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Belarus vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 83rd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Vatican
Population
9074112
949
Population rank 101/197 197/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 83/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 95/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
n/a
Median age
42 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Belarus and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Belarus vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Vatican
1950 58.6 65.9
1951 59.4 65.3
1952 60.5 65.7
1953 61.5 66.3
1954 62.5 67.5
1955 63.5 67.8
1956 64.5 67.3
1957 65.4 67.5
1958 66.6 68.7
1959 68 69.2
1960 69.3 69.2
1961 70 69.8
1962 70.5 69.2
1963 70.8 69.3
1964 71.3 70.3
1965 71.6 70.1
1966 71.8 70.9
1967 71.9 70.9
1968 71.9 70.7
1969 71.7 70.7
1970 71.7 71.5
1971 71.6 71.7
1972 71.8 72
1973 71.7 71.9
1974 71.7 72.7
1975 71.4 72.6
1976 71.2 72.9
1977 71.1 73.3
1978 70.9 73.7
1979 70.8 74
1980 70.7 74.1
1981 70.8 74.3
1982 70.8 74.8
1983 70.7 74.7
1984 70.8 75.1
1985 71.2 75.5
1986 71.7 75.7
1987 71.9 76.2
1988 71.7 76.4
1989 71.5 76.8
1990 71.1 76.9
1991 70.7 76.9
1992 70.1 77.3
1993 69.5 77
1994 69 77.7
1995 68.8 77.8
1996 68.6 78.5
1997 68.5 78.2
1998 68.3 78.3
1999 68.4 78.7
2000 68.5 79.3
2001 68.4 79.9
2002 68.3 80
2003 68.4 79.8
2004 68.7 80.2
2005 69 80.6
2006 69.4 81.2
2007 70 81.3
2008 70.3 81.4
2009 70.4 81.3
2010 70.5 81.5
2011 71.1 81.7
2012 71.8 82
2013 72.7 82.5
2014 73.2 82.6
2015 73.8 82.5
2016 74.2 82.9
2017 74.4 82.7
2018 74.3 83.3
2019 74.3 83.6
2020 72.3 83
2021 72.2 82.9
2022 74.4 83.3
2023 74.4 83
2024 74.6 83.1
2025 74.8 83.3

Belarus and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Vatican
Year Population
Belarus Vatican
1960 8,198,000 -
1961 8,271,216 -
1962 8,351,928 -
1963 8,437,232 -
1964 8,524,224 -
1965 8,610,000 -
1966 8,696,496 -
1967 8,785,648 -
1968 8,874,552 -
1969 8,960,304 -
1970 9,040,000 -
1971 9,115,576 -
1972 9,188,968 -
1973 9,257,272 -
1974 9,317,584 -
1975 9,367,000 -
1976 9,411,000 -
1977 9,463,000 -
1978 9,525,000 -
1979 9,584,000 -
1980 9,643,000 -
1981 9,710,000 -
1982 9,776,000 -
1983 9,843,000 -
1984 9,910,000 -
1985 9,975,000 -
1986 10,043,000 -
1987 10,111,000 -
1988 10,140,000 -
1989 10,170,000 -
1990 10,189,348 -
1991 10,194,050 -
1992 10,216,470 -
1993 10,239,050 -
1994 10,226,955 -
1995 10,193,831 -
1996 10,159,569 -
1997 10,117,433 -
1998 10,071,963 -
1999 10,026,738 -
2000 9,979,610 880
2001 9,928,549 890
2002 9,865,548 900
2003 9,796,749 911
2004 9,730,146 921
2005 9,663,915 921
2006 9,604,924 932
2007 9,560,953 821
2008 9,527,985 824
2009 9,504,583 826
2010 9,483,836 829
2011 9,461,643 832
2012 9,446,836 836
2013 9,443,211 839
2014 9,448,515 842
2015 9,461,076 1,000
2016 9,469,379 -
2017 9,458,989 1,000
2018 9,438,785 -
2019 9,419,758 1,000
2020 9,379,952 -
2021 9,302,585 -
2022 9,228,071 -
2023 9,178,298 -
2024 9,133,712 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
65
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
n/a
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
n/a

Energy

Belarus Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Belarus Vatican
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
n/a
Urban population
81.1%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
63
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
94
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
100%
2013
English speaking
12%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
n/a

Health

Belarus Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
70
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Belarus Vatican
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length n/a
5.59 mi
2003

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