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 (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 39% of Belarus, versus 38% of the median country
Belarus: 39.1% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Belarus hosts 5.5 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Belarus: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Belarus has produced 4.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Belarus: 4.4 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in the median country live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Belarus
Belarus: 0% (2020) · World median: 1.6% (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 spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.8%
Belarus: 2.4% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Belarus’ 13%
Belarus: 13% (2024) · World median: 17% (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 many hospital beds are there?
Belarus has 4 times as many hospital beds per person as the median country
Belarus: 9.8 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Belarus is 87% higher than in the median country
Belarus: 18.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Belarus has 1 more World Heritage site than the median country (4 against 3)
Belarus: 4 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Belarus has won 105 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Belarus: 105 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Belarus: no data · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
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 44% of Belarus, but only 33% of the median country
Belarus: 44.1% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
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 82% deadlier than in Belarus
Belarus: 10.2 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
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).
