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Belize vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 148th vs. 104th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 168/197 ($3.2B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 98/197 ($7,681), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Iceland
Population
428711
395314
Population rank 171/197 173/197
GDP
$3.2B
2024
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 168/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$7,681
2024
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,347
2024
$81,924
2024
Government debt
$1.95B
2024
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.8%
2026
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$4,682
2024
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank 83/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.1 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Belize and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Belize and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Belize

Iceland
Year GDP
Belize Iceland
1960 $28,072,478 $260,984,499
1961 $29,965,000 $266,711,460
1962 $31,857,592 $299,309,938
1963 $33,750,114 $357,240,896
1964 $36,194,586 $456,206,299
1965 $40,110,040 $550,150,988
1966 $44,450,044 $660,663,763
1967 $47,431,256 $652,609,076
1968 $44,999,910 $498,365,200
1969 $47,399,905 $435,659,610
1970 $53,339,893 $545,115,909
1971 $59,074,687 $693,679,545
1972 $65,998,069 $869,002,946
1973 $78,214,768 $1,194,794,186
1974 $103,160,450 $1,568,154,077
1975 $118,194,026 $1,456,052,700
1976 $97,094,227 $1,727,845,419
1977 $117,650,000 $2,285,707,749
1978 $136,300,000 $2,599,627,089
1979 $151,800,000 $2,953,176,971
1980 $257,400,000 $3,499,616,683
1981 $260,750,000 $3,615,094,820
1982 $248,550,000 $3,318,714,326
1983 $262,150,000 $2,862,634,164
1984 $290,350,000 $2,964,568,006
1985 $287,300,000 $3,088,359,967
1986 $311,500,000 $4,129,080,094
1987 $371,100,000 $5,713,281,235
1988 $421,450,000 $6,320,093,411
1989 $491,100,000 $5,870,854,233
1990 $546,750,912 $6,694,851,159
1991 $596,682,100 $7,151,260,062
1992 $695,741,150 $7,328,497,599
1993 $752,255,150 $6,435,952,174
1994 $771,838,000 $6,612,804,056
1995 $818,590,250 $7,372,640,169
1996 $850,339,100 $7,686,566,105
1997 $872,916,050 $7,716,781,803
1998 $929,047,000 $8,637,732,542
1999 $999,713,050 $9,107,644,691
2000 $1,138,138,100 $9,140,168,922
2001 $1,172,045,150 $8,323,401,820
2002 $1,243,912,050 $9,416,199,700
2003 $1,308,280,250 $11,564,687,742
2004 $1,400,202,000 $13,963,943,244
2005 $1,474,298,400 $17,146,410,561
2006 $1,590,463,100 $17,671,649,843
2007 $1,706,190,450 $21,960,110,030
2008 $1,738,453,600 $18,247,921,360
2009 $1,688,012,750 $13,212,543,838
2010 $1,748,988,400 $13,922,711,577
2011 $1,831,576,700 $15,394,005,872
2012 $1,917,083,500 $14,943,757,823
2013 $2,035,191,450 $16,244,319,959
2014 $2,138,242,200 $18,052,183,515
2015 $2,193,095,150 $17,700,486,957
2016 $2,239,604,950 $21,083,713,310
2017 $2,266,028,250 $25,060,086,488
2018 $2,285,915,050 $26,677,652,544
2019 $2,381,187,850 $24,985,687,022
2020 $2,047,284,600 $22,034,665,041
2021 $2,428,606,250 $26,234,872,402
2022 $2,846,604,350 $29,166,102,877
2023 $3,052,362,650 $31,677,891,897
2024 $3,203,631,800 $33,255,181,469

Belize and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Belize Iceland
1960 $307 $1,486
1961 $320 $1,490
1962 $332 $1,641
1963 $342 $1,924
1964 $356 $2,414
1965 $383 $2,861
1966 $412 $3,378
1967 $426 $3,284
1968 $392 $2,473
1969 $402 $2,142
1970 $442 $2,666
1971 $481 $3,366
1972 $529 $4,155
1973 $619 $5,627
1974 $805 $7,287
1975 $906 $6,680
1976 $729 $7,848
1977 $866 $10,305
1978 $983 $11,630
1979 $1,071 $13,082
1980 $1,774 $15,340
1981 $1,753 $15,666
1982 $1,629 $14,191
1983 $1,677 $12,080
1984 $1,814 $12,378
1985 $1,754 $12,793
1986 $1,859 $16,980
1987 $2,166 $23,238
1988 $2,406 $25,307
1989 $2,742 $23,219
1990 $2,986 $26,272
1991 $3,190 $27,740
1992 $3,643 $28,072
1993 $3,860 $24,404
1994 $3,877 $24,858
1995 $4,010 $27,565
1996 $4,043 $28,584
1997 $4,014 $28,462
1998 $4,126 $31,519
1999 $4,290 $32,834
2000 $4,727 $32,504
2001 $4,719 $29,208
2002 $4,859 $32,749
2003 $4,960 $39,944
2004 $5,154 $47,810
2005 $5,270 $57,784
2006 $5,525 $58,172
2007 $5,762 $70,483
2008 $5,712 $57,489
2009 $5,400 $41,484
2010 $5,461 $43,776
2011 $5,596 $48,255
2012 $5,733 $46,595
2013 $5,957 $50,173
2014 $6,128 $55,140
2015 $6,155 $53,506
2016 $6,141 $62,854
2017 $6,072 $72,976
2018 $6,012 $75,634
2019 $6,172 $69,296
2020 $5,239 $60,128
2021 $6,143 $70,425
2022 $7,068 $76,350
2023 $7,425 $82,139
2024 $7,681 $86,041

Belize vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Iceland
1950 49.2 71
1951 49.9 71
1952 50.7 72.4
1953 51.4 72.3
1954 52.2 73.3
1955 52.7 73.3
1956 53.9 72.9
1957 54.8 73.4
1958 55.7 73.3
1959 56.6 72.6
1960 57.4 74
1961 52.9 73.4
1962 58.7 73.6
1963 59.3 72.9
1964 59.8 73.5
1965 60.4 73.8
1966 60.9 73.1
1967 61.4 73.7
1968 62 73.9
1969 62.5 73.7
1970 63 73.8
1971 63.5 73.5
1972 64 74.4
1973 64.5 74.3
1974 64.9 74.1
1975 65.4 75.3
1976 65.8 76.6
1977 66.1 76.1
1978 66.3 76.4
1979 66.7 76.5
1980 66.9 76.6
1981 67.1 76.2
1982 67.3 76.8
1983 67.6 76.4
1984 68 77.3
1985 68.3 77.4
1986 68.7 77.9
1987 69.1 77.1
1988 69.4 76.9
1989 69.5 77.9
1990 69.6 77.7
1991 69.6 77.8
1992 69.6 78.6
1993 69.6 78.8
1994 69.6 79
1995 69.5 77.5
1996 69.4 78.6
1997 69.2 78.7
1998 68.9 79.4
1999 69 79.2
2000 68.9 79.5
2001 68.9 80.4
2002 69.5 80.3
2003 69.8 80.8
2004 70.2 80.7
2005 70.3 81.2
2006 70.5 80.9
2007 70.7 81.1
2008 70.7 81.2
2009 70.8 81.4
2010 70.9 81.6
2011 71 82
2012 71.1 82.3
2013 71.3 81.7
2014 71.4 82.4
2015 71.6 82.2
2016 71.8 81.8
2017 72.1 82.2
2018 72.3 82.5
2019 72.6 82.8
2020 71.6 82.7
2021 70.9 82.8
2022 72.2 81.6
2023 73.6 82.7
2024 73.7 83
2025 73.9 83.2
2026 74.1 83.3

Belize and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Iceland
Year Population
Belize Iceland
1960 91,318 175,574
1961 93,632 179,029
1962 96,042 182,378
1963 98,704 185,653
1964 101,603 188,983
1965 104,675 192,286
1966 107,906 195,570
1967 111,272 198,751
1968 114,713 201,488
1969 118,040 203,369
1970 120,736 204,438
1971 122,805 206,098
1972 124,676 209,137
1973 126,445 212,317
1974 128,185 215,209
1975 130,387 217,979
1976 133,099 220,154
1977 135,887 221,799
1978 138,713 223,537
1979 141,678 225,735
1980 145,062 228,138
1981 148,786 230,755
1982 152,548 233,860
1983 156,297 236,977
1984 160,044 239,511
1985 163,796 241,405
1986 167,554 243,180
1987 171,338 245,859
1988 175,180 249,740
1989 179,107 252,852
1990 183,076 254,826
1991 187,040 257,797
1992 190,983 261,057
1993 194,902 263,725
1994 199,097 266,021
1995 204,146 267,468
1996 210,310 268,916
1997 217,446 271,128
1998 225,173 274,047
1999 233,059 277,381
2000 240,799 281,205
2001 248,379 284,968
2002 256,009 287,523
2003 263,780 289,521
2004 271,688 292,074
2005 279,731 296,734
2006 287,878 303,782
2007 296,100 311,566
2008 304,361 317,414
2009 312,614 318,499
2010 320,245 318,041
2011 327,298 319,014
2012 334,414 320,716
2013 341,627 323,764
2014 348,923 327,386
2015 356,333 330,815
2016 364,705 335,439
2017 373,202 343,400
2018 380,226 352,721
2019 385,829 360,563
2020 390,812 366,463
2021 395,346 372,520
2022 402,733 382,003
2023 411,106 385,663
2024 417,072 386,506

Fertility rates in Belize and Iceland

Fertility rate
Belize

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Belize Iceland
1960 6.5 4.29
1961 6.48 3.88
1962 6.46 3.98
1963 6.44 3.99
1964 6.42 3.88
1965 6.4 3.73
1966 6.38 3.59
1967 6.36 3.28
1968 6.34 3.06
1969 6.32 2.99
1970 6.3 2.81
1971 6.29 2.92
1972 6.28 3.09
1973 6.29 2.94
1974 6.29 2.66
1975 6.28 2.65
1976 6.25 2.52
1977 6.2 2.31
1978 6.11 2.35
1979 5.99 2.49
1980 5.85 2.48
1981 5.68 2.33
1982 5.5 2.27
1983 5.31 2.24
1984 5.12 2.08
1985 5 1.93
1986 4.94 1.92
1987 4.88 2.06
1988 4.87 2.26
1989 4.86 2.19
1990 4.8 2.3
1991 4.6 2.18
1992 4.43 2.21
1993 4.21 2.22
1994 3.97 2.14
1995 3.88 2.08
1996 3.76 2.12
1997 3.74 2.04
1998 3.75 2.05
1999 3.73 1.99
2000 3.63 2.08
2001 3.53 1.95
2002 3.43 1.93
2003 3.34 1.99
2004 3.25 2.04
2005 3.17 2.05
2006 3.02 2.08
2007 2.89 2.09
2008 2.78 2.15
2009 2.66 2.23
2010 2.55 2.2
2011 2.53 2.02
2012 2.51 2.04
2013 2.5 1.93
2014 2.47 1.93
2015 2.43 1.8
2016 2.4 1.74
2017 2.37 1.71
2018 2.34 1.71
2019 2.14 1.74
2020 2.04 1.72
2021 1.84 1.82
2022 1.95 1.59
2023 2.01 1.59

Belize and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Belize Iceland
1960 17.9 25.4
1961 17.6 25.2
1962 17.3 24.9
1963 17 24.7
1964 16.6 24.4
1965 16.2 24.2
1966 15.9 24.1
1967 15.6 24.1
1968 15.4 24.2
1969 15.3 24.3
1970 15.4 24.5
1971 15.6 24.7
1972 15.8 24.8
1973 16 24.9
1974 16.2 25.1
1975 16.4 25.4
1976 16.6 25.7
1977 16.8 26
1978 16.9 26.4
1979 17.1 26.7
1980 17.2 26.9
1981 17.3 27.2
1982 17.4 27.5
1983 17.4 27.7
1984 17.5 28
1985 17.5 28.4
1986 17.5 28.8
1987 17.5 29.1
1988 17.6 29.3
1989 17.6 29.6
1990 17.6 30
1991 17.7 30.2
1992 17.8 30.5
1993 17.9 30.8
1994 18 31.1
1995 18.2 31.5
1996 18.5 31.8
1997 18.8 32.1
1998 19.1 32.4
1999 19.4 32.6
2000 19.6 32.8
2001 19.8 33
2002 20 33.4
2003 20.2 33.7
2004 20.4 34
2005 20.7 34.2
2006 20.9 34.5
2007 21.1 34.6
2008 21.4 34.5
2009 21.6 34.6
2010 21.9 34.9
2011 22.3 35.1
2012 22.7 35.4
2013 23.1 35.5
2014 23.4 35.7
2015 23.8 36
2016 24.2 36.2
2017 24.5 36.3
2018 24.9 36.4
2019 25.3 36.5
2020 25.7 36.6
2021 26.1 36.7
2022 26.5 36.7
2023 27 36.9
2024 27.4 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.98B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2026
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.9%
2024
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.54%
2026
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2024
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.6%
2024
20.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
68%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

Belize Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.39 megatons
2024
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2024
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
50,951 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Iceland
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
41.8%
2024
94.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
77
2024
Higher education index
17
2026
79
2026
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
81.7%
2023
98%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Belize Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
74.1 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
54
2026
98
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Iceland
% of world land
0.02%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2026
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
8,014 mi
2012

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