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Belarus vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 83rd vs. 105th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and South Korea ranks 12/197 ($1.88T). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 92/197 ($8,318), while South Korea ranks 31/197 ($36,239).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus South Korea
Population
9011944
51633793
Population rank 101/197 31/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$1.88T
2024
GDP rank 83/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$8,318
2024
$36,239
2024
GDP per capita rank 92/197 31/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,010
2024
$58,895
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$984B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.1%
2026
55.7%
2026
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$19,021
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2026
$23,981
2026
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2026
37,684 sq mi
2026
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
75 years
2026
84.6 years
2026

Belarus and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Belarus and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Belarus

South Korea
Year GDP
Belarus South Korea
1960 - $3,973,069,307
1961 - $2,427,244,761
1962 - $2,826,923,077
1963 - $4,007,692,308
1964 - $3,476,789,682
1965 - $3,141,131,708
1966 - $3,957,064,541
1967 - $4,895,076,718
1968 - $6,167,109,472
1969 - $7,743,940,189
1970 - $9,085,001,794
1971 - $10,005,257,131
1972 - $10,990,490,570
1973 - $14,067,523,813
1974 - $19,860,929,977
1975 - $22,126,033,058
1976 - $30,371,074,380
1977 - $39,064,462,810
1978 - $52,824,793,388
1979 - $68,083,884,298
1980 - $66,547,970,351
1981 - $74,287,368,087
1982 - $79,921,300,447
1983 - $89,621,208,322
1984 - $99,749,645,089
1985 - $103,764,281,281
1986 - $119,965,960,795
1987 - $152,240,393,646
1988 - $205,477,530,605
1989 - $254,236,243,100
1990 $17,389,558,233 $292,064,221,389
1991 $18,404,907,975 $340,851,946,804
1992 $16,939,790,094 $366,921,291,825
1993 $16,275,073,527 $405,705,302,846
1994 $14,931,435,232 $479,181,794,217
1995 $13,972,683,274 $586,286,469,401
1996 $14,500,437,520 $631,196,863,758
1997 $14,128,408,566 $589,202,526,424
1998 $15,222,012,660 $397,297,216,492
1999 $12,138,486,532 $515,697,079,289
2000 $12,736,856,828 $597,487,173,479
2001 $12,354,820,144 $567,564,806,235
2002 $14,594,900,945 $650,014,391,470
2003 $17,825,444,724 $728,516,494,684
2004 $23,141,566,293 $823,251,107,639
2005 $30,210,091,837 $971,740,329,984
2006 $36,961,894,281 $1,095,175,538,508
2007 $45,275,711,996 $1,220,911,904,593
2008 $60,752,106,347 $1,091,580,692,542
2009 $50,873,167,326 $983,065,242,417
2010 $57,231,904,543 $1,192,830,015,738
2011 $61,762,382,328 $1,307,103,477,219
2012 $65,685,890,439 $1,335,343,586,438
2013 $75,527,558,966 $1,434,669,686,502
2014 $78,813,069,121 $1,556,252,422,020
2015 $56,454,769,845 $1,539,212,301,136
2016 $47,723,545,321 $1,579,150,518,945
2017 $54,725,405,751 $1,710,196,756,713
2018 $60,031,026,576 $1,824,251,454,307
2019 $64,410,170,653 $1,751,045,752,055
2020 $61,371,673,345 $1,744,070,276,373
2021 $69,673,747,132 $1,942,313,560,966
2022 $73,775,179,925 $1,799,363,116,867
2023 $72,478,760,370 $1,844,800,934,392
2024 $75,961,865,472 $1,875,388,209,407

Belarus and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Belarus South Korea
1960 - $158.8
1961 - $94.2
1962 - $106.6
1963 - $147
1964 - $124.2
1965 - $109.4
1966 - $134.4
1967 - $162.5
1968 - $200
1969 - $245.5
1970 - $281.8
1971 - $304
1972 - $328
1973 - $412
1974 - $572
1975 - $627
1976 - $847
1977 - $1,073
1978 - $1,429
1979 - $1,814
1980 - $1,746
1981 - $1,918
1982 - $2,032
1983 - $2,246
1984 - $2,469
1985 - $2,543
1986 - $2,911
1987 - $3,658
1988 - $4,889
1989 - $5,989
1990 $1,707 $6,813
1991 $1,805 $7,873
1992 $1,658 $8,387
1993 $1,590 $9,180
1994 $1,460 $10,734
1995 $1,371 $13,002
1996 $1,427 $13,865
1997 $1,396 $12,822
1998 $1,511 $8,583
1999 $1,211 $11,063
2000 $1,276 $12,710
2001 $1,244 $11,981
2002 $1,479 $13,643
2003 $1,820 $15,212
2004 $2,378 $17,122
2005 $3,126 $20,167
2006 $3,848 $22,610
2007 $4,735 $25,078
2008 $6,376 $22,252
2009 $5,352 $19,937
2010 $6,035 $24,071
2011 $6,528 $26,175
2012 $6,953 $26,601
2013 $7,998 $28,449
2014 $8,341 $30,667
2015 $5,967 $30,172
2016 $5,040 $30,832
2017 $5,786 $33,297
2018 $6,360 $35,364
2019 $6,838 $33,827
2020 $6,543 $33,646
2021 $7,490 $37,518
2022 $7,995 $34,822
2023 $7,897 $35,674
2024 $8,318 $36,239

Belarus vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus South Korea
1950 58.6 22.2
1951 59.4 26.6
1952 60.5 36.6
1953 61.5 40.5
1954 62.5 46.1
1955 63.5 48.4
1956 64.5 50.2
1957 65.4 51.6
1958 66.6 51.8
1959 68 52.9
1960 69.3 53.8
1961 70 54.4
1962 70.5 55
1963 70.8 55
1964 71.3 55.3
1965 71.6 55.8
1966 71.8 55.4
1967 71.9 60.9
1968 71.9 60.9
1969 71.7 61.4
1970 71.7 62.2
1971 71.6 62.7
1972 71.8 63.2
1973 71.7 63.8
1974 71.7 64.2
1975 71.4 64.7
1976 71.2 65
1977 71.1 64.6
1978 70.9 65
1979 70.8 66.1
1980 70.7 64.8
1981 70.8 67.1
1982 70.8 67.1
1983 70.7 66.7
1984 70.8 68.1
1985 71.2 68.4
1986 71.7 69
1987 71.9 69.3
1988 71.7 70.2
1989 71.5 70.7
1990 71.1 71
1991 70.7 71.4
1992 70.1 72.2
1993 69.5 72.7
1994 69 72.9
1995 68.8 73.4
1996 68.6 74
1997 68.5 74.5
1998 68.3 75
1999 68.4 75.6
2000 68.5 76.2
2001 68.4 76.9
2002 68.3 77.2
2003 68.4 77.5
2004 68.7 78
2005 69 78.4
2006 69.4 79
2007 70 79.4
2008 70.3 80
2009 70.4 80.6
2010 70.5 80.7
2011 71.1 81.2
2012 71.8 81.3
2013 72.7 81.8
2014 73.2 82.4
2015 73.8 82.5
2016 74.2 82.9
2017 74.4 83.3
2018 74.3 83.3
2019 74.3 83.7
2020 72.3 83.7
2021 72.2 83.9
2022 74.4 82.7
2023 74.4 84.3
2024 74.6 84.4
2025 74.8 84.5
2026 75 84.6

Belarus and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

South Korea
Year Population
Belarus South Korea
1960 8,198,000 25,012,374
1961 8,271,216 25,765,673
1962 8,351,928 26,513,030
1963 8,437,232 27,261,747
1964 8,524,224 27,984,155
1965 8,610,000 28,704,674
1966 8,696,496 29,435,571
1967 8,785,648 30,130,983
1968 8,874,552 30,838,302
1969 8,960,304 31,544,266
1970 9,040,000 32,240,827
1971 9,115,576 32,882,704
1972 9,188,968 33,505,406
1973 9,257,272 34,103,149
1974 9,317,584 34,692,266
1975 9,367,000 35,280,725
1976 9,411,000 35,848,523
1977 9,463,000 36,411,795
1978 9,525,000 36,969,185
1979 9,584,000 37,534,236
1980 9,643,000 38,123,775
1981 9,710,000 38,723,248
1982 9,776,000 39,326,352
1983 9,843,000 39,910,403
1984 9,910,000 40,405,956
1985 9,975,000 40,805,744
1986 10,043,000 41,213,674
1987 10,111,000 41,621,690
1988 10,140,000 42,031,247
1989 10,170,000 42,449,038
1990 10,189,348 42,869,283
1991 10,194,050 43,295,704
1992 10,216,470 43,747,962
1993 10,239,050 44,194,628
1994 10,226,955 44,641,540
1995 10,193,831 45,092,991
1996 10,159,569 45,524,681
1997 10,117,433 45,953,580
1998 10,071,963 46,286,503
1999 10,026,738 46,616,677
2000 9,979,610 47,008,111
2001 9,928,549 47,370,164
2002 9,865,548 47,644,736
2003 9,796,749 47,892,330
2004 9,730,146 48,082,519
2005 9,663,915 48,184,561
2006 9,604,924 48,438,292
2007 9,560,953 48,683,638
2008 9,527,985 49,054,708
2009 9,504,583 49,307,835
2010 9,483,836 49,554,112
2011 9,461,643 49,936,638
2012 9,446,836 50,199,853
2013 9,443,211 50,428,893
2014 9,448,515 50,746,659
2015 9,461,076 51,014,947
2016 9,469,379 51,217,803
2017 9,458,989 51,361,911
2018 9,438,785 51,585,058
2019 9,419,758 51,764,822
2020 9,379,952 51,836,239
2021 9,302,585 51,769,539
2022 9,228,071 51,672,569
2023 9,178,298 51,712,619
2024 9,132,629 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Belarus and South Korea

Fertility rate
Belarus

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Belarus South Korea
1960 2.67 5.99
1961 2.59 5.8
1962 2.5 5.56
1963 2.4 5.33
1964 2.31 5.07
1965 2.27 4.89
1966 2.29 4.78
1967 2.26 4.62
1968 2.22 4.51
1969 2.26 4.45
1970 2.31 4.53
1971 2.31 4.54
1972 2.28 4.12
1973 2.25 4.07
1974 2.21 3.77
1975 2.17 3.43
1976 2.12 3
1977 2.08 2.99
1978 2.06 2.64
1979 2.05 2.9
1980 2.03 2.82
1981 2.02 2.57
1982 2.05 2.39
1983 2.11 2.06
1984 2.11 1.74
1985 2.09 1.66
1986 2.09 1.58
1987 2.03 1.53
1988 2.03 1.55
1989 2.03 1.56
1990 1.91 1.57
1991 1.81 1.71
1992 1.76 1.76
1993 1.62 1.65
1994 1.53 1.66
1995 1.41 1.63
1996 1.34 1.57
1997 1.25 1.54
1998 1.3 1.46
1999 1.31 1.43
2000 1.32 1.48
2001 1.29 1.31
2002 1.24 1.18
2003 1.23 1.19
2004 1.23 1.16
2005 1.25 1.09
2006 1.34 1.13
2007 1.43 1.26
2008 1.49 1.19
2009 1.51 1.15
2010 1.49 1.23
2011 1.52 1.24
2012 1.62 1.3
2013 1.67 1.19
2014 1.7 1.21
2015 1.72 1.24
2016 1.73 1.17
2017 1.54 1.05
2018 1.45 0.98
2019 1.38 0.92
2020 1.37 0.84
2021 1.37 0.81
2022 1.33 0.78
2023 1.21 0.72

Belarus and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Belarus South Korea
1960 26.6 19.3
1961 26.9 19.2
1962 27.3 19.1
1963 27.6 19
1964 27.9 18.8
1965 28.2 18.6
1966 28.6 18.5
1967 28.9 18.6
1968 29.3 18.7
1969 29.7 18.8
1970 30.1 18.9
1971 30.4 19
1972 30.5 19.1
1973 30.5 19.3
1974 30.5 19.6
1975 30.4 19.9
1976 30.4 20.2
1977 30.6 20.7
1978 30.9 21.1
1979 31.1 21.6
1980 31.2 22.1
1981 31.2 22.5
1982 31.4 22.8
1983 31.5 23.3
1984 31.7 23.7
1985 31.9 24.2
1986 32.1 24.8
1987 32.4 25.3
1988 32.6 25.8
1989 32.8 26.3
1990 33 26.7
1991 33.3 27.2
1992 33.6 27.8
1993 33.9 28.3
1994 34.2 28.9
1995 34.6 29.4
1996 35 29.8
1997 35.4 30.2
1998 35.8 30.7
1999 36.1 31.2
2000 36.5 31.7
2001 36.8 32.3
2002 37.1 32.8
2003 37.4 33.4
2004 37.7 33.9
2005 38 34.5
2006 38.3 35.2
2007 38.5 35.8
2008 38.7 36.4
2009 38.8 37
2010 38.9 37.6
2011 39.1 38.2
2012 39.2 38.8
2013 39.3 39.5
2014 39.4 40.2
2015 39.5 40.8
2016 39.7 41.4
2017 39.8 41.9
2018 40 42.5
2019 40.3 43.1
2020 40.6 43.8
2021 40.9 44.4
2022 41.2 44.9
2023 41.6 45.5
2024 42 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$75.4B
2024
$1.9T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.4%
2026
23.4%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.07%
2024
2.56%
2024
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.23%
2026
-0.45%
2026
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
33.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
96.9%
2024

Energy

Belarus South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$10.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2024
588 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
5.94 tons
2024
11.4 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belarus South Korea
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
81.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2026
84.7
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
63
2026
86
2026
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
98.8%
2018
English speaking
12%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
97.9%
2024

Health

Belarus South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
75 years
2026
84.6 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
70
2026
45
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus South Korea
% of world land
0.14%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
8,582 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2026
6,054 sq mi
2026
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2026
24,158 sq mi
2026
Roads length n/a
68,794 mi
2018

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