166
1990 $1,707 $145.6
1991 $1,805 $105.4
1992 $1,658 $109.2
1993 $1,590 $188.6
1994 $1,460 $210.8
1995 $1,371 $210.7
1996 $1,453 $237.2
1997 $1,397 $280.1
1998 $1,511 $363
1999 $1,211 $359
2000 $1,276 $386
2001 $1,244 $244.9
2002 $1,479 $229.6
2003 $1,820 $286.3
2004 $2,378 $375
2005 $3,126 $440
2006 $3,848 $458
2007 $4,735 $480
2008 $6,376 $507
2009 $5,352 $246.5
2010 $6,035 $219.2
2011 $6,528 $235.3
2012 $6,953 $350
2013 $7,998 $393
2014 $8,341 $429
2015 $5,967 $446
2016 $5,040 $461
2017 $5,786 $511
2018 $6,360 $510
2019 $6,838 $540
2020 $6,543 $518
2021 $7,490 $549
2022 $7,995 $573
2023 $7,897 $597
2024 $8,317 $637

Belarus vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Somalia
1950 58.6 41.5
1951 59.4 41.7
1952 60.5 41.9
1953 61.5 42.1
1954 62.5 42.3
1955 63.5 42.5
1956 64.5 42.7
1957 65.4 42.9
1958 66.6 43.1
1959 68 43.3
1960 69.3 43.5
1961 70 43.7
1962 70.5 44
1963 70.8 44.2
1964 71.3 44.4
1965 71.6 44.6
1966 71.8 44.8
1967 71.9 45.1
1968 71.9 45.3
1969 71.7 45.5
1970 71.7 45.6
1971 71.6 45.8
1972 71.8 46
1973 71.7 46.2
1974 71.7 44.3
1975 71.4 44.5
1976 71.2 44.7
1977 71.1 47
1978 70.9 47
1979 70.8 47.4
1980 70.7 47.6
1981 70.8 47.8
1982 70.8 48
1983 70.7 48.2
1984 70.8 48.4
1985 71.2 48.3
1986 71.7 48.4
1987 71.9 49
1988 71.7 43.9
1989 71.5 46.6
1990 71.1 46.9
1991 70.7 25.4
1992 70.1 25
1993 69.5 50.6
1994 69 50.3
1995 68.8 50.6
1996 68.6 50.5
1997 68.5 50.3
1998 68.3 50.8
1999 68.4 50.6
2000 68.5 50.7
2001 68.4 50.8
2002 68.3 50.8
2003 68.4 50.7
2004 68.7 50.7
2005 69 50.9
2006 69.4 50.9
2007 70 50.9
2008 70.3 51.5
2009 70.4 52.1
2010 70.5 48.9
2011 71.1 32.5
2012 71.8 49.1
2013 72.7 54
2014 73.2 54.4
2015 73.8 55.1
2016 74.2 55.3
2017 74.4 52.2
2018 74.3 54.8
2019 74.3 57.2
2020 72.3 57.1
2021 72.2 55.7
2022 74.4 53.9
2023 74.4 58.8
2024 74.6 59
2025 74.8 59.1

Belarus and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Somalia
Year Population
Belarus Somalia
1960 8,198,000 2,876,331
1961 8,271,216 2,952,054
1962 8,351,928 3,030,091
1963 8,437,232 3,110,361
1964 8,524,224 3,192,796
1965 8,610,000 3,277,874
1966 8,696,496 3,365,106
1967 8,785,648 3,454,537
1968 8,874,552 3,546,590
1969 8,960,304 3,641,015
1970 9,040,000 3,738,448
1971 9,115,576 3,837,691
1972 9,188,968 3,939,436
1973 9,257,272 4,045,592
1974 9,317,584 4,151,842
1975 9,367,000 4,257,535
1976 9,411,000 4,365,812
1977 9,463,000 4,484,050
1978 9,525,000 4,814,892
1979 9,584,000 5,449,117
1980 9,643,000 5,936,154
1981 9,710,000 5,982,849
1982 9,776,000 6,003,840
1983 9,843,000 6,198,430
1984 9,910,000 6,428,389
1985 9,975,000 6,693,289
1986 10,043,000 6,974,788
1987 10,111,000 7,228,302
1988 10,140,000 7,235,360
1989 10,170,000 7,114,817
1990 10,189,348 7,082,811
1991 10,194,050 6,813,760
1992 10,216,470 6,495,107
1993 10,239,050 6,681,399
1994 10,226,955 7,026,797
1995 10,193,831 7,285,007
1996 10,159,569 7,554,474
1997 10,117,433 7,824,525
1998 10,071,963 8,155,417
1999 10,026,738 8,492,059
2000 9,979,610 8,838,713
2001 9,928,549 9,198,493
2002 9,865,548 9,550,063
2003 9,796,749 9,909,157
2004 9,730,146 10,280,998
2005 9,663,915 10,644,228
2006 9,604,924 10,975,502
2007 9,560,953 11,322,582
2008 9,527,985 11,663,084
2009 9,504,583 11,961,201
2010 9,483,836 12,261,756
2011 9,461,643 12,348,830
2012 9,446,836 12,461,160
2013 9,443,211 12,869,594
2014 9,448,515 13,339,491
2015 9,461,076 13,806,963
2016 9,469,379 14,348,740
2017 9,458,989 14,916,629
2018 9,438,785 15,452,487
2019 9,419,758 16,030,971
2020 9,379,952 16,651,191
2021 9,302,585 17,271,431
2022 9,228,071 17,801,897
2023 9,178,298 18,358,615
2024 9,133,712 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Belarus and Somalia

Fertility rate
Belarus

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Somalia
1960 2.67 7.25
1961 2.59 7.25
1962 2.5 7.26
1963 2.4 7.26
1964 2.31 7.26
1965 2.27 7.26
1966 2.29 7.26
1967 2.26 7.25
1968 2.22 7.23
1969 2.26 7.21
1970 2.31 7.18
1971 2.31 7.15
1972 2.28 7.12
1973 2.25 7.09
1974 2.21 7.06
1975 2.17 7.03
1976 2.12 7.02
1977 2.08 7
1978 2.06 7.13
1979 2.05 7.16
1980 2.03 7.18
1981 2.02 7.23
1982 2.05 7.25
1983 2.11 7.28
1984 2.11 7.3
1985 2.09 7.33
1986 2.09 7.35
1987 2.03 7.37
1988 2.03 7.4
1989 2.03 7.42
1990 1.91 7.44
1991 1.81 7.47
1992 1.76 7.5
1993 1.62 7.53
1994 1.53 7.54
1995 1.41 7.58
1996 1.34 7.62
1997 1.25 7.66
1998 1.3 7.66
1999 1.31 7.66
2000 1.32 7.65
2001 1.29 7.64
2002 1.24 7.63
2003 1.23 7.6
2004 1.23 7.57
2005 1.25 7.53
2006 1.34 7.49
2007 1.43 7.46
2008 1.49 7.42
2009 1.51 7.38
2010 1.49 7.32
2011 1.52 7.27
2012 1.62 7.21
2013 1.67 7.14
2014 1.7 7.06
2015 1.72 6.98
2016 1.73 6.88
2017 1.54 6.77
2018 1.45 6.66
2019 1.38 6.56
2020 1.37 6.45
2021 1.37 6.35
2022 1.33 6.26
2023 1.21 6.13

Belarus and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Belarus Somalia
1960 26.6 18.1
1961 26.9 17.9
1962 27.3 17.8
1963 27.6 17.7
1964 27.9 17.6
1965 28.2 17.5
1966 28.6 17.5
1967 28.9 17.5
1968 29.3 17.5
1969 29.7 17.5
1970 30.1 17.5
1971 30.4 17.6
1972 30.5 17.6
1973 30.5 17.6
1974 30.5 17.7
1975 30.4 17.7
1976 30.4 17.7
1977 30.6 17.7
1978 30.9 17.7
1979 31.1 17.6
1980 31.2 17.6
1981 31.2 17.5
1982 31.4 17.4
1983 31.5 17.4
1984 31.7 17.3
1985 31.9 17.2
1986 32.1 17.1
1987 32.4 17
1988 32.6 16.8
1989 32.8 16.7
1990 33 16.5
1991 33.3 16.5
1992 33.6 16.7
1993 33.9 16.8
1994 34.2 16.7
1995 34.6 16.6
1996 35 16.5
1997 35.4 16.4
1998 35.8 16.4
1999 36.1 16.3
2000 36.5 16.3
2001 36.8 16.2
2002 37.1 16.2
2003 37.4 16.1
2004 37.7 16
2005 38 15.9
2006 38.3 15.7
2007 38.5 15.6
2008 38.7 15.6
2009 38.8 15.6
2010 38.9 15.7
2011 39.1 15.8
2012 39.2 16
2013 39.3 16
2014 39.4 16
2015 39.5 16.1
2016 39.7 16.1
2017 39.8 16.2
2018 40 16.2
2019 40.3 16.3
2020 40.6 16.3
2021 40.9 16.4
2022 41.2 16.5
2023 41.6 16.5
2024 42 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
29
2025
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
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
38.7%
2014

Energy

Belarus Somalia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
95.4%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Belarus Somalia
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
9
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
54.1%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
27.6%
2022

Health

Belarus Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Somalia
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,321 mi
2018

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