Belarus vs Lithuania
Belarus vs Lithuania: National power
National power in 2022: 0.14% of world capability in Belarus and 0.05% of world capability in Lithuania, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Belarus, by 0.09 percentage points, or 2.66 times that in Lithuania.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Belarus has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Belarus ranked 76 and Lithuania ranked 117 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Belarus | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.14 | 0.05 |
| 2021 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| 2020 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | 0.16 | 0.05 |
| 2018 | 0.16 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 0.16 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 0.16 | 0.05 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 0.04 |
| 2008 | 0.21 | 0.04 |
| 2007 | 0.21 | 0.04 |
| 2006 | 0.22 | 0.05 |
| 2005 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
| 2004 | 0.24 | 0.05 |
| 2003 | 0.24 | 0.05 |
| 2002 | 0.25 | 0.05 |
| 2001 | 0.25 | 0.05 |
| 2000 | 0.26 | 0.05 |
| 1999 | 0.22 | 0.05 |
| 1998 | 0.18 | 0.05 |
| 1997 | 0.2 | 0.05 |
| 1996 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
| 1995 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
| 1994 | 0.22 | 0.05 |
| 1993 | 0.27 | 0.05 |
| 1992 | 0.29 | 0.06 |
| 1991 | 0.23 | 0.07 |
| 1940 | – | 0.08 |
| 1939 | – | 0.1 |
| 1938 | – | 0.11 |
| 1937 | – | 0.11 |
| 1936 | – | 0.11 |
| 1935 | – | 0.11 |
| 1934 | – | 0.12 |
| 1933 | – | 0.12 |
| 1932 | – | 0.13 |
| 1931 | – | 0.11 |
| 1930 | – | 0.12 |
| 1929 | – | 0.11 |
| 1928 | – | 0.11 |
| 1927 | – | 0.12 |
| 1926 | – | 0.12 |
| 1925 | – | 0.15 |
| 1924 | – | 0.15 |
| 1923 | – | 0.14 |
| 1922 | – | 0.13 |
| 1921 | – | 0.15 |
| 1920 | – | 0.15 |
| 1919 | – | 0.14 |
| 1918 | – | 0.09 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belarus vs Lithuania
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Lithuania: 76 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Lithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Lithuania: 95% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Lithuania: 4.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Lithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Lithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Lithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Lithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Lithuania: 69.1% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Lithuania: 42.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Lithuania: 19.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Lithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Lithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Lithuania: $2.74B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Lithuania: $1,035 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Lithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Lithuania: 37,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Lithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024