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Belize vs Brazil statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 212M in Brazil (ranked 7/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 3,227,096 sq mi for Brazil (ranked 148th vs. 5th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Brazil ranks 10/197 ($2.18T). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Brazil ranks 85/197 ($10,280).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Brazil
Population
427523
213415080
Population rank 171/197 7/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$2.18T
2024
GDP rank 167/197 10/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$10,280
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 85/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$22,333
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$1.9T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
92%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$8,973
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 60/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$5,664
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
3,227,096 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
65.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.62
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
35.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Belize and Brazil: Comparison Charts

Belize and Brazil economies compared

GDP
Belize

Brazil
Year GDP
Belize Brazil
1960 $28,072,478 $17,030,465,539
1961 $29,965,000 $17,275,940,449
1962 $31,857,592 $19,231,747,852
1963 $33,750,114 $23,287,712,878
1964 $36,194,586 $20,963,733,695
1965 $40,110,040 $22,465,522,884
1966 $44,450,044 $28,283,323,733
1967 $47,431,256 $31,086,389,195
1968 $44,999,910 $33,930,457,425
1969 $47,399,905 $37,171,640,819
1970 $53,339,893 $42,327,664,794
1971 $59,074,687 $48,869,830,902
1972 $65,998,069 $58,434,858,375
1973 $78,214,768 $83,592,275,863
1974 $103,160,450 $109,794,519,728
1975 $118,194,026 $129,203,555,239
1976 $97,094,227 $153,168,949,208
1977 $117,650,000 $176,344,101,402
1978 $136,300,000 $200,278,646,124
1979 $151,800,000 $221,338,204,480
1980 $257,400,000 $237,393,489,893
1981 $260,750,000 $258,015,174,749
1982 $248,550,000 $271,314,113,768
1983 $262,150,000 $189,656,506,321
1984 $290,350,000 $188,339,974,087
1985 $287,300,000 $210,879,844,639
1986 $311,500,000 $256,480,852,471
1987 $371,100,000 $283,056,836,894
1988 $421,450,000 $307,881,930,752
1989 $491,100,000 $412,990,820,287
1990 $547,150,000 $384,959,818,182
1991 $597,100,000 $342,534,090,909
1992 $696,250,000 $328,191,909,882
1993 $752,850,000 $368,292,034,381
1994 $772,300,000 $525,369,467,296
1995 $819,050,000 $769,333,050,987
1996 $850,850,000 $850,426,432,992
1997 $873,400,000 $883,206,179,730
1998 $929,500,000 $863,710,759,256
1999 $1,000,250,000 $599,642,024,320
2000 $1,138,900,000 $655,448,231,984
2001 $1,172,800,000 $559,983,634,799
2002 $1,244,650,000 $509,795,273,807
2003 $1,308,900,000 $558,233,745,652
2004 $1,400,850,000 $669,289,424,806
2005 $1,474,950,000 $891,633,839,894
2006 $1,591,150,000 $1,107,626,541,435
2007 $1,707,100,000 $1,397,114,486,369
2008 $1,738,900,000 $1,695,855,083,498
2009 $1,688,500,000 $1,666,996,438,581
2010 $1,745,700,000 $2,208,837,745,101
2011 $1,827,050,000 $2,616,156,223,918
2012 $1,909,400,000 $2,465,227,802,807
2013 $2,032,750,000 $2,472,819,535,557
2014 $2,138,250,000 $2,456,043,727,199
2015 $2,193,050,000 $1,802,212,206,815
2016 $2,240,200,000 $1,795,693,482,853
2017 $2,266,300,000 $2,063,514,977,366
2018 $2,293,250,000 $1,916,933,898,011
2019 $2,388,300,000 $1,873,288,205,060
2020 $2,042,850,000 $1,476,107,231,310
2021 $2,420,550,000 $1,670,647,398,905
2022 $2,846,700,000 $1,951,923,942,083
2023 $3,066,850,000 $2,191,131,765,685
2024 $3,515,783,329 $2,179,412,080,829

Belize and Brazil economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Brazil
Year GDP per capita
Belize Brazil
1960 $307 $235.3
1961 $320 $231.6
1962 $332 $250.2
1963 $342 $294.2
1964 $356 $257.3
1965 $383 $268
1966 $412 $328
1967 $426 $351
1968 $392 $374
1969 $402 $399
1970 $442 $444
1971 $481 $500
1972 $529 $583
1973 $619 $815
1974 $805 $1,045
1975 $906 $1,201
1976 $729 $1,390
1977 $866 $1,562
1978 $983 $1,733
1979 $1,071 $1,870
1980 $1,774 $1,959
1981 $1,753 $2,080
1982 $1,629 $2,138
1983 $1,677 $1,461
1984 $1,814 $1,420
1985 $1,754 $1,556
1986 $1,859 $1,854
1987 $2,166 $2,006
1988 $2,406 $2,141
1989 $2,742 $2,819
1990 $2,989 $2,581
1991 $3,192 $2,258
1992 $3,646 $2,127
1993 $3,863 $2,349
1994 $3,879 $3,299
1995 $4,012 $4,757
1996 $4,046 $5,179
1997 $4,017 $5,299
1998 $4,128 $5,106
1999 $4,292 $3,494
2000 $4,730 $3,767
2001 $4,722 $3,176
2002 $4,862 $2,856
2003 $4,962 $3,091
2004 $5,156 $3,664
2005 $5,273 $4,828
2006 $5,527 $5,934
2007 $5,765 $7,410
2008 $5,713 $8,908
2009 $5,401 $8,679
2010 $5,451 $11,403
2011 $5,582 $13,397
2012 $5,710 $12,522
2013 $5,950 $12,459
2014 $6,128 $12,275
2015 $6,154 $8,936
2016 $6,142 $8,836
2017 $6,073 $10,081
2018 $6,031 $9,301
2019 $6,190 $9,030
2020 $5,227 $7,074
2021 $6,123 $7,973
2022 $7,068 $9,281
2023 $7,460 $10,378
2024 $8,430 $10,280

Belize vs. Brazil life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Brazil
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Brazil
1950 49.2 48.5
1951 49.9 49
1952 50.7 49.6
1953 51.4 50
1954 52.2 50.4
1955 52.7 50.9
1956 53.9 51.3
1957 54.8 51.8
1958 55.7 52.2
1959 56.6 52.7
1960 57.4 53.2
1961 52.9 53.6
1962 58.7 54
1963 59.3 54.5
1964 59.8 54.8
1965 60.4 55.2
1966 60.9 55.6
1967 61.4 56
1968 62 56.5
1969 62.5 56.9
1970 63 57.3
1971 63.5 57.8
1972 64 58.3
1973 64.5 58.7
1974 64.9 59.1
1975 65.4 59.6
1976 65.8 60
1977 66.1 60.5
1978 66.3 60.9
1979 66.7 61.4
1980 66.9 61.8
1981 67.1 62.3
1982 67.3 62.7
1983 67.6 63.1
1984 68 63.6
1985 68.3 64
1986 68.7 64.4
1987 69.1 64.8
1988 69.4 65.2
1989 69.5 65.5
1990 69.6 65.9
1991 69.6 66.2
1992 69.6 66.5
1993 69.6 66.9
1994 69.6 67.3
1995 69.5 67.7
1996 69.4 68.1
1997 69.2 68.5
1998 68.9 68.8
1999 69 69.2
2000 68.9 69.6
2001 68.9 70
2002 69.5 70.4
2003 69.8 70.9
2004 70.2 71.4
2005 70.3 71.8
2006 70.5 72.3
2007 70.7 72.7
2008 70.7 73.1
2009 70.8 73.5
2010 70.9 73.8
2011 71 74
2012 71.1 74.3
2013 71.3 74.6
2014 71.4 74.8
2015 71.6 75.1
2016 71.8 75.1
2017 72.1 75.4
2018 72.3 75.6
2019 72.6 75.8
2020 71.6 74.5
2021 70.9 73
2022 72.2 74.9
2023 73.6 75.8
2024 73.7 76
2025 73.9 76.2

Belize and Brazil population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Brazil
Year Population
Belize Brazil
1960 91,318 72,388,126
1961 93,632 74,605,447
1962 96,042 76,865,323
1963 98,704 79,164,235
1964 101,603 81,488,595
1965 104,675 83,817,583
1966 107,906 86,139,359
1967 111,272 88,446,124
1968 114,713 90,741,240
1969 118,040 93,045,777
1970 120,736 95,375,651
1971 122,805 97,739,273
1972 124,676 100,146,797
1973 126,445 102,600,976
1974 128,185 105,089,675
1975 130,387 107,619,565
1976 133,099 110,213,349
1977 135,887 112,875,292
1978 138,713 115,600,942
1979 141,678 118,380,821
1980 145,062 121,207,461
1981 148,786 124,063,109
1982 152,548 126,923,155
1983 156,297 129,790,077
1984 160,044 132,658,864
1985 163,796 135,515,595
1986 167,554 138,336,370
1987 171,338 141,104,944
1988 175,180 143,826,357
1989 179,107 146,502,972
1990 183,076 149,143,223
1991 187,040 151,724,256
1992 190,983 154,275,079
1993 194,902 156,794,577
1994 199,097 159,265,006
1995 204,146 161,735,073
1996 210,310 164,202,549
1997 217,446 166,661,659
1998 225,173 169,159,655
1999 233,059 171,641,543
2000 240,799 174,018,282
2001 248,379 176,301,203
2002 256,009 178,503,484
2003 263,780 180,622,688
2004 271,688 182,675,143
2005 279,731 184,688,101
2006 287,878 186,653,106
2007 296,100 188,552,320
2008 304,361 190,367,302
2009 312,614 192,079,951
2010 320,245 193,701,929
2011 327,298 195,284,734
2012 334,414 196,876,111
2013 341,627 198,478,299
2014 348,923 200,085,127
2015 356,333 201,675,532
2016 364,705 203,218,114
2017 373,202 204,703,445
2018 380,226 206,107,261
2019 385,829 207,455,459
2020 390,812 208,660,842
2021 395,346 209,550,294
2022 402,733 210,306,415
2023 411,106 211,140,729
2024 417,072 211,998,573

Fertility rates in Belize and Brazil

Fertility rate
Belize

Brazil
Year Fertility rate
Belize Brazil
1960 6.5 6.05
1961 6.48 6.02
1962 6.46 5.98
1963 6.44 5.93
1964 6.42 5.82
1965 6.4 5.68
1966 6.38 5.52
1967 6.36 5.34
1968 6.34 5.17
1969 6.32 5.04
1970 6.3 4.93
1971 6.29 4.84
1972 6.28 4.74
1973 6.29 4.64
1974 6.29 4.5
1975 6.28 4.42
1976 6.25 4.34
1977 6.2 4.27
1978 6.11 4.2
1979 5.99 4.12
1980 5.85 4.04
1981 5.68 3.94
1982 5.5 3.84
1983 5.31 3.72
1984 5.12 3.6
1985 5 3.48
1986 4.94 3.36
1987 4.88 3.23
1988 4.87 3.11
1989 4.86 3.01
1990 4.8 2.9
1991 4.6 2.81
1992 4.43 2.71
1993 4.21 2.66
1994 3.97 2.6
1995 3.88 2.57
1996 3.76 2.51
1997 3.74 2.47
1998 3.75 2.42
1999 3.73 2.34
2000 3.63 2.25
2001 3.53 2.16
2002 3.43 2.08
2003 3.34 2.01
2004 3.25 1.97
2005 3.17 1.94
2006 3.02 1.9
2007 2.89 1.85
2008 2.78 1.82
2009 2.66 1.8
2010 2.55 1.79
2011 2.53 1.78
2012 2.51 1.77
2013 2.5 1.76
2014 2.47 1.78
2015 2.43 1.78
2016 2.4 1.73
2017 2.37 1.74
2018 2.34 1.74
2019 2.14 1.71
2020 2.04 1.65
2021 1.84 1.64
2022 1.95 1.63
2023 2.01 1.62

Belize and Brazil demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Brazil
Year Median age, years
Belize Brazil
1960 17.9 18
1961 17.6 17.9
1962 17.3 17.9
1963 17 17.8
1964 16.6 17.8
1965 16.2 17.9
1966 15.9 17.9
1967 15.6 18
1968 15.4 18.1
1969 15.3 18.2
1970 15.4 18.4
1971 15.6 18.5
1972 15.8 18.7
1973 16 18.9
1974 16.2 19.1
1975 16.4 19.2
1976 16.6 19.4
1977 16.8 19.6
1978 16.9 19.8
1979 17.1 20
1980 17.2 20.2
1981 17.3 20.4
1982 17.4 20.6
1983 17.4 20.8
1984 17.5 21
1985 17.5 21.2
1986 17.5 21.5
1987 17.5 21.7
1988 17.6 21.9
1989 17.6 22.1
1990 17.6 22.4
1991 17.7 22.7
1992 17.8 22.9
1993 17.9 23.2
1994 18 23.5
1995 18.2 23.7
1996 18.5 24
1997 18.8 24.3
1998 19.1 24.6
1999 19.4 24.9
2000 19.6 25.2
2001 19.8 25.5
2002 20 25.9
2003 20.2 26.3
2004 20.4 26.7
2005 20.7 27.1
2006 20.9 27.5
2007 21.1 27.9
2008 21.4 28.3
2009 21.6 28.8
2010 21.9 29.2
2011 22.3 29.7
2012 22.7 30.1
2013 23.1 30.6
2014 23.4 31
2015 23.8 31.5
2016 24.2 31.9
2017 24.5 32.4
2018 24.9 32.8
2019 25.3 33.2
2020 25.7 33.7
2021 26.1 34.1
2022 26.5 34.5
2023 27 34.9
2024 27.4 35.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Brazil
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$2.11T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
47.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
5.62%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
762,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-8.52%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
6.8%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
59.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
21.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
55.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
40.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
1.3%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
380,585
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.24%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
56
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
331
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$659B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$330B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$4.9B
2024
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
6,353,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
68%
2024
86.4%
2024

Energy

Belize Brazil
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
1,481 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$14.3
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
480 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
2.27 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
49.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
46.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-13.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,916 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
77.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
60.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.05%
2023
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Belize Brazil
% of world population
0.005%
2024
2.6%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
-225,510
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
46
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
34
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
92
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
20.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
16
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
164
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
94.8%
2024
English speaking
81.7%
2023
5.56%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
84.5%
2024

Health

Belize Brazil
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$849
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$232.2
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0.08%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
2.14
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
14.4
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
10.6%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
58
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
7.7 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Brazil
% of world land
0.02%
2025
5.61%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
15,222 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
914,131 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
1,903,402 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
1,242,742 mi
2023

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