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Belarus vs Canada: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Belarus
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Leads on 43 of 111 metrics
Canada
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Leads on 59 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belarus and Canada: Belarus leads on Oil Imports (471,400) against Canada (1.09); Belarus leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (351,200) against Canada (1.11); Belarus leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (477,200) against Canada (2.01). Across 111 compared metrics, Belarus wins on 43 and Canada wins on 59.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇾 Belarus🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)91.51 %93.96 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 92% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score25.73 points78.75 points★
Radios3.0232.3★
Televisions2.5221.5★
Waterways2,500★636

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇾 Belarus🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country6.76B $47.01B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars83.45B $2.59T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)14 %★1 %
Coal Revenue00.08★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.66 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index74.379.6★
Electricity Consumption31.72522.2★
Electricity Exports3.4873.35★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels96★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants156★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables312★
Electricity Imports6.32★2.68
Electricity Installed Capacity10.04143.5★
Electricity Production31.58649.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)104.82 USD per capita311.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient24.429.9★
Gross Fixed Investment35.8★23.7
Gross National Saving24.5★20.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6 %★0 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.8 %2.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption17.7124.4★
Natural Gas Exports083.96★
Natural Gas Imports17.5326.36★
Natural Gas Production59.46159.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.83★2.06
Oil Consumption163,000★2.21
Oil Exports310,500★1.93
Oil Imports471,400★1.09
Oil Production31,010★3.48
Oil Proved Reserves198★175.2
Population Below Poverty Line5 people★9.4 people
Public Debt33.2★61.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption141,000★2.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports351,200★1.12
Refined Petroleum Products Imports14,630405,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production477,200★2.01
Remittances1.8★0
Revenue from Forest Resources1.02★0.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0★0.25
Taxes and Other Revenues12.713.8★
Unemployment Rate3.4 %★6.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇾 Belarus🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)82,352-12.14M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions46.71★585.85
Population Distributiona fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populationsvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country15.9 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources57.9★2.9

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇾 Belarus🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.17 %★0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)156.1★90.43
Agricultural land77,192 sq. km559,597.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km202,080 km★
Dam capacity per capita349.07 cubic meters per inhabitant20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2609,045★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇾 Belarus🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country3.27 %87.73 %★
Administrative Divisions610★
Independence25★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇧🇾 Belarus🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)3.14★13.16
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.17.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.6 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %NA
Hospital Bed Density9.7 people/sq km★2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)1 %★12 %
Mean Age at First Birth26.829.4★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)24.5 %★29.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS28,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇾 Belarus🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)158,000★72,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇧🇾 Belarus🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)58.38 %★50.95 %
Human Capital Index0.70.82★
Life expectancy at birth80.15 years85.29 years★
Median age of population41.66 years★40.75 years
Population Change-43,103 persons437,571 persons★
Population density44.02 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km★
Total population8.94M persons40.51M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.060.85★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-AB-C★
Birth Rate (%)8.16 %9.12 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate52.6 %NA
Death Rate (%)13.21 %7.75 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP★4.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.00M persons9.19M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate4.8222.87★
Learning-adjusted years of school10.78 years12.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population2.06 people6.37 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.44★178.09
Military Manpower at Military Age18★16
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization75.38 %76.27 %★
Physician Density4.72 people/sq km★2.82 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.44 %0.73 %★
Population living in slums0 %1.2 %★
Total deaths108,311.3 persons★326,297.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.03 %75.87 %★
Total fertility rate1.15 per woman1.3 per woman★
Total net-migration9,799.3 persons406,485.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.04 per live births★4.43 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇾 Belarus🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.161.96★
Airports461,459★
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft636
Heliports4506★

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