Belarus vs Finland

Finland scores 73.3 in the NationsTree Index (26th in the world) and Belarus scores 58.1 (61st), a gap of 15.2 points. Their trees are 11 m and 13 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Belarus has 61% more people than Finland. Finland has 63% more land area than Belarus. The economy of Finland is 18% larger than that of Belarus (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Belarus 9.1 million and Finland 5.6 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $65,884 in Finland and $34,716 in Belarus (2025, international dollars). People in Finland live on average 8.0 years longer (82.3 vs 74.4 years).

Of 34 indicators reported by both countries, Belarus ranks higher in the world on 9 and Finland on 25. Belarus is clearly stronger in natural resources and main industries. Finland is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, science & innovation and environment & energy.

As a nation, Belarus is the older of the two (statehood since 882, 1,144 years), compared with Finland (since 1917). Over the last five years Finland improved faster (direction score 20 vs 19 out of 100).