Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 148th vs. 197th).
By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).
Main facts and rankings
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| Population | 
 
427523
 
 | 
 
949
 
 | 
| Population rank | 171/197 | 197/197 | 
| GDP | 
 
$3.52B  
2024  | 
 
$19.8M  
2025  | 
| GDP rank | 167/197 | 197/197 | 
| GDP per capita | 
 
$8,430  
2024  | 
 
$19,800  
2025  | 
| GDP per capita rank | 94/197 | 59/197 | 
| GDP per capita, PPP | 
 
$15,093  
2024  | 
 
$39,191  
2025  | 
| Government debt | 
 
$2.14B  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Debt-to-GDP ratio | 
 
59.5%  
2025  | 
n/a | 
| Government debt per person | 
 
$5,138  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Government debt per person rank | 77/185 | n/a | 
| Average annual personal income after taxes | 
 
$8,036  
2025  | 
 
$17,307  
2025  | 
| Land area | 
 
8,807 sq mi  
2025  | 
 
0.17 sq mi  
2025  | 
| Population density | 
 
47.4 ppl/mi²  
2024  | 
 
5,886 ppl/mi²  
2019  | 
| Fertility rate | 
 
2.01  
2023  | 
n/a | 
| Median age | 
 
27.4 years  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Life expectancy | 
 
73.9 years  
2025  | 
 
83.3 years  
2025  | 
Belize and Vatican: Comparison Charts
Belize vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
|
| 1950 | 49.2 | 65.9 | 
| 1951 | 49.9 | 65.3 | 
| 1952 | 50.7 | 65.7 | 
| 1953 | 51.4 | 66.3 | 
| 1954 | 52.2 | 67.5 | 
| 1955 | 52.7 | 67.8 | 
| 1956 | 53.9 | 67.3 | 
| 1957 | 54.8 | 67.5 | 
| 1958 | 55.7 | 68.7 | 
| 1959 | 56.6 | 69.2 | 
| 1960 | 57.4 | 69.2 | 
| 1961 | 52.9 | 69.8 | 
| 1962 | 58.7 | 69.2 | 
| 1963 | 59.3 | 69.3 | 
| 1964 | 59.8 | 70.3 | 
| 1965 | 60.4 | 70.1 | 
| 1966 | 60.9 | 70.9 | 
| 1967 | 61.4 | 70.9 | 
| 1968 | 62 | 70.7 | 
| 1969 | 62.5 | 70.7 | 
| 1970 | 63 | 71.5 | 
| 1971 | 63.5 | 71.7 | 
| 1972 | 64 | 72 | 
| 1973 | 64.5 | 71.9 | 
| 1974 | 64.9 | 72.7 | 
| 1975 | 65.4 | 72.6 | 
| 1976 | 65.8 | 72.9 | 
| 1977 | 66.1 | 73.3 | 
| 1978 | 66.3 | 73.7 | 
| 1979 | 66.7 | 74 | 
| 1980 | 66.9 | 74.1 | 
| 1981 | 67.1 | 74.3 | 
| 1982 | 67.3 | 74.8 | 
| 1983 | 67.6 | 74.7 | 
| 1984 | 68 | 75.1 | 
| 1985 | 68.3 | 75.5 | 
| 1986 | 68.7 | 75.7 | 
| 1987 | 69.1 | 76.2 | 
| 1988 | 69.4 | 76.4 | 
| 1989 | 69.5 | 76.8 | 
| 1990 | 69.6 | 76.9 | 
| 1991 | 69.6 | 76.9 | 
| 1992 | 69.6 | 77.3 | 
| 1993 | 69.6 | 77 | 
| 1994 | 69.6 | 77.7 | 
| 1995 | 69.5 | 77.8 | 
| 1996 | 69.4 | 78.5 | 
| 1997 | 69.2 | 78.2 | 
| 1998 | 68.9 | 78.3 | 
| 1999 | 69 | 78.7 | 
| 2000 | 68.9 | 79.3 | 
| 2001 | 68.9 | 79.9 | 
| 2002 | 69.5 | 80 | 
| 2003 | 69.8 | 79.8 | 
| 2004 | 70.2 | 80.2 | 
| 2005 | 70.3 | 80.6 | 
| 2006 | 70.5 | 81.2 | 
| 2007 | 70.7 | 81.3 | 
| 2008 | 70.7 | 81.4 | 
| 2009 | 70.8 | 81.3 | 
| 2010 | 70.9 | 81.5 | 
| 2011 | 71 | 81.7 | 
| 2012 | 71.1 | 82 | 
| 2013 | 71.3 | 82.5 | 
| 2014 | 71.4 | 82.6 | 
| 2015 | 71.6 | 82.5 | 
| 2016 | 71.8 | 82.9 | 
| 2017 | 72.1 | 82.7 | 
| 2018 | 72.3 | 83.3 | 
| 2019 | 72.6 | 83.6 | 
| 2020 | 71.6 | 83 | 
| 2021 | 70.9 | 82.9 | 
| 2022 | 72.2 | 83.3 | 
| 2023 | 73.6 | 83 | 
| 2024 | 73.7 | 83.1 | 
| 2025 | 73.9 | 83.3 | 
Belize and Vatican population clocks and comparison
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 
 | 
 | 
|
| 1960 | 91,318 | - | 
| 1961 | 93,632 | - | 
| 1962 | 96,042 | - | 
| 1963 | 98,704 | - | 
| 1964 | 101,603 | - | 
| 1965 | 104,675 | - | 
| 1966 | 107,906 | - | 
| 1967 | 111,272 | - | 
| 1968 | 114,713 | - | 
| 1969 | 118,040 | - | 
| 1970 | 120,736 | - | 
| 1971 | 122,805 | - | 
| 1972 | 124,676 | - | 
| 1973 | 126,445 | - | 
| 1974 | 128,185 | - | 
| 1975 | 130,387 | - | 
| 1976 | 133,099 | - | 
| 1977 | 135,887 | - | 
| 1978 | 138,713 | - | 
| 1979 | 141,678 | - | 
| 1980 | 145,062 | - | 
| 1981 | 148,786 | - | 
| 1982 | 152,548 | - | 
| 1983 | 156,297 | - | 
| 1984 | 160,044 | - | 
| 1985 | 163,796 | - | 
| 1986 | 167,554 | - | 
| 1987 | 171,338 | - | 
| 1988 | 175,180 | - | 
| 1989 | 179,107 | - | 
| 1990 | 183,076 | - | 
| 1991 | 187,040 | - | 
| 1992 | 190,983 | - | 
| 1993 | 194,902 | - | 
| 1994 | 199,097 | - | 
| 1995 | 204,146 | - | 
| 1996 | 210,310 | - | 
| 1997 | 217,446 | - | 
| 1998 | 225,173 | - | 
| 1999 | 233,059 | - | 
| 2000 | 240,799 | 880 | 
| 2001 | 248,379 | 890 | 
| 2002 | 256,009 | 900 | 
| 2003 | 263,780 | 911 | 
| 2004 | 271,688 | 921 | 
| 2005 | 279,731 | 921 | 
| 2006 | 287,878 | 932 | 
| 2007 | 296,100 | 821 | 
| 2008 | 304,361 | 824 | 
| 2009 | 312,614 | 826 | 
| 2010 | 320,245 | 829 | 
| 2011 | 327,298 | 832 | 
| 2012 | 334,414 | 836 | 
| 2013 | 341,627 | 839 | 
| 2014 | 348,923 | 842 | 
| 2015 | 356,333 | 1,000 | 
| 2016 | 364,705 | - | 
| 2017 | 373,202 | 1,000 | 
| 2018 | 380,226 | - | 
| 2019 | 385,829 | 1,000 | 
| 2020 | 390,812 | - | 
| 2021 | 395,346 | - | 
| 2022 | 402,733 | - | 
| 2023 | 411,106 | - | 
| 2024 | 417,072 | - | 
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Finance
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method | 
 
$3.19B  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Government expenditure, % of GDP | 
 
24.1%  
2025  | 
n/a | 
| Education expenditure, % of GDP | 
 
4.62%  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Military expenditure, % of GDP | 
 
0.82%  
2023  | 
n/a | 
| Armed forces personnel | 
 
2,000  
2020  | 
n/a | 
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP | 
 
-1.65%  
2025  | 
n/a | 
| Unemployment rate | 
 
29.3%  
2020  | 
n/a | 
| Services, % of GDP | 
 
62.4%  
2023  | 
n/a | 
| Industry, % of GDP | 
 
14.3%  
2023  | 
n/a | 
| Economic freedom index | 
 
64.2  
2025  | 
 
65  
2025  | 
| Income share by richest 10% | 
 
30%  
2018  | 
n/a | 
| Income share by poorest 10% | 
 
2.2%  
2018  | 
n/a | 
| Number of billionaires | 
 
1  
2025  | 
n/a | 
| Percentage of billionaires | 
 
0.0004%  
2025  | 
n/a | 
| Total reserves including gold | 
 
$498M  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Personal remittances received | 
 
$154M  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| International tourist arrivals | 
 
487,000  
2020  | 
n/a | 
| International tourism as share of exports | 
 
30.9%  
1998  | 
n/a | 
| Banked people share | 
 
68%  
2024  | 
n/a | 
Energy
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | 
 
601 kg  
2007  | 
n/a | 
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | 
 
$17  
2007  | 
n/a | 
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 
 
0.28 megatons  
2023  | 
n/a | 
| CO2 emissions per capita | 
 
0.68 tons  
2023  | 
n/a | 
| Fossil fuel energy use share | 
 
0%  
2007  | 
n/a | 
| Renewable energy use share | 
 
30.8%  
2022  | 
n/a | 
| Renewable electricity output share | 
 
92.9%  
2021  | 
n/a | 
| Hydroelectric share | 
 
33.4%  
2021  | 
n/a | 
| Nuclear share | 
 
0%  
2021  | 
n/a | 
| Electricity access | 
 
99.6%  
2023  | 
n/a | 
Society
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| % of world population | 
 
0.005%  
2024  | 
 
0.00001%  
2024  | 
| Annual migration change | 
 
+490  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Urban population | 
 
46.8%  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Male:Female ratio | 
 
50:50  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Average male height | 
 
5.59 ft  
2025  | 
n/a | 
| Average female height | 
 
5.19 ft  
2025  | 
n/a | 
| Quality of life index | 
 
46.8  
2025  | 
 
76  
2025  | 
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 
 
58  
2025  | 
 
60  
2025  | 
| Higher education index | 
 
17  
2025  | 
 
32  
2025  | 
| Homicides per 100K people | 
 
27.9  
2022  | 
 
0  
2023  | 
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people | 
 
22.6  
2019  | 
 
0.5  
2025  | 
| Visa free countries | 
 
102  
2025  | 
 
150  
2025  | 
| Adult literacy rate | 
 
87.9%  
2022  | 
 
100%  
2013  | 
| English speaking | 
 
81.7%  
2023  | 
 
20%  
2025  | 
| People using the Internet | 
 
72.4%  
2023  | 
n/a | 
Health
| 
 | 
 | 
|
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita | 
 
$297.4  
2022  | 
n/a | 
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita | 
 
$79.1  
2022  | 
n/a | 
| Life expectancy | 
 
73.9 years  
2025  | 
 
83.3 years  
2025  | 
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure | 
 
4.57%  
2022  | 
n/a | 
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 
 
1.08  
2018  | 
n/a | 
| Maternal mortality per 100K births | 
 
67  
2023  | 
n/a | 
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | 
 
12.7  
2023  | 
n/a | 
| Obesity rate | 
 
43.3%  
2022  | 
n/a | 
| Diabetes prevalence | 
 
14.1%  
2024  | 
n/a | 
| Air quality index | 
 
54  
2025  | 
 
72  
2025  | 
| Tobacco use prevalence | 
 
8.8%  
2022  | 
n/a | 
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita | 
 
3.67 liters  
2020  | 
n/a | 
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