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Belarus vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 83rd vs. 131st).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Switzerland
Population
9074112
9112950
Population rank 101/197 100/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$937B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

Belarus and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Switzerland
Year GDP
Belarus Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 - $24,998,066,773
1971 - $30,040,171,751
1972 - $36,844,318,854
1973 - $49,550,006,320
1974 - $57,103,011,446
1975 - $65,466,081,819
1976 - $68,476,524,644
1977 - $73,135,771,167
1978 - $102,280,472,036
1979 - $114,970,094,425
1980 - $122,557,843,886
1981 - $112,244,805,519
1982 - $115,043,365,512
1983 - $114,634,358,535
1984 - $109,455,312,168
1985 - $110,980,314,192
1986 - $159,089,921,063
1987 - $199,236,370,038
1988 - $215,540,625,299
1989 - $208,105,846,934
1990 $17,389,558,233 $265,763,573,999
1991 $18,404,907,975 $268,901,693,863
1992 $16,939,790,094 $279,921,425,828
1993 $16,275,073,527 $272,237,527,071
1994 $14,931,435,232 $301,375,055,202
1995 $13,972,683,274 $352,835,806,342
1996 $14,756,846,154 $340,103,959,547
1997 $14,130,585,516 $294,788,198,856
1998 $15,221,352,699 $303,459,014,347
1999 $12,138,243,081 $297,873,643,323
2000 $12,736,780,455 $279,216,033,870
2001 $12,354,820,144 $286,582,672,434
2002 $14,594,900,945 $309,301,422,430
2003 $17,825,444,724 $362,075,086,508
2004 $23,141,566,293 $403,912,891,033
2005 $30,210,091,837 $418,284,865,885
2006 $36,961,894,281 $441,634,672,197
2007 $45,275,711,996 $490,740,715,595
2008 $60,752,106,347 $567,267,767,519
2009 $50,873,167,326 $554,212,916,092
2010 $57,231,904,543 $598,851,027,948
2011 $61,762,382,328 $715,888,126,682
2012 $65,685,890,439 $686,420,221,558
2013 $75,527,558,966 $706,234,937,371
2014 $78,813,069,121 $726,537,809,430
2015 $56,454,769,845 $694,118,186,380
2016 $47,723,545,321 $687,895,460,903
2017 $54,725,405,751 $695,200,834,102
2018 $60,031,026,576 $725,568,717,468
2019 $64,410,170,653 $721,369,112,727
2020 $61,371,673,345 $741,999,406,006
2021 $69,673,747,132 $815,309,330,987
2022 $73,775,179,925 $828,508,926,958
2023 $72,478,760,370 $894,424,821,645
2024 $75,961,865,472 $936,564,198,049

Belarus and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 - $4,044
1971 - $4,835
1972 - $5,885
1973 - $7,856
1974 - $9,005
1975 - $10,328
1976 - $10,865
1977 - $11,644
1978 - $16,282
1979 - $18,266
1980 - $19,394
1981 - $17,665
1982 - $18,000
1983 - $17,859
1984 - $16,991
1985 - $17,152
1986 - $24,460
1987 - $30,441
1988 - $32,690
1989 - $31,309
1990 $1,707 $39,575
1991 $1,805 $39,544
1992 $1,658 $40,714
1993 $1,590 $39,237
1994 $1,460 $43,092
1995 $1,371 $50,114
1996 $1,453 $48,093
1997 $1,397 $41,584
1998 $1,511 $42,681
1999 $1,211 $41,696
2000 $1,276 $38,865
2001 $1,244 $39,639
2002 $1,479 $42,459
2003 $1,820 $49,336
2004 $2,378 $54,659
2005 $3,126 $56,243
2006 $3,848 $59,011
2007 $4,735 $64,989
2008 $6,376 $74,175
2009 $5,352 $71,568
2010 $6,035 $76,531
2011 $6,528 $90,477
2012 $6,953 $85,836
2013 $7,998 $87,304
2014 $8,341 $88,725
2015 $5,967 $83,806
2016 $5,040 $82,153
2017 $5,786 $82,254
2018 $6,360 $85,217
2019 $6,838 $84,122
2020 $6,543 $85,898
2021 $7,490 $93,665
2022 $7,995 $94,395
2023 $7,897 $100,632
2024 $8,317 $103,670

Belarus vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Switzerland
1950 58.6 68.9
1951 59.4 68.7
1952 60.5 69.6
1953 61.5 69.5
1954 62.5 70
1955 63.5 70.1
1956 64.5 70.2
1957 65.4 70.5
1958 66.6 71.3
1959 68 71.5
1960 69.3 71.4
1961 70 71.7
1962 70.5 71.3
1963 70.8 71.3
1964 71.3 72.2
1965 71.6 72.3
1966 71.8 72.4
1967 71.9 72.7
1968 71.9 72.7
1969 71.7 72.7
1970 71.7 73.1
1971 71.6 73.2
1972 71.8 73.8
1973 71.7 74.1
1974 71.7 74.4
1975 71.4 74.8
1976 71.2 74.9
1977 71.1 75.4
1978 70.9 75.3
1979 70.8 75.6
1980 70.7 75.6
1981 70.8 75.8
1982 70.8 76.2
1983 70.7 76.2
1984 70.8 76.8
1985 71.2 76.9
1986 71.7 77
1987 71.9 77.3
1988 71.7 77.4
1989 71.5 77.6
1990 71.1 77.4
1991 70.7 77.6
1992 70.1 77.9
1993 69.5 78.2
1994 69 78.5
1995 68.8 78.6
1996 68.6 79
1997 68.5 79.2
1998 68.3 79.5
1999 68.4 79.7
2000 68.5 79.8
2001 68.4 80.3
2002 68.3 80.4
2003 68.4 80.5
2004 68.7 81.1
2005 69 81.2
2006 69.4 81.5
2007 70 81.7
2008 70.3 82
2009 70.4 82
2010 70.5 82.3
2011 71.1 82.6
2012 71.8 82.6
2013 72.7 82.7
2014 73.2 83.1
2015 73.8 82.8
2016 74.2 83.4
2017 74.4 83.4
2018 74.3 83.6
2019 74.3 83.8
2020 72.3 83.1
2021 72.2 83.6
2022 74.4 83.2
2023 74.4 84
2024 74.6 84.1
2025 74.8 84.2

Belarus and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Switzerland
Year Population
Belarus Switzerland
1960 8,198,000 5,327,827
1961 8,271,216 5,434,294
1962 8,351,928 5,573,815
1963 8,437,232 5,694,247
1964 8,524,224 5,789,228
1965 8,610,000 5,856,472
1966 8,696,496 5,918,002
1967 8,785,648 5,991,785
1968 8,874,552 6,067,714
1969 8,960,304 6,136,387
1970 9,040,000 6,180,877
1971 9,115,576 6,213,399
1972 9,188,968 6,260,956
1973 9,257,272 6,307,347
1974 9,317,584 6,341,405
1975 9,367,000 6,338,632
1976 9,411,000 6,302,504
1977 9,463,000 6,281,174
1978 9,525,000 6,281,738
1979 9,584,000 6,294,365
1980 9,643,000 6,319,408
1981 9,710,000 6,354,074
1982 9,776,000 6,391,309
1983 9,843,000 6,418,773
1984 9,910,000 6,441,865
1985 9,975,000 6,470,365
1986 10,043,000 6,504,124
1987 10,111,000 6,545,106
1988 10,140,000 6,593,386
1989 10,170,000 6,646,912
1990 10,189,348 6,715,519
1991 10,194,050 6,799,978
1992 10,216,470 6,875,364
1993 10,239,050 6,938,265
1994 10,226,955 6,993,795
1995 10,193,831 7,040,687
1996 10,159,569 7,071,850
1997 10,117,433 7,088,906
1998 10,071,963 7,110,001
1999 10,026,738 7,143,991
2000 9,979,610 7,184,250
2001 9,928,549 7,229,854
2002 9,865,548 7,284,753
2003 9,796,749 7,339,001
2004 9,730,146 7,389,625
2005 9,663,915 7,437,115
2006 9,604,924 7,483,934
2007 9,560,953 7,551,117
2008 9,527,985 7,647,675
2009 9,504,583 7,743,831
2010 9,483,836 7,824,909
2011 9,461,643 7,912,398
2012 9,446,836 7,996,861
2013 9,443,211 8,089,346
2014 9,448,515 8,188,649
2015 9,461,076 8,282,396
2016 9,469,379 8,373,338
2017 9,458,989 8,451,840
2018 9,438,785 8,514,329
2019 9,419,758 8,575,280
2020 9,379,952 8,638,167
2021 9,302,585 8,704,546
2022 9,228,071 8,777,088
2023 9,178,298 8,888,093
2024 9,133,712 9,034,102

Fertility rates in Belarus and Switzerland

Fertility rate
Belarus

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Switzerland
1960 2.67 2.44
1961 2.59 2.52
1962 2.5 2.58
1963 2.4 2.65
1964 2.31 2.66
1965 2.27 2.59
1966 2.29 2.5
1967 2.26 2.39
1968 2.22 2.29
1969 2.26 2.19
1970 2.31 2.1
1971 2.31 2.04
1972 2.28 1.91
1973 2.25 1.81
1974 2.21 1.73
1975 2.17 1.61
1976 2.12 1.55
1977 2.08 1.53
1978 2.06 1.51
1979 2.05 1.52
1980 2.03 1.55
1981 2.02 1.55
1982 2.05 1.56
1983 2.11 1.52
1984 2.11 1.53
1985 2.09 1.52
1986 2.09 1.53
1987 2.03 1.52
1988 2.03 1.57
1989 2.03 1.56
1990 1.91 1.58
1991 1.81 1.58
1992 1.76 1.58
1993 1.62 1.51
1994 1.53 1.49
1995 1.41 1.48
1996 1.34 1.5
1997 1.25 1.48
1998 1.3 1.47
1999 1.31 1.48
2000 1.32 1.5
2001 1.29 1.38
2002 1.24 1.39
2003 1.23 1.39
2004 1.23 1.42
2005 1.25 1.42
2006 1.34 1.44
2007 1.43 1.46
2008 1.49 1.48
2009 1.51 1.5
2010 1.49 1.52
2011 1.52 1.52
2012 1.62 1.52
2013 1.67 1.52
2014 1.7 1.54
2015 1.72 1.54
2016 1.73 1.54
2017 1.54 1.52
2018 1.45 1.52
2019 1.38 1.48
2020 1.37 1.46
2021 1.37 1.52
2022 1.33 1.39
2023 1.21 1.33

Belarus and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
Belarus Switzerland
1960 26.6 32.6
1961 26.9 32.4
1962 27.3 32
1963 27.6 31.7
1964 27.9 31.5
1965 28.2 31.6
1966 28.6 31.6
1967 28.9 31.6
1968 29.3 31.7
1969 29.7 31.7
1970 30.1 32
1971 30.4 32.2
1972 30.5 32.3
1973 30.5 32.5
1974 30.5 32.7
1975 30.4 33.1
1976 30.4 33.5
1977 30.6 33.8
1978 30.9 34.2
1979 31.1 34.5
1980 31.2 34.8
1981 31.2 35
1982 31.4 35.3
1983 31.5 35.6
1984 31.7 35.9
1985 31.9 36.1
1986 32.1 36.3
1987 32.4 36.5
1988 32.6 36.7
1989 32.8 36.8
1990 33 36.9
1991 33.3 36.9
1992 33.6 36.9
1993 33.9 37
1994 34.2 37.1
1995 34.6 37.3
1996 35 37.6
1997 35.4 37.9
1998 35.8 38.2
1999 36.1 38.4
2000 36.5 38.7
2001 36.8 39
2002 37.1 39.3
2003 37.4 39.6
2004 37.7 39.9
2005 38 40.3
2006 38.3 40.6
2007 38.5 40.9
2008 38.7 41.1
2009 38.8 41.3
2010 38.9 41.5
2011 39.1 41.6
2012 39.2 41.8
2013 39.3 42
2014 39.4 42.1
2015 39.5 42.2
2016 39.7 42.3
2017 39.8 42.4
2018 40 42.5
2019 40.3 42.6
2020 40.6 42.7
2021 40.9 42.8
2022 41.2 43
2023 41.6 43.4
2024 42 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
2.11%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
98.4%
2024

Energy

Belarus Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belarus Switzerland
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
99%
2003
English speaking
12%
2025
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
97.3%
2023

Health

Belarus Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Switzerland
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
52,266 mi
2021

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