World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Belarus is 86% bigger than the median country.
Belarus: 207,629 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Belarus: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 1,989 m above Belarus’.
Belarus: 346 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Belarus has 23% more people than the median country.
Belarus: 9.09 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 2.2 times as densely populated as Belarus.
Belarus: 45 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Belarus are 5.2 cm taller than in the median country.
Belarus: 178.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Belarus are 6.4 cm taller than in the median country.
Belarus: 166.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Belarus is 9.4 years older than in the median country.
Belarus: 40.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.7 more children on average than in Belarus.
Belarus: 1.22 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Belarus are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
Belarus: 18.3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belarus has produced 4.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Belarus: 4.4 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Belarus has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Belarus: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Belarus’ economy is 2.1 times the size of the median country’s.
Belarus: $93.4 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Belarus produces 65% more per person than the median country.
Belarus: Int$34,716 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Belarus (Gini 10 points higher).
Belarus: 24.4 (2020) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 3.4% in Belarus.
Belarus: 3.4% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Belarus and the median country are practically level.
Belarus: 2.1% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Belarus’.
Belarus: 30% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Belarus spends 19% more on health per person than the median country.
Belarus: $558 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
The median country and Belarus are practically level.
Belarus: 74.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Belarus.
Belarus: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Belarus has 2.8 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
Belarus: 4.7 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Belarus are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Belarus: 26.1% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Belarus smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Belarus: 29.2% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
The median country and Belarus are practically level.
Belarus: 5.82 (2021) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Belarus drink 2.6 times as much alcohol as in the median country.
Belarus: 11.3 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Belarus has 2 times as much meat per person as the median country.
Belarus: 111.7 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Belarus has 459 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Belarus: 3,396 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 100 more hours a year than in Belarus.
Belarus: 1,875 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Belarus went to school 2.4 years longer than in the median country.
Belarus: 12.3 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Belarus (2019).
Belarus: 0.16 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Belarus are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Belarus: 94% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Belarus and the median country are practically level.
Belarus: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Belarus live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Belarus: 79% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Belarus has 131 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Belarus: 131 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Belarus’ railway network is 2.6 times as long as the median country’s.
Belarus: 5,474 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 64% more passengers per resident than those from Belarus.
Belarus: 0.15 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 43% of Belarus, but only 31% of the median country.
Belarus: 43.4% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Belarus emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Belarus: 6.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.8% in Belarus.
Belarus: 4.8% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 29% more fine dust than in Belarus.
Belarus: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6% more likely to be murdered in Belarus than in the median country.
Belarus: 2.4 per 100k (2019) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 66% deadlier than in Belarus.
Belarus: 7.4 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 14.6 °C warmer than Belarus.
Belarus: 8.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 35% more rain than Belarus.
Belarus: 750 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Belarus bigger than the median country?
Belarus is larger. Belarus is 86% bigger than the median country.
Which has more people, Belarus or the median country?
Belarus has 23% more people than the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Belarus or the median country?
The median country and Belarus are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 74.4 years in Belarus and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Belarus or the median country?
Men in Belarus are 5.2 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
