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Belgium vs Belize statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 417K in Belize (ranked 171/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 8,807 sq mi for Belize (ranked 136th vs. 148th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Belize
Population
11909960
427523
Population rank 83/197 171/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$3.52B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 167/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$8,430
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 94/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$15,093
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$2.14B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
59.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$5,138
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 77/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$8,036
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
8,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
2.01
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
27.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Belgium and Belize: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Belize economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Belize
Year GDP
Belgium Belize
1960 $11,810,619,368 $28,072,478
1961 $12,561,701,694 $29,965,000
1962 $13,436,827,167 $31,857,592
1963 $14,445,805,381 $33,750,114
1964 $16,168,044,450 $36,194,586
1965 $17,597,783,297 $40,110,040
1966 $18,894,891,312 $44,450,044
1967 $20,252,508,995 $47,431,256
1968 $21,654,856,965 $44,999,910
1969 $24,019,653,475 $47,399,905
1970 $26,706,196,047 $53,339,893
1971 $29,821,661,870 $59,074,687
1972 $37,209,418,019 $65,998,069
1973 $47,743,801,490 $78,214,768
1974 $56,033,077,879 $103,160,450
1975 $65,678,189,097 $118,194,026
1976 $71,113,882,968 $97,094,227
1977 $82,839,905,459 $117,650,000
1978 $101,246,526,194 $136,300,000
1979 $116,315,456,797 $151,800,000
1980 $126,829,314,388 $257,400,000
1981 $104,730,018,470 $260,750,000
1982 $92,095,926,188 $248,550,000
1983 $87,184,239,053 $262,150,000
1984 $83,349,530,159 $290,350,000
1985 $86,268,264,148 $287,300,000
1986 $120,018,787,249 $311,500,000
1987 $149,394,404,106 $371,100,000
1988 $162,299,103,675 $421,450,000
1989 $164,221,056,511 $491,100,000
1990 $205,331,747,948 $547,150,000
1991 $210,510,999,409 $597,100,000
1992 $234,781,652,447 $696,250,000
1993 $224,721,795,709 $752,850,000
1994 $244,884,129,491 $772,300,000
1995 $288,025,588,396 $819,050,000
1996 $279,201,433,225 $850,850,000
1997 $252,708,051,421 $873,400,000
1998 $258,528,339,631 $929,500,000
1999 $258,245,733,221 $1,000,250,000
2000 $236,792,460,312 $1,138,900,000
2001 $236,746,141,604 $1,172,800,000
2002 $258,383,599,375 $1,244,650,000
2003 $318,082,528,507 $1,308,900,000
2004 $369,214,712,443 $1,400,850,000
2005 $385,714,762,230 $1,474,950,000
2006 $408,259,840,869 $1,591,150,000
2007 $470,922,156,309 $1,707,100,000
2008 $517,328,087,920 $1,738,900,000
2009 $485,014,525,992 $1,688,500,000
2010 $481,556,503,720 $1,745,700,000
2011 $527,196,649,049 $1,827,050,000
2012 $498,414,364,945 $1,909,400,000
2013 $524,097,026,599 $2,032,750,000
2014 $537,987,419,164 $2,138,250,000
2015 $461,044,767,545 $2,193,050,000
2016 $474,271,566,740 $2,240,200,000
2017 $500,908,767,352 $2,266,300,000
2018 $542,638,913,428 $2,293,250,000
2019 $536,726,344,405 $2,388,300,000
2020 $529,694,473,502 $2,042,850,000
2021 $598,522,422,242 $2,420,550,000
2022 $593,614,574,326 $2,846,700,000
2023 $644,655,275,112 $3,066,850,000
2024 $664,564,181,487 $3,515,783,329

Belgium and Belize economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Belize
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Belize
1960 $1,290 $307
1961 $1,368 $320
1962 $1,457 $332
1963 $1,555 $342
1964 $1,724 $356
1965 $1,860 $383
1966 $1,983 $412
1967 $2,114 $426
1968 $2,251 $392
1969 $2,490 $402
1970 $2,766 $442
1971 $3,083 $481
1972 $3,832 $529
1973 $4,901 $619
1974 $5,734 $805
1975 $6,701 $906
1976 $7,243 $729
1977 $8,427 $866
1978 $10,290 $983
1979 $11,811 $1,071
1980 $12,864 $1,774
1981 $10,623 $1,753
1982 $9,344 $1,629
1983 $8,846 $1,677
1984 $8,457 $1,814
1985 $8,751 $1,754
1986 $12,170 $1,859
1987 $15,136 $2,166
1988 $16,391 $2,406
1989 $16,525 $2,742
1990 $20,600 $2,989
1991 $21,042 $3,192
1992 $23,373 $3,646
1993 $22,284 $3,863
1994 $24,209 $3,879
1995 $28,414 $4,012
1996 $27,490 $4,046
1997 $24,821 $4,017
1998 $25,338 $4,128
1999 $25,253 $4,292
2000 $23,099 $4,730
2001 $23,015 $4,722
2002 $25,006 $4,862
2003 $30,655 $4,962
2004 $35,429 $5,156
2005 $36,810 $5,273
2006 $38,705 $5,527
2007 $44,319 $5,765
2008 $48,303 $5,713
2009 $44,923 $5,401
2010 $44,197 $5,451
2011 $47,761 $5,582
2012 $44,874 $5,710
2013 $46,965 $5,950
2014 $47,996 $6,128
2015 $40,894 $6,154
2016 $41,855 $6,142
2017 $44,035 $6,073
2018 $47,487 $6,031
2019 $46,717 $6,190
2020 $45,906 $5,227
2021 $51,658 $6,123
2022 $50,822 $7,068
2023 $54,690 $7,460
2024 $55,955 $8,430

Belgium vs. Belize life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Belize
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Belize
1950 66.3 49.2
1951 66.7 49.9
1952 68 50.7
1953 68.4 51.4
1954 68.6 52.2
1955 68.5 52.7
1956 68.8 53.9
1957 69.2 54.8
1958 69.9 55.7
1959 70.3 56.6
1960 69.6 57.4
1961 70.5 52.9
1962 70.2 58.7
1963 70 59.3
1964 70.7 59.8
1965 70.6 60.4
1966 70.6 60.9
1967 70.9 61.4
1968 70.6 62
1969 70.7 62.5
1970 70.9 63
1971 71.1 63.5
1972 71.4 64
1973 71.6 64.5
1974 72 64.9
1975 72 65.4
1976 72.1 65.8
1977 72.8 66.1
1978 72.7 66.3
1979 73.2 66.7
1980 73.2 66.9
1981 73.7 67.1
1982 73.9 67.3
1983 73.9 67.6
1984 74.4 68
1985 74.5 68.3
1986 74.7 68.7
1987 75.3 69.1
1988 75.6 69.4
1989 75.6 69.5
1990 76.1 69.6
1991 76.2 69.6
1992 76.4 69.6
1993 76.4 69.6
1994 76.7 69.6
1995 76.8 69.5
1996 77.2 69.4
1997 77.4 69.2
1998 77.5 68.9
1999 77.6 69
2000 77.8 68.9
2001 78.1 68.9
2002 78.2 69.5
2003 78.3 69.8
2004 79 70.2
2005 79.1 70.3
2006 79.4 70.5
2007 79.5 70.7
2008 79.6 70.7
2009 79.8 70.8
2010 80 70.9
2011 80.4 71
2012 80.3 71.1
2013 80.5 71.3
2014 81.1 71.4
2015 80.9 71.6
2016 81.3 71.8
2017 81.4 72.1
2018 81.5 72.3
2019 81.8 72.6
2020 80.8 71.6
2021 81.7 70.9
2022 81.2 72.2
2023 82.1 73.6
2024 82.3 73.7
2025 82.4 73.9

Belgium and Belize population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Belize
Year Population
Belgium Belize
1960 9,153,489 91,318
1961 9,183,948 93,632
1962 9,220,578 96,042
1963 9,289,770 98,704
1964 9,378,113 101,603
1965 9,463,667 104,675
1966 9,527,807 107,906
1967 9,580,991 111,272
1968 9,618,756 114,713
1969 9,646,032 118,040
1970 9,655,549 120,736
1971 9,673,162 122,805
1972 9,711,115 124,676
1973 9,741,720 126,445
1974 9,772,419 128,185
1975 9,800,700 130,387
1976 9,818,227 133,099
1977 9,830,358 135,887
1978 9,839,534 138,713
1979 9,848,382 141,678
1980 9,859,242 145,062
1981 9,858,982 148,786
1982 9,856,303 152,548
1983 9,855,520 156,297
1984 9,855,372 160,044
1985 9,858,308 163,796
1986 9,861,823 167,554
1987 9,870,234 171,338
1988 9,901,664 175,180
1989 9,937,697 179,107
1990 9,967,379 183,076
1991 10,004,486 187,040
1992 10,045,158 190,983
1993 10,084,475 194,902
1994 10,115,603 199,097
1995 10,136,811 204,146
1996 10,156,637 210,310
1997 10,181,245 217,446
1998 10,203,008 225,173
1999 10,226,419 233,059
2000 10,251,250 240,799
2001 10,286,570 248,379
2002 10,332,785 256,009
2003 10,376,133 263,780
2004 10,421,137 271,688
2005 10,478,617 279,731
2006 10,547,958 287,878
2007 10,625,700 296,100
2008 10,709,973 304,361
2009 10,796,493 312,614
2010 10,895,586 320,245
2011 11,038,264 327,298
2012 11,106,932 334,414
2013 11,159,407 341,627
2014 11,209,057 348,923
2015 11,274,196 356,333
2016 11,331,422 364,705
2017 11,375,158 373,202
2018 11,427,054 380,226
2019 11,488,980 385,829
2020 11,538,604 390,812
2021 11,586,195 395,346
2022 11,680,210 402,733
2023 11,787,423 411,106
2024 11,876,844 417,072

Fertility rates in Belgium and Belize

Fertility rate
Belgium

Belize
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Belize
1960 2.54 6.5
1961 2.63 6.48
1962 2.59 6.46
1963 2.68 6.44
1964 2.71 6.42
1965 2.61 6.4
1966 2.52 6.38
1967 2.41 6.36
1968 2.31 6.34
1969 2.27 6.32
1970 2.25 6.3
1971 2.21 6.29
1972 2.09 6.28
1973 1.95 6.29
1974 1.83 6.29
1975 1.74 6.28
1976 1.73 6.25
1977 1.71 6.2
1978 1.69 6.11
1979 1.69 5.99
1980 1.68 5.85
1981 1.66 5.68
1982 1.61 5.5
1983 1.57 5.31
1984 1.54 5.12
1985 1.51 5
1986 1.54 4.94
1987 1.54 4.88
1988 1.57 4.87
1989 1.58 4.86
1990 1.62 4.8
1991 1.66 4.6
1992 1.65 4.43
1993 1.61 4.21
1994 1.56 3.97
1995 1.56 3.88
1996 1.59 3.76
1997 1.6 3.74
1998 1.6 3.75
1999 1.62 3.73
2000 1.67 3.63
2001 1.67 3.53
2002 1.65 3.43
2003 1.67 3.34
2004 1.72 3.25
2005 1.76 3.17
2006 1.8 3.02
2007 1.82 2.89
2008 1.85 2.78
2009 1.84 2.66
2010 1.86 2.55
2011 1.81 2.53
2012 1.8 2.51
2013 1.76 2.5
2014 1.74 2.47
2015 1.7 2.43
2016 1.68 2.4
2017 1.65 2.37
2018 1.62 2.34
2019 1.6 2.14
2020 1.55 2.04
2021 1.6 1.84
2022 1.53 1.95
2023 1.47 2.01

Belgium and Belize demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Belize
Year Median age, years
Belgium Belize
1960 34.9 17.9
1961 34.9 17.6
1962 34.9 17.3
1963 34.9 17
1964 34.8 16.6
1965 34.8 16.2
1966 34.7 15.9
1967 34.7 15.6
1968 34.7 15.4
1969 34.6 15.3
1970 34.5 15.4
1971 34.4 15.6
1972 34.3 15.8
1973 34.3 16
1974 34.3 16.2
1975 34.2 16.4
1976 34.1 16.6
1977 34.1 16.8
1978 34.1 16.9
1979 34.1 17.1
1980 34.2 17.2
1981 34.3 17.3
1982 34.5 17.4
1983 34.8 17.4
1984 35 17.5
1985 35.2 17.5
1986 35.4 17.5
1987 35.6 17.5
1988 35.9 17.6
1989 36.1 17.6
1990 36.3 17.6
1991 36.5 17.7
1992 36.7 17.8
1993 37 17.9
1994 37.2 18
1995 37.5 18.2
1996 37.8 18.5
1997 38.1 18.8
1998 38.3 19.1
1999 38.6 19.4
2000 38.9 19.6
2001 39.2 19.8
2002 39.4 20
2003 39.7 20.2
2004 40 20.4
2005 40.2 20.7
2006 40.4 20.9
2007 40.6 21.1
2008 40.7 21.4
2009 40.8 21.6
2010 40.8 21.9
2011 40.9 22.3
2012 41.1 22.7
2013 41.2 23.1
2014 41.3 23.4
2015 41.4 23.8
2016 41.4 24.2
2017 41.6 24.5
2018 41.7 24.9
2019 41.8 25.3
2020 41.9 25.7
2021 42 26.1
2022 42.2 26.5
2023 42.4 27
2024 42.7 27.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Belize
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$3.19B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
4.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
0.82%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-1.65%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
29.3%
2020
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
62.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
14.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
69
2025
64.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
30%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.2%
2018
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$498M
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$154M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
487,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
30.9%
1998
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
68%
2024

Energy

Belgium Belize
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
601 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$17
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
0.28 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
0.68 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
30.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
92.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
33.4%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Belgium Belize
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
+490
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
46.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
46.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
58
2025
Higher education index
96
2025
17
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
27.9
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
22.6
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
102
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
87.9%
2022
English speaking
59%
2023
81.7%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
72.4%
2023

Health

Belgium Belize
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$297.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$79.1
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
4.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
1.08
2018
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
12.7
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
43.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
54
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
8.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Belize
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
21,116 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
703 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
4,801 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
2,039 mi
2017

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