Belize vs Jamaica statistics compared

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 148th vs. 159th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Belize and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Belize and Jamaica economies compared

GDP

Belize

Jamaica

Table

Year	GDP
	Belize	Jamaica
1960	$28,072,478	$699,064,380
1961	$29,965,000	$748,043,501
1962	$31,857,592	$777,727,689
1963	$33,750,114	$826,706,669
1964	$36,194,586	$897,949,001
1965	$40,110,040	$972,159,611
1966	$44,450,044	$1,096,759,561
1967	$47,431,256	$1,148,014,311
1968	$44,999,910	$1,083,839,133
1969	$47,399,905	$1,191,239,047
1970	$53,339,893	$1,404,720,442
1971	$59,074,687	$1,539,861,816
1972	$65,998,069	$1,875,146,587
1973	$78,214,768	$1,905,917,553
1974	$103,160,450	$2,375,122,375
1975	$118,194,026	$2,860,442,750
1976	$97,094,227	$2,966,042,856
1977	$117,650,000	$3,249,733,140
1978	$136,300,000	$2,644,527,822
1979	$151,800,000	$2,425,064,229
1980	$257,400,000	$2,679,379,372
1981	$260,750,000	$2,979,027,966
1982	$248,550,000	$3,293,496,312
1983	$262,150,000	$3,619,262,277
1984	$290,350,000	$2,373,564,549
1985	$287,300,000	$2,100,239,019
1986	$311,500,000	$2,754,549,582
1987	$371,100,000	$3,287,007,322
1988	$421,450,000	$3,828,342,820
1989	$491,100,000	$4,404,937,853
1990	$547,150,000	$4,592,208,087
1991	$597,100,000	$4,106,207,649
1992	$696,250,000	$3,535,460,090
1993	$752,850,000	$5,440,075,676
1994	$772,300,000	$5,452,558,947
1995	$819,050,000	$6,577,520,643
1996	$850,850,000	$7,393,891,921
1997	$873,400,000	$8,400,041,724
1998	$929,500,000	$8,787,195,622
1999	$1,000,250,000	$8,887,057,997
2000	$1,138,900,000	$9,005,064,475
2001	$1,172,800,000	$9,194,727,831
2002	$1,244,650,000	$9,719,009,495
2003	$1,308,900,000	$9,430,234,811
2004	$1,400,850,000	$10,174,664,854
2005	$1,474,950,000	$11,243,865,778
2006	$1,591,150,000	$11,930,179,090
2007	$1,707,100,000	$12,799,600,047
2008	$1,738,900,000	$13,709,401,520
2009	$1,688,500,000	$12,120,458,115
2010	$1,745,700,000	$13,220,549,908
2011	$1,827,050,000	$14,444,661,522
2012	$1,909,400,000	$14,807,086,556
2013	$2,032,750,000	$14,264,205,153
2014	$2,138,250,000	$13,899,217,680
2015	$2,193,050,000	$14,188,936,918
2016	$2,240,200,000	$14,077,096,677
2017	$2,266,300,000	$14,808,985,133
2018	$2,293,250,000	$15,730,792,876
2019	$2,388,300,000	$15,830,766,531
2020	$2,042,850,000	$13,812,421,836
2021	$2,420,550,000	$14,657,586,159
2022	$2,846,700,000	$17,097,760,687
2023	$3,066,850,000	$19,423,355,367
2024	$3,515,783,329	$19,930,288,337

Belize and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita

Belize

Jamaica

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Belize	Jamaica
1960	$307	$424
1961	$320	$447
1962	$332	$458
1963	$342	$480
1964	$356	$514
1965	$383	$549
1966	$412	$612
1967	$426	$633
1968	$392	$591
1969	$402	$642
1970	$442	$748
1971	$481	$809
1972	$529	$971
1973	$619	$972
1974	$805	$1,193
1975	$906	$1,417
1976	$729	$1,450
1977	$866	$1,569
1978	$983	$1,262
1979	$1,071	$1,144
1980	$1,774	$1,249
1981	$1,753	$1,370
1982	$1,629	$1,494
1983	$1,677	$1,619
1984	$1,814	$1,048
1985	$1,754	$917
1986	$1,859	$1,191
1987	$2,166	$1,411
1988	$2,406	$1,632
1989	$2,742	$1,865
1990	$2,989	$1,930
1991	$3,192	$1,710
1992	$3,646	$1,458
1993	$3,863	$2,221
1994	$3,879	$2,203
1995	$4,012	$2,631
1996	$4,046	$2,929
1997	$4,017	$3,297
1998	$4,128	$3,419
1999	$4,292	$3,432
2000	$4,730	$3,453
2001	$4,722	$3,504
2002	$4,862	$3,681
2003	$4,962	$3,550
2004	$5,156	$3,808
2005	$5,273	$4,184
2006	$5,527	$4,417
2007	$5,765	$4,716
2008	$5,713	$5,030
2009	$5,401	$4,428
2010	$5,451	$4,810
2011	$5,582	$5,233
2012	$5,710	$5,341
2013	$5,950	$5,124
2014	$6,128	$4,975
2015	$6,154	$5,063
2016	$6,142	$5,010
2017	$6,073	$5,259
2018	$6,031	$5,578
2019	$6,190	$5,607
2020	$5,227	$4,879
2021	$6,123	$5,165
2022	$7,068	$6,022
2023	$7,460	$6,840
2024	$8,430	$7,020

Belize vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Belize

Jamaica

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Belize	Jamaica
1950	49.2	56.6
1951	49.9	57.1
1952	50.7	58.1
1953	51.4	58.9
1954	52.2	59.6
1955	52.7	60.4
1956	53.9	61.2
1957	54.8	61.9
1958	55.7	62.6
1959	56.6	63.2
1960	57.4	63.8
1961	52.9	64.3
1962	58.7	64.6
1963	59.3	65
1964	59.8	65.3
1965	60.4	65.7
1966	60.9	65.9
1967	61.4	66.1
1968	62	66.3
1969	62.5	66.5
1970	63	66.7
1971	63.5	67
1972	64	67.3
1973	64.5	67.6
1974	64.9	67.9
1975	65.4	68.2
1976	65.8	68.4
1977	66.1	68.6
1978	66.3	68.7
1979	66.7	68.8
1980	66.9	69
1981	67.1	69.1
1982	67.3	69.3
1983	67.6	69.5
1984	68	69.8
1985	68.3	70.1
1986	68.7	70.4
1987	69.1	70.9
1988	69.4	71.2
1989	69.5	71.5
1990	69.6	71.7
1991	69.6	71.8
1992	69.6	71.8
1993	69.6	71.8
1994	69.6	71.6
1995	69.5	71.5
1996	69.4	71.3
1997	69.2	71.2
1998	68.9	71.2
1999	69	71.2
2000	68.9	71.3
2001	68.9	71.3
2002	69.5	71.5
2003	69.8	71.6
2004	70.2	71.5
2005	70.3	71.5
2006	70.5	71.4
2007	70.7	71.4
2008	70.7	71.5
2009	70.8	71.7
2010	70.9	72
2011	71	72.2
2012	71.1	72.4
2013	71.3	72.4
2014	71.4	72.4
2015	71.6	72.2
2016	71.8	72.1
2017	72.1	71.9
2018	72.3	71.6
2019	72.6	71.5
2020	71.6	71.5
2021	70.9	69.1
2022	72.2	71.5
2023	73.6	71.5
2024	73.7	71.6
2025	73.9	71.7

Belize and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population

Belize

Jamaica

Table

Year	Population
	Belize	Jamaica
1960	91,318	1,650,005
1961	93,632	1,673,261
1962	96,042	1,696,932
1963	98,704	1,721,099
1964	101,603	1,745,568
1965	104,675	1,769,192
1966	107,906	1,791,475
1967	111,272	1,812,865
1968	114,713	1,833,765
1969	118,040	1,855,127
1970	120,736	1,878,196
1971	122,805	1,903,728
1972	124,676	1,931,542
1973	126,445	1,961,219
1974	128,185	1,990,906
1975	130,387	2,018,981
1976	133,099	2,045,578
1977	135,887	2,070,657
1978	138,713	2,094,836
1979	141,678	2,119,486
1980	145,062	2,145,658
1981	148,786	2,173,818
1982	152,548	2,203,889
1983	156,297	2,234,832
1984	160,044	2,264,562
1985	163,796	2,290,656
1986	167,554	2,312,125
1987	171,338	2,329,813
1988	175,180	2,345,777
1989	179,107	2,361,916
1990	183,076	2,379,877
1991	187,040	2,400,869
1992	190,983	2,424,701
1993	194,902	2,449,916
1994	199,097	2,475,220
1995	204,146	2,500,151
1996	210,310	2,524,463
1997	217,446	2,547,848
1998	225,173	2,569,736
1999	233,059	2,589,795
2000	240,799	2,607,826
2001	248,379	2,624,403
2002	256,009	2,640,572
2003	263,780	2,656,623
2004	271,688	2,672,225
2005	279,731	2,687,066
2006	287,878	2,700,968
2007	296,100	2,713,800
2008	304,361	2,725,635
2009	312,614	2,736,995
2010	320,245	2,748,568
2011	327,298	2,760,494
2012	334,414	2,772,430
2013	341,627	2,783,687
2014	348,923	2,793,749
2015	356,333	2,802,534
2016	364,705	2,809,915
2017	373,202	2,815,764
2018	380,226	2,820,097
2019	385,829	2,823,271
2020	390,812	2,830,739
2021	395,346	2,837,682
2022	402,733	2,839,144
2023	411,106	2,839,786
2024	417,072	2,839,175

Fertility rates in Belize and Jamaica

Fertility rate

Belize

Jamaica

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belize	Jamaica
1960	6.5	5.54
1961	6.48	5.6
1962	6.46	5.64
1963	6.44	5.73
1964	6.42	5.79
1965	6.4	5.72
1966	6.38	5.69
1967	6.36	5.67
1968	6.34	5.58
1969	6.32	5.47
1970	6.3	5.35
1971	6.29	5.21
1972	6.28	5.06
1973	6.29	5
1974	6.29	4.67
1975	6.28	4.44
1976	6.25	4.21
1977	6.2	4
1978	6.11	3.84
1979	5.99	3.72
1980	5.85	3.59
1981	5.68	3.51
1982	5.5	3.46
1983	5.31	3.41
1984	5.12	3.32
1985	5	3.21
1986	4.94	3.11
1987	4.88	3.02
1988	4.87	2.98
1989	4.86	2.93
1990	4.8	2.96
1991	4.6	3
1992	4.43	3.03
1993	4.21	2.99
1994	3.97	2.93
1995	3.88	2.85
1996	3.76	2.77
1997	3.74	2.68
1998	3.75	2.57
1999	3.73	2.47
2000	3.63	2.35
2001	3.53	2.3
2002	3.43	2.27
2003	3.34	2.24
2004	3.25	2.2
2005	3.17	2.15
2006	3.02	2.09
2007	2.89	2.02
2008	2.78	1.95
2009	2.66	1.88
2010	2.55	1.8
2011	2.53	1.72
2012	2.51	1.65
2013	2.5	1.59
2014	2.47	1.54
2015	2.43	1.51
2016	2.4	1.46
2017	2.37	1.43
2018	2.34	1.4
2019	2.14	1.39
2020	2.04	1.38
2021	1.84	1.38
2022	1.95	1.37
2023	2.01	1.36

Belize and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age

Belize

Jamaica

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Belize	Jamaica
1960	17.9	19.8
1961	17.6	19.5
1962	17.3	19.3
1963	17	19
1964	16.6	18.8
1965	16.2	18.5
1966	15.9	18.3
1967	15.6	18.1
1968	15.4	17.9
1969	15.3	17.8
1970	15.4	17.7
1971	15.6	17.7
1972	15.8	17.8
1973	16	17.9
1974	16.2	18
1975	16.4	18.2
1976	16.6	18.4
1977	16.8	18.6
1978	16.9	18.9
1979	17.1	19.1
1980	17.2	19.4
1981	17.3	19.6
1982	17.4	19.9
1983	17.4	20.1
1984	17.5	20.4
1985	17.5	20.6
1986	17.5	20.8
1987	17.5	21.1
1988	17.6	21.3
1989	17.6	21.6
1990	17.6	21.8
1991	17.7	22
1992	17.8	22.2
1993	17.9	22.3
1994	18	22.4
1995	18.2	22.5
1996	18.5	22.6
1997	18.8	22.7
1998	19.1	22.9
1999	19.4	23.1
2000	19.6	23.3
2001	19.8	23.6
2002	20	23.8
2003	20.2	24.1
2004	20.4	24.4
2005	20.7	24.6
2006	20.9	24.9
2007	21.1	25.3
2008	21.4	25.7
2009	21.6	26.1
2010	21.9	26.5
2011	22.3	27
2012	22.7	27.4
2013	23.1	27.9
2014	23.4	28.3
2015	23.8	28.8
2016	24.2	29.3
2017	24.5	29.8
2018	24.9	30.3
2019	25.3	30.8
2020	25.7	31.3
2021	26.1	31.7
2022	26.5	32.2
2023	27	32.8
2024	27.4	33.3

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