Belarus vs Serbia

Belarus and Serbia compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Belarus has about 1.4 times as many people as Serbia: 9.1 million against 6.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Serbia ($15,262) is 48% higher than in Belarus ($10,279) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Serbia (2%) than in Belarus (1.3%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Belarus (6.6%) than in Serbia (3.9%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Serbia (7.1%) than in Belarus (3.4%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Serbia can expect to live 1.6 years longer than one born in Belarus: 76 years against 74.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Serbia is older: half of its people are over 43.9 years, against 40.5 years in Belarus in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Belarus (94.3%) than in Serbia (87.7%), a difference of 6.6 percentage points in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Belarus (44.1%) than in Serbia (39.2%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2024.