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Belize vs Tanzania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 68.6M in Tanzania (ranked 22/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 342,009 sq mi for Tanzania (ranked 148th vs. 31st).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Tanzania ranks 82/197 ($78.8B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Tanzania ranks 170/197 ($1,149).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Tanzania
Population
427523
72166806
Population rank 171/197 20/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$78.8B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 82/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$1,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 170/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$4,221
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
47.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$554
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 163/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$2,745
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
342,009 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
200.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
4.61
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
18.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Belize and Tanzania: Comparison Charts

Belize and Tanzania economies compared

GDP
Belize

Tanzania
Year GDP
Belize Tanzania
1960 $28,072,478 $2,651,729,807
1961 $29,965,000 $2,826,179,031
1962 $31,857,592 $3,101,589,993
1963 $33,750,114 $3,456,579,293
1964 $36,194,586 $3,748,840,925
1965 $40,110,040 $3,817,226,546
1966 $44,450,044 $4,377,998,825
1967 $47,431,256 $4,565,132,048
1968 $44,999,910 $4,895,251,824
1969 $47,399,905 $5,142,066,811
1970 $53,339,893 $2,851,419,386
1971 $59,074,687 $3,050,673,517
1972 $65,998,069 $3,472,787,266
1973 $78,214,768 $4,144,104,535
1974 $103,160,450 $4,977,337,978
1975 $118,194,026 $5,729,917,840
1976 $97,094,227 $6,472,511,988
1977 $117,650,000 $7,732,598,995
1978 $136,300,000 $9,261,675,710
1979 $151,800,000 $9,804,637,491
1980 $257,400,000 $11,409,228,087
1981 $260,750,000 $13,161,540,378
1982 $248,550,000 $13,927,383,240
1983 $262,150,000 $14,049,883,809
1984 $290,350,000 $12,906,635,133
1985 $287,300,000 $15,328,295,175
1986 $311,500,000 $10,840,864,521
1987 $371,100,000 $7,824,193,222
1988 $421,450,000 $7,406,614,407
1989 $491,100,000 $6,418,799,007
1990 $547,150,000 $6,184,384,225
1991 $597,100,000 $7,197,768,159
1992 $696,250,000 $6,681,997,469
1993 $752,850,000 $6,182,872,708
1994 $772,300,000 $6,550,480,484
1995 $819,050,000 $7,631,431,840
1996 $850,850,000 $9,433,528,150
1997 $873,400,000 $11,158,197,942
1998 $929,500,000 $12,172,790,056
1999 $1,000,250,000 $12,704,334,196
2000 $1,138,900,000 $13,371,767,082
2001 $1,172,800,000 $13,563,990,022
2002 $1,244,650,000 $14,129,651,896
2003 $1,308,900,000 $15,211,487,709
2004 $1,400,850,000 $16,673,062,473
2005 $1,474,950,000 $18,395,383,647
2006 $1,591,150,000 $18,619,859,795
2007 $1,707,100,000 $21,860,434,823
2008 $1,738,900,000 $27,947,821,398
2009 $1,688,500,000 $29,400,573,554
2010 $1,745,700,000 $32,012,892,919
2011 $1,827,050,000 $34,657,140,096
2012 $1,909,400,000 $39,650,394,363
2013 $2,032,750,000 $45,648,857,242
2014 $2,138,250,000 $49,986,726,461
2015 $2,193,050,000 $47,413,919,817
2016 $2,240,200,000 $49,774,409,374
2017 $2,266,300,000 $53,274,884,533
2018 $2,293,250,000 $57,003,712,892
2019 $2,388,300,000 $61,026,731,926
2020 $2,042,850,000 $66,068,737,786
2021 $2,420,550,000 $70,655,628,148
2022 $2,846,700,000 $75,769,974,505
2023 $3,066,850,000 $79,062,403,837
2024 $3,515,783,329 $78,779,864,877

Belize and Tanzania economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Tanzania
Year GDP per capita
Belize Tanzania
1960 $307 $267.8
1961 $320 $277.4
1962 $332 $295.7
1963 $342 $320
1964 $356 $337
1965 $383 $333
1966 $412 $370
1967 $426 $374
1968 $392 $388
1969 $402 $394
1970 $442 $211.3
1971 $481 $218.4
1972 $529 $239.8
1973 $619 $276.1
1974 $805 $320
1975 $906 $355
1976 $729 $387
1977 $866 $446
1978 $983 $515
1979 $1,071 $527
1980 $1,774 $595
1981 $1,753 $665
1982 $1,629 $683
1983 $1,677 $667
1984 $1,814 $593
1985 $1,754 $681
1986 $1,859 $466
1987 $2,166 $326
1988 $2,406 $299
1989 $2,742 $252.3
1990 $2,989 $236.9
1991 $3,192 $268.8
1992 $3,646 $243.4
1993 $3,863 $218.2
1994 $3,879 $222.5
1995 $4,012 $251.2
1996 $4,046 $305
1997 $4,017 $353
1998 $4,128 $375
1999 $4,292 $382
2000 $4,730 $390
2001 $4,722 $385
2002 $4,862 $391
2003 $4,962 $410
2004 $5,156 $438
2005 $5,273 $469
2006 $5,527 $462
2007 $5,765 $528
2008 $5,713 $657
2009 $5,401 $674
2010 $5,451 $715
2011 $5,582 $753
2012 $5,710 $837
2013 $5,950 $935
2014 $6,128 $993
2015 $6,154 $911
2016 $6,142 $925
2017 $6,073 $957
2018 $6,031 $992
2019 $6,190 $1,031
2020 $5,227 $1,084
2021 $6,123 $1,125
2022 $7,068 $1,171
2023 $7,460 $1,187
2024 $8,430 $1,149

Belize vs. Tanzania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Tanzania
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Tanzania
1950 49.2 41
1951 49.9 41.2
1952 50.7 41.4
1953 51.4 41.5
1954 52.2 41.7
1955 52.7 41.8
1956 53.9 42
1957 54.8 42.1
1958 55.7 42.3
1959 56.6 42.5
1960 57.4 42.6
1961 52.9 42.8
1962 58.7 43.2
1963 59.3 43.6
1964 59.8 44.1
1965 60.4 44.5
1966 60.9 44.9
1967 61.4 45.2
1968 62 45.6
1969 62.5 46
1970 63 46.5
1971 63.5 47
1972 64 47.4
1973 64.5 47.9
1974 64.9 48.4
1975 65.4 48.9
1976 65.8 49.5
1977 66.1 50
1978 66.3 50.4
1979 66.7 50.8
1980 66.9 51.3
1981 67.1 51.7
1982 67.3 52
1983 67.6 52.2
1984 68 52.2
1985 68.3 52.2
1986 68.7 52.2
1987 69.1 52.2
1988 69.4 52.2
1989 69.5 52.1
1990 69.6 52
1991 69.6 51.8
1992 69.6 51.4
1993 69.6 51.2
1994 69.6 51.1
1995 69.5 51
1996 69.4 51.1
1997 69.2 51.2
1998 68.9 51.8
1999 69 52.4
2000 68.9 53.2
2001 68.9 54.1
2002 69.5 54.9
2003 69.8 55.9
2004 70.2 56.8
2005 70.3 57.7
2006 70.5 58.5
2007 70.7 59.3
2008 70.7 59.9
2009 70.8 60.5
2010 70.9 61.1
2011 71 61.6
2012 71.1 62.3
2013 71.3 62.8
2014 71.4 63.4
2015 71.6 63.9
2016 71.8 64.4
2017 72.1 65
2018 72.3 65.5
2019 72.6 66
2020 71.6 66.8
2021 70.9 66.1
2022 72.2 66.9
2023 73.6 67
2024 73.7 67.2
2025 73.9 67.4

Belize and Tanzania population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Tanzania
Year Population
Belize Tanzania
1960 91,318 9,901,419
1961 93,632 10,187,886
1962 96,042 10,487,756
1963 98,704 10,799,528
1964 101,603 11,127,826
1965 104,675 11,470,728
1966 107,906 11,827,459
1967 111,272 12,200,109
1968 114,713 12,602,076
1969 118,040 13,036,700
1970 120,736 13,492,677
1971 122,805 13,971,451
1972 124,676 14,479,308
1973 126,445 15,010,101
1974 128,185 15,561,630
1975 130,387 16,138,361
1976 133,099 16,736,211
1977 135,887 17,352,929
1978 138,713 17,976,566
1979 141,678 18,592,038
1980 145,062 19,189,769
1981 148,786 19,784,703
1982 152,548 20,398,571
1983 156,297 21,079,874
1984 160,044 21,779,066
1985 163,796 22,501,693
1986 167,554 23,258,959
1987 171,338 24,030,378
1988 175,180 24,769,686
1989 179,107 25,438,759
1990 183,076 26,110,207
1991 187,040 26,780,436
1992 190,983 27,457,588
1993 194,902 28,332,692
1994 199,097 29,442,356
1995 204,146 30,383,497
1996 210,310 30,945,762
1997 217,446 31,578,089
1998 225,173 32,420,458
1999 233,059 33,300,330
2000 240,799 34,260,139
2001 248,379 35,198,299
2002 256,009 36,121,304
2003 263,780 37,089,555
2004 271,688 38,109,668
2005 279,731 39,182,076
2006 287,878 40,294,902
2007 296,100 41,435,512
2008 304,361 42,570,728
2009 312,614 43,633,982
2010 320,245 44,758,488
2011 327,298 46,029,367
2012 334,414 47,374,260
2013 341,627 48,824,128
2014 348,923 50,351,512
2015 356,333 52,020,962
2016 364,705 53,824,013
2017 373,202 55,652,890
2018 380,226 57,437,145
2019 385,829 59,174,891
2020 390,812 60,972,798
2021 395,346 62,830,412
2022 402,733 64,711,821
2023 411,106 66,617,606
2024 417,072 68,560,157

Fertility rates in Belize and Tanzania

Fertility rate
Belize

Tanzania
Year Fertility rate
Belize Tanzania
1960 6.5 6.54
1961 6.48 6.56
1962 6.46 6.61
1963 6.44 6.65
1964 6.42 6.68
1965 6.4 6.73
1966 6.38 6.8
1967 6.36 6.86
1968 6.34 6.9
1969 6.32 6.95
1970 6.3 7
1971 6.29 7.04
1972 6.28 7.05
1973 6.29 7.06
1974 6.29 7.12
1975 6.28 7.1
1976 6.25 7.09
1977 6.2 7.07
1978 6.11 7.06
1979 5.99 7.04
1980 5.85 6.99
1981 5.68 6.93
1982 5.5 6.87
1983 5.31 6.81
1984 5.12 6.72
1985 5 6.6
1986 4.94 6.49
1987 4.88 6.41
1988 4.87 6.38
1989 4.86 6.3
1990 4.8 6.2
1991 4.6 6.14
1992 4.43 6.08
1993 4.21 6
1994 3.97 5.89
1995 3.88 5.82
1996 3.76 5.83
1997 3.74 5.84
1998 3.75 5.81
1999 3.73 5.75
2000 3.63 5.67
2001 3.53 5.62
2002 3.43 5.57
2003 3.34 5.58
2004 3.25 5.6
2005 3.17 5.58
2006 3.02 5.51
2007 2.89 5.4
2008 2.78 5.32
2009 2.66 5.26
2010 2.55 5.23
2011 2.53 5.14
2012 2.51 5.14
2013 2.5 5.16
2014 2.47 5.12
2015 2.43 5.03
2016 2.4 5.01
2017 2.37 4.99
2018 2.34 4.93
2019 2.14 4.87
2020 2.04 4.8
2021 1.84 4.73
2022 1.95 4.67
2023 2.01 4.61

Belize and Tanzania demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Tanzania
Year Median age, years
Belize Tanzania
1960 17.9 17.4
1961 17.6 17.4
1962 17.3 17.4
1963 17 17.4
1964 16.6 17.4
1965 16.2 17.3
1966 15.9 17.2
1967 15.6 17.2
1968 15.4 17.1
1969 15.3 17.1
1970 15.4 17.1
1971 15.6 17
1972 15.8 17
1973 16 17
1974 16.2 16.9
1975 16.4 16.9
1976 16.6 16.8
1977 16.8 16.8
1978 16.9 16.7
1979 17.1 16.6
1980 17.2 16.5
1981 17.3 16.4
1982 17.4 16.3
1983 17.4 16.2
1984 17.5 16.2
1985 17.5 16.3
1986 17.5 16.4
1987 17.5 16.5
1988 17.6 16.6
1989 17.6 16.6
1990 17.6 16.7
1991 17.7 16.7
1992 17.8 16.8
1993 17.9 17
1994 18 17.3
1995 18.2 17.4
1996 18.5 17.4
1997 18.8 17.3
1998 19.1 17.3
1999 19.4 17.4
2000 19.6 17.4
2001 19.8 17.5
2002 20 17.5
2003 20.2 17.4
2004 20.4 17.4
2005 20.7 17.4
2006 20.9 17.4
2007 21.1 17.3
2008 21.4 17.3
2009 21.6 17.2
2010 21.9 17.2
2011 22.3 17.2
2012 22.7 17.3
2013 23.1 17.3
2014 23.4 17.4
2015 23.8 17.5
2016 24.2 17.6
2017 24.5 17.8
2018 24.9 17.9
2019 25.3 17.9
2020 25.7 18
2021 26.1 18.1
2022 26.5 18.2
2023 27 18.3
2024 27.4 18.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Tanzania
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$80B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
19.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
3.16%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
1.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
1.79%
2020
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
28.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
28.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
59.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
33.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
2.9%
2018
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.000003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
22
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.32B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$5.05B
2018
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$750M
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
1,527,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
27.2%
2019
Banked people share
68%
2024
59.8%
2024

Energy

Belize Tanzania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
405 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$9.09
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
19.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
23.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
78.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
123.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
39.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
29.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
48.3%
2023

Society

Belize Tanzania
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.84%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-29,865
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
38.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
37.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
41
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
50
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
3.71
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
31.1
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
78.2%
2022
English speaking
81.7%
2023
9.89%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
29.1%
2023

Health

Belize Tanzania
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$35.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$10.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
38.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
276
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
38.9
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
13%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
9.8%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
37
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
9.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
11 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Tanzania
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
4,988 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
152,592 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
171,190 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
90,225 mi
2022

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