Belarus vs Russia
Belarus vs Russia: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.02% in Belarus and 3.71% in Russia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belarus, by 0.31 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Russia.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Belarus has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Belarus | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.02 | 3.71 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.03 | 3.7 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.04 | 3.69 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.05 | 3.69 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.06 | 3.69 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.07 | 3.69 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.08 | 3.69 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.09 | 3.7 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.11 | 3.71 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.13 | 3.73 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.15 | 3.75 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.17 | 3.77 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.18 | 3.8 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.18 | 3.82 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.18 | 3.84 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.19 | 3.86 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.18 | 3.88 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.18 | 3.89 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.17 | 3.89 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.16 | 3.9 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.14 | 3.89 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.12 | 3.89 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.1 | 3.88 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.09 | 3.87 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.07 | 3.85 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.05 | 3.83 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.02 | 3.8 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4 | 3.78 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belarus vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025