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Belarus vs Slovakia
Side-by-side comparison of Belarus and Slovakia from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Belarus
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 1,144 years
Slovakia
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 33 years
In short
Slovakia scores 59.9 in the NationsTree Index (57th in the world) and Belarus scores 58.1 (61st), a gap of 1.8 points. Their trees are 11 m and 10.0 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Belarus has 68% more people than Slovakia. Belarus is 4.2 times larger than Slovakia by land area. The economy of Belarus is 18% larger than that of Slovakia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Belarus 9.1 million and Slovakia 5.4 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $49,309 in Slovakia and $34,716 in Belarus (2025, international dollars). People in Slovakia live on average 4.0 years longer (78.4 vs 74.4 years).
Of 34 indicators reported by both countries, Belarus ranks higher in the world on 14 and Slovakia on 20. Belarus is clearly stronger in military and natural resources. Slovakia is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, tourism and science & innovation.
As a nation, Belarus is the older of the two (statehood since 882, 1,144 years), compared with Slovakia (since 1993). Over the last five years Belarus improved faster (direction score 19 vs 3 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Belarus and Slovakia.
Belarus
25.8
193rd of 205
Slovakiabetter
73.3
51st of 205
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Belarus
33.8
186th of 205
Slovakiabetter
62.0
64th of 205
Government budget balanceEconomy
Belarusbetter
0.1%
36th of 192
Slovakia
-4.5%
141st of 192
General government gross debtEconomy
Belarusbetter
31.3%
38th of 189
Slovakia
61.4%
118th of 189
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Slovakia overtook Belarus in the NationsTree Index in 2024 and has stayed ahead since.
Belarus overtook Slovakia in GDP (PPP) in 2004 and has stayed ahead since.
Slovakia has been ahead of Belarus in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Belarus has been ahead of Slovakia in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
BelarusSlovakia All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Belarus | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 207,62985th/216 · 2024 | 49,030129th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 202,97684th/216 · 2024 | 48,080129th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 9.1 m99th/217 · 2025 | 5.4 m122nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | -0.51%200th/217 · 2025 | -0.15%183rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 45.0159th/216 · 2024 | 112.895th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 79.5%60th/217 · 2025 | 53.2%148th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 15.9%168th/217 · 2025 | 15.6%171st/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 18.3%47th/217 · 2025 | 19.0%42nd/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $93.40 bn80th/210 · 2025 | $154.53 bn60th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $315.43 bn65th/199 · 2025 | $266.95 bn75th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $269.55 bn65th/199 · 2025 | $220.29 bn75th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $10,279104th/210 · 2025 | $28,54459th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $34,71674th/199 · 2025 | $49,30956th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $9,16097th/201 · 2025 | $26,41054th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 1.3%165th/210 · 2025 | 0.8%180th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 6.6%146th/180 · 2025 | 4.0%122nd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 3.4%55th/187 · 2025 | 5.4%99th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 33.2%2019 | — |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 31.3%38th/189 · 2025 | 61.4%118th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | 0.1%36th/192 · 2025 | -4.5%141st/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 6.9%92nd/197 · 2025 | 1.6%155th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 31.6%47th/200 · 2025 | 28.1%63rd/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 20.5%17th/192 · 2025 | 16.2%36th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 50.0%145th/200 · 2025 | 59.8%86th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $51.44 bn64th/182 · 2025 | $131.50 bn43rd/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $53.26 bn67th/182 · 2025 | $131.73 bn41st/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 55.1%43rd/183 · 2025 | 85.1%15th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 57.0%59th/183 · 2025 | 85.2%17th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 112.1%47th/183 · 2025 | 170.3%13th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 12.6%2020 | 3.6%82nd/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 38.4%79th/171 · 2021 | 88.9%6th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 16.6%85th/171 · 2021 | 4.7%141st/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 1.1%130th/171 · 2021 | 1.8%112th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 6.0%90th/168 · 2021 | 10.6%60th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -1.9%99th/191 · 2025 | -3.6%123rd/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 1.8%114th/196 · 2025 | 1.3%127th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 1.9%99th/209 · 2021 | 0.2%149th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.81%47th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%112th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.04%69th/197 · 2021 | 0.01%84th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.01%56th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.01%83rd/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 1.01%54th/209 · 2021 | 0.20%93rd/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 27.2%35th/206 · 2024 | 27.1%36th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 3,68473rd/183 · 2022 | 2,32096th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 3.6 m48th/194 · 2020 | 15.3 m17th/194 · 2018 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $542.0 m95th/175 · 2020 | $1.30 bn63rd/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 1.5%140th/168 · 2020 | 1.4%143rd/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 2.8 m43rd/107 · 2020 | 5.2 m29th/107 · 2019 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 74.4114th/217 · 2024 | 78.463rd/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 2.34th/196 · 2024 | 6.352nd/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 4.7212th/174 · 2023 | 3.7038th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 9.83rd/145 · 2023 | 5.621st/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 98%20th/193 · 2024 | 96%48th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 98.2%2019 | 99.4%6th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 94.8%80th/173 · 2024 | 93.2%87th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 71.8%15th/55 · 2019 | 88.6%2009 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 27.8%49th/217 · 2025 | 29.1%42nd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 7.1%83rd/193 · 2023 | 7.4%79th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 99.9%2019 | — |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 70.1%48th/150 · 2024 | 54.5%70th/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.82465th/193 · 2023 | 0.88044th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 24.42020 | 23.82nd/108 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 0.0%2020 | 0.5%36th/108 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 93.1%56th/150 · 2024 | 99.6%24th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 74.4%59th/144 · 2024 | 83.4%46th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 94.3%33rd/186 · 2024 | 89.8%57th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 13155th/210 · 2024 | 14041st/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 36.339th/208 · 2024 | 33.847th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.7071st/164 · 2022 | 3.3043rd/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 5,47426th/82 · 2021 | 3,62636th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 1.3 m91st/161 · 2023 | 1,925157th/161 · 2022 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 5.94161st/203 · 2024 | 5.51158th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 8.2%157th/212 · 2021 | 17.9%114th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 12.060th/200 · 2023 | 13.771st/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 44.1%69th/214 · 2024 | 40.3%79th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 2,96536th/149 · 2024 | 2,92538th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 36.0166th/205 · 2025 | 64.361st/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 36.5139th/207 · 2025 | 49.290th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 38.4183rd/207 · 2025 | 66.174th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 62.6130th/207 · 2025 | 77.368th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 33.8186th/205 · 2025 | 62.064th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 25.8193rd/205 · 2025 | 73.351st/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 2.475th/145 · 2019 | 1.148th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $1.94 bn67th/156 · 2025 | $3.12 bn55th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 2.4%44th/156 · 2025 | 2.0%60th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 5.7%66th/154 · 2025 | 4.2%103rd/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 158,00038th/170 · 2020 | 18,000110th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 3.17%16th/168 · 2020 | 0.67%97th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 466.0 m21st/163 · 2025 | 445.0 m24th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m61st/65 · 2025 | 9.0 m48th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.59%60th/110 · 2024 | 1.03%40th/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 25658th/137 · 2024 | 16764th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 1,42981st/197 · 2023 | 5,33258th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Belarus or Slovakia?
Belarus has the larger population: 9.1 m (2025) compared with 5.4 m for Slovakia (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Belarus or Slovakia?
Belarus is larger: 207,629 km² (2024) compared with 49,030 km² for Slovakia (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Belarus or Slovakia?
Belarus has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $315.43 bn intl. (2025) compared with $266.95 bn intl. for Slovakia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Belarus or Slovakia?
Slovakia has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $49,309 intl. (2025) compared with $34,716 intl. for Belarus (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Belarus or Slovakia?
Slovakia has the higher life expectancy at birth: 78.4 years (2024) compared with 74.4 years for Belarus (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Belarus or Slovakia?
Slovakia spends more on the military: $3.12 bn (2025) compared with $1.94 bn for Belarus (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Belarus or Slovakia?
Slovakia: 59.9 points (57th in the world); Belarus: 58.1 points (61st). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Belarus vs Slovakia — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/belarus-vs-slovakia. Data as of 26 October 2026.