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Belarus vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 83rd vs. 60th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Zimbabwe
Population
9074112
17210092
Population rank 101/197 74/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Belarus and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Belarus Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 - $1,884,206,452
1971 - $2,178,716,475
1972 - $2,677,729,616
1973 - $3,309,353,866
1974 - $3,982,161,721
1975 - $4,371,301,052
1976 - $4,318,372,348
1977 - $4,364,382,451
1978 - $4,351,600,850
1979 - $5,177,459,817
1980 - $6,678,868,738
1981 - $8,011,374,445
1982 - $8,539,701,388
1983 - $7,764,067,625
1984 - $6,352,126,411
1985 - $5,637,259,754
1986 - $6,217,524,201
1987 - $6,741,215,643
1988 - $7,814,784,729
1989 - $8,286,323,367
1990 $17,389,558,233 $8,783,817,407
1991 $18,404,907,975 $8,641,482,396
1992 $16,939,790,094 $6,751,472,744
1993 $16,275,073,527 $6,563,813,829
1994 $14,931,435,232 $6,890,675,555
1995 $13,972,683,274 $7,111,271,273
1996 $14,756,846,154 $8,553,147,289
1997 $14,130,585,516 $8,529,572,287
1998 $15,221,352,699 $6,401,968,715
1999 $12,138,243,081 $6,858,013,652
2000 $12,736,780,455 $6,689,958,139
2001 $12,354,820,144 $6,777,385,246
2002 $14,594,900,945 $6,342,116,911
2003 $17,825,444,724 $5,727,592,261
2004 $23,141,566,293 $5,805,598,867
2005 $30,210,091,837 $5,755,215,663
2006 $36,961,894,281 $5,443,896,938
2007 $45,275,711,996 $5,291,950,526
2008 $60,752,106,347 $4,415,703,156
2009 $50,873,167,326 $9,665,815,601
2010 $57,231,904,543 $12,041,602,762
2011 $61,762,382,328 $14,101,801,031
2012 $65,685,890,439 $17,114,762,914
2013 $75,527,558,966 $19,091,004,042
2014 $78,813,069,121 $19,495,547,523
2015 $56,454,769,845 $19,963,058,858
2016 $47,723,545,321 $20,548,759,858
2017 $54,725,405,751 $51,074,726,484
2018 $60,031,026,576 $34,156,057,417
2019 $64,410,170,653 $25,715,657,177
2020 $61,371,673,345 $26,868,564,055
2021 $69,673,747,132 $27,240,507,842
2022 $73,775,179,925 $32,789,657,378
2023 $72,478,760,370 $35,231,369,343
2024 $75,961,865,472 $44,187,704,410

Belarus and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 - $361
1971 - $405
1972 - $483
1973 - $579
1974 - $674
1975 - $717
1976 - $687
1977 - $677
1978 - $665
1979 - $779
1980 - $949
1981 - $1,068
1982 - $1,095
1983 - $959
1984 - $757
1985 - $649
1986 - $692
1987 - $726
1988 - $815
1989 - $840
1990 $1,707 $866
1991 $1,805 $831
1992 $1,658 $631
1993 $1,590 $604
1994 $1,460 $634
1995 $1,371 $648
1996 $1,453 $767
1997 $1,397 $750
1998 $1,511 $552
1999 $1,211 $582
2000 $1,276 $563
2001 $1,244 $566
2002 $1,479 $525
2003 $1,820 $468
2004 $2,378 $469
2005 $3,126 $461
2006 $3,848 $431
2007 $4,735 $413
2008 $6,376 $341
2009 $5,352 $735
2010 $6,035 $902
2011 $6,528 $1,037
2012 $6,953 $1,239
2013 $7,998 $1,362
2014 $8,341 $1,372
2015 $5,967 $1,386
2016 $5,040 $1,407
2017 $5,786 $3,448
2018 $6,360 $2,272
2019 $6,838 $1,684
2020 $6,543 $1,730
2021 $7,490 $1,724
2022 $7,995 $2,041
2023 $7,897 $2,156
2024 $8,317 $2,656

Belarus vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Zimbabwe
1950 58.6 49.4
1951 59.4 49.8
1952 60.5 50.2
1953 61.5 50.6
1954 62.5 51
1955 63.5 51.4
1956 64.5 51.8
1957 65.4 52.2
1958 66.6 52.6
1959 68 53
1960 69.3 53.5
1961 70 54
1962 70.5 54.5
1963 70.8 54.9
1964 71.3 55.4
1965 71.6 55.9
1966 71.8 56.4
1967 71.9 56.8
1968 71.9 57.1
1969 71.7 57.5
1970 71.7 57.8
1971 71.6 58
1972 71.8 58.2
1973 71.7 58.1
1974 71.7 58.2
1975 71.4 58.2
1976 71.2 57.6
1977 71.1 57
1978 70.9 54.7
1979 70.8 54.9
1980 70.7 59.1
1981 70.8 59.4
1982 70.8 59.9
1983 70.7 60
1984 70.8 60.6
1985 71.2 60.9
1986 71.7 61
1987 71.9 60.7
1988 71.7 60.2
1989 71.5 59.4
1990 71.1 58.3
1991 70.7 57
1992 70.1 55.6
1993 69.5 54
1994 69 52.5
1995 68.8 51.1
1996 68.6 49
1997 68.5 48.5
1998 68.3 47.6
1999 68.4 46.4
2000 68.5 46
2001 68.4 44.5
2002 68.3 45.9
2003 68.4 45.4
2004 68.7 46
2005 69 46.6
2006 69.4 47.1
2007 70 47.6
2008 70.3 48.5
2009 70.4 49.7
2010 70.5 51.9
2011 71.1 53.9
2012 71.8 55.4
2013 72.7 56.8
2014 73.2 58.1
2015 73.8 59
2016 74.2 59.8
2017 74.4 60.3
2018 74.3 60.9
2019 74.3 61.1
2020 72.3 61.5
2021 72.2 60.1
2022 74.4 62.4
2023 74.4 62.8
2024 74.6 63.1
2025 74.8 63.3

Belarus and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Belarus Zimbabwe
1960 8,198,000 3,809,389
1961 8,271,216 3,930,401
1962 8,351,928 4,055,959
1963 8,437,232 4,185,877
1964 8,524,224 4,320,006
1965 8,610,000 4,458,462
1966 8,696,496 4,601,217
1967 8,785,648 4,748,307
1968 8,874,552 4,900,440
1969 8,960,304 5,058,181
1970 9,040,000 5,215,918
1971 9,115,576 5,374,712
1972 9,188,968 5,542,445
1973 9,257,272 5,720,404
1974 9,317,584 5,908,328
1975 9,367,000 6,098,658
1976 9,411,000 6,287,105
1977 9,463,000 6,449,512
1978 9,525,000 6,543,575
1979 9,584,000 6,647,556
1980 9,643,000 7,041,303
1981 9,710,000 7,498,635
1982 9,776,000 7,796,496
1983 9,843,000 8,098,404
1984 9,910,000 8,391,488
1985 9,975,000 8,686,813
1986 10,043,000 8,982,578
1987 10,111,000 9,284,644
1988 10,140,000 9,583,094
1989 10,170,000 9,864,798
1990 10,189,348 10,137,281
1991 10,194,050 10,404,816
1992 10,216,470 10,702,700
1993 10,239,050 10,860,288
1994 10,226,955 10,873,148
1995 10,193,831 10,974,599
1996 10,159,569 11,158,360
1997 10,117,433 11,369,827
1998 10,071,963 11,594,297
1999 10,026,738 11,783,458
2000 9,979,610 11,892,055
2001 9,928,549 11,971,901
2002 9,865,548 12,087,653
2003 9,796,749 12,232,323
2004 9,730,146 12,365,896
2005 9,663,915 12,483,432
2006 9,604,924 12,636,445
2007 9,560,953 12,804,058
2008 9,527,985 12,959,149
2009 9,504,583 13,142,790
2010 9,483,836 13,356,548
2011 9,461,643 13,595,424
2012 9,446,836 13,817,887
2013 9,443,211 14,013,808
2014 9,448,515 14,207,359
2015 9,461,076 14,399,013
2016 9,469,379 14,600,294
2017 9,458,989 14,812,482
2018 9,438,785 15,034,452
2019 9,419,758 15,271,368
2020 9,379,952 15,526,888
2021 9,302,585 15,797,210
2022 9,228,071 16,069,056
2023 9,178,298 16,340,822
2024 9,133,712 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Belarus and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Belarus

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Zimbabwe
1960 2.67 7.2
1961 2.59 7.21
1962 2.5 7.23
1963 2.4 7.23
1964 2.31 7.23
1965 2.27 7.23
1966 2.29 7.2
1967 2.26 7.16
1968 2.22 7.11
1969 2.26 7.04
1970 2.31 6.98
1971 2.31 6.94
1972 2.28 6.94
1973 2.25 6.94
1974 2.21 6.88
1975 2.17 6.83
1976 2.12 6.77
1977 2.08 6.71
1978 2.06 6.66
1979 2.05 6.59
1980 2.03 6.52
1981 2.02 6.45
1982 2.05 6.33
1983 2.11 6.2
1984 2.11 6.04
1985 2.09 5.87
1986 2.09 5.69
1987 2.03 5.5
1988 2.03 5.28
1989 2.03 5.07
1990 1.91 4.88
1991 1.81 4.72
1992 1.76 4.57
1993 1.62 4.39
1994 1.53 4.28
1995 1.41 4.15
1996 1.34 4.11
1997 1.25 4.08
1998 1.3 4.07
1999 1.31 4.06
2000 1.32 4.01
2001 1.29 3.98
2002 1.24 3.93
2003 1.23 3.86
2004 1.23 3.78
2005 1.25 3.69
2006 1.34 3.64
2007 1.43 3.68
2008 1.49 3.78
2009 1.51 3.95
2010 1.49 4.04
2011 1.52 4.13
2012 1.62 4.13
2013 1.67 4.11
2014 1.7 4.01
2015 1.72 3.91
2016 1.73 3.83
2017 1.54 3.77
2018 1.45 3.74
2019 1.38 3.75
2020 1.37 3.75
2021 1.37 3.77
2022 1.33 3.77
2023 1.21 3.72

Belarus and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Belarus Zimbabwe
1960 26.6 16.4
1961 26.9 16.2
1962 27.3 16
1963 27.6 15.8
1964 27.9 15.7
1965 28.2 15.7
1966 28.6 15.7
1967 28.9 15.7
1968 29.3 15.7
1969 29.7 15.7
1970 30.1 15.7
1971 30.4 15.8
1972 30.5 15.8
1973 30.5 15.8
1974 30.5 15.9
1975 30.4 15.9
1976 30.4 15.8
1977 30.6 15.8
1978 30.9 15.7
1979 31.1 15.6
1980 31.2 15.6
1981 31.2 15.7
1982 31.4 15.8
1983 31.5 15.8
1984 31.7 15.8
1985 31.9 15.9
1986 32.1 15.9
1987 32.4 15.9
1988 32.6 15.9
1989 32.8 16.1
1990 33 16.3
1991 33.3 16.5
1992 33.6 16.4
1993 33.9 16.3
1994 34.2 16.4
1995 34.6 16.6
1996 35 16.9
1997 35.4 17.2
1998 35.8 17.5
1999 36.1 17.7
2000 36.5 17.8
2001 36.8 18
2002 37.1 18.1
2003 37.4 18.2
2004 37.7 18.3
2005 38 18.3
2006 38.3 18.5
2007 38.5 18.5
2008 38.7 18.5
2009 38.8 18.4
2010 38.9 18.3
2011 39.1 18.2
2012 39.2 18.1
2013 39.3 18
2014 39.4 18
2015 39.5 18
2016 39.7 18
2017 39.8 18.1
2018 40 18.2
2019 40.3 18.3
2020 40.6 18.5
2021 40.9 18.6
2022 41.2 18.7
2023 41.6 18.9
2024 42 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
49.5%
2024

Energy

Belarus Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Belarus Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
89.8%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
38.4%
2023

Health

Belarus Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
60,439 mi
2019

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