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Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Belarus

Against upper middle income countries, Belarus ranks 1st of 56 on labour and 48th of 51 on governance. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Belarus with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Belarus reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-1.26170 of 17948 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2023+0.5319 of 1933 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.7274 of 19919 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.7323 of 1102 of 35high +0.80
Equality score 2020+1.042 of 1651 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.4833 of 2102 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.15117 of 18633 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.68183 of 21347 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.9812 of 1951 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Belarus, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate2.38per 100,000 population2019higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance19.9%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important19.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer27.4%% of respondents2014no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions58.3%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated13.8%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share85.1%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.262%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households14.1%% of households2019no agreed direction
One-person households38%% of households2019no agreed direction
Women in a union62.4%% of women aged 15-492019no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)5.05marriages per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)3.81divorces per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction

demography

Median age40.5years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.7years2023no agreed direction
Population9,085,991people2025no agreed direction
Population growth-0.512%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization79.5%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+18.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1415.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.22births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate7.03per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-3,020people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population11.6%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.824index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.771index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$29,666international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$30,113international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$6,938US$2025higher is better
GDP growth1.3%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation6.6%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness112%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows1.71%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue13%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption18.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense28.5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending2.07%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture9.48%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths472PISA points2018higher is better
PISA reading474PISA points2018higher is better
PISA science471PISA points2018higher is better
Primary completion99.8%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling13.7years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling12.3years2023higher is better
Education spending5.05%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Primary enrollment96.8%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment94.8%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment70.1%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy99.9%% of adults2019higher is better
Compulsory schooling11years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary4.49%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio19.2pupils per teacher2018higher is worse
Researchers1,568per million people2024higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita5.94t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area43.4%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land39.6%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land9.2%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.08index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index1.01ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.657index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers4.35%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament33.9%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management42%% of managers2024higher is better
Married by 184.7%% of women aged 20-242019higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index33index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share9.17%% of prisoners2018higher is worse
Refugees originating195per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.163index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.038index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.054index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.194index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type0regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.41index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.025index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.07index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.036index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.112index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration100%% of children under 52019higher is better
Control of corruption-0.578index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.23index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.702index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.23index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.69index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.377index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy74.4years2024higher is better
Infant mortality1.8per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality2.3per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending7.08%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate15.6per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds9.77per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access99.9%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation99.7%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting1.1%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility8.17births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality1per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance99.9%% of births2020higher is better
Alcohol consumption11.6litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use29.2%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths7.6per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians4.72per 1,000 people2023higher is better
DTP3 immunisation98%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
Tuberculosis incidence17per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality23.8%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women22.1%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending28.5%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.5%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity1.1%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity20.6%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index80index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index24.4index (0-100)2020higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate0%% of population2020higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users94.3%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions131per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access100%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population0.004%% of urban population2019higher is worse
Fixed broadband36.3per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Unemployment3.38%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation56.8%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation69.9%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study65.7%% of 15 to 24 year olds2024higher is worse
Vulnerable employment6.33%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust40%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness88.5%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction5.82score (0-10)2021higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Belarus

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