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Belize vs Brunei statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 463K in Brunei (ranked 170/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 2,035 sq mi for Brunei (ranked 148th vs. 165th).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Brunei
Population
427523
469088
Population rank 171/197 170/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$15.5B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 142/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$33,418
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 35/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$90,007
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$354M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
2.21%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$765
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 151/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$22,191
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
1.75
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
33.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
75.7 years
2025

Belize and Brunei: Comparison Charts

Belize and Brunei economies compared

GDP
Belize

Brunei
Year GDP
Belize Brunei
1960 $28,072,478 -
1961 $29,965,000 -
1962 $31,857,592 -
1963 $33,750,114 -
1964 $36,194,586 -
1965 $40,110,040 $114,039,501
1966 $44,450,044 $132,757,528
1967 $47,431,256 $139,029,537
1968 $44,999,910 $160,818,236
1969 $47,399,905 $161,210,236
1970 $53,339,893 $179,078,929
1971 $59,074,687 $197,525,768
1972 $65,998,069 $270,822,782
1973 $78,214,768 $433,095,527
1974 $103,160,450 $2,319,576,214
1975 $118,194,026 $2,496,420,258
1976 $97,094,227 $3,054,765,590
1977 $117,650,000 $3,681,242,528
1978 $136,300,000 $4,100,423,674
1979 $151,800,000 $6,044,367,628
1980 $257,400,000 $10,795,432,294
1981 $260,750,000 $9,367,218,664
1982 $248,550,000 $8,932,198,186
1983 $262,150,000 $7,927,590,750
1984 $290,350,000 $7,632,788,075
1985 $287,300,000 $6,967,623,884
1986 $311,500,000 $4,190,280,003
1987 $371,100,000 $4,918,010,080
1988 $421,450,000 $4,535,130,305
1989 $491,100,000 $4,983,622,881
1990 $547,150,000 $6,039,881,087
1991 $597,100,000 $6,284,497,300
1992 $696,250,000 $6,327,966,445
1993 $752,850,000 $6,203,339,925
1994 $772,300,000 $6,467,782,521
1995 $819,050,000 $7,700,144,057
1996 $850,850,000 $7,663,377,277
1997 $873,400,000 $7,793,034,390
1998 $929,500,000 $5,550,846,025
1999 $1,000,250,000 $6,309,070,375
2000 $1,138,900,000 $6,570,999,060
2001 $1,172,800,000 $6,096,155,748
2002 $1,244,650,000 $6,333,082,879
2003 $1,308,900,000 $7,167,725,265
2004 $1,400,850,000 $8,619,178,799
2005 $1,474,950,000 $10,547,202,612
2006 $1,591,150,000 $12,644,616,446
2007 $1,707,100,000 $13,432,029,496
2008 $1,738,900,000 $15,926,456,492
2009 $1,688,500,000 $11,912,904,529
2010 $1,745,700,000 $13,707,121,031
2011 $1,827,050,000 $18,524,791,071
2012 $1,909,400,000 $19,048,443,340
2013 $2,032,750,000 $18,094,148,099
2014 $2,138,250,000 $17,097,797,372
2015 $2,193,050,000 $12,930,296,852
2016 $2,240,200,000 $11,400,266,055
2017 $2,266,300,000 $12,128,168,047
2018 $2,293,250,000 $13,566,908,401
2019 $2,388,300,000 $13,469,235,348
2020 $2,042,850,000 $12,005,799,664
2021 $2,420,550,000 $14,006,496,614
2022 $2,846,700,000 $16,681,536,443
2023 $3,066,850,000 $15,095,084,686
2024 $3,515,783,329 $15,463,134,387

Belize and Brunei economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Brunei
Year GDP per capita
Belize Brunei
1960 $307 -
1961 $320 -
1962 $332 -
1963 $342 -
1964 $356 -
1965 $383 $1,029
1966 $412 $1,146
1967 $426 $1,149
1968 $392 $1,274
1969 $402 $1,226
1970 $442 $1,325
1971 $481 $1,432
1972 $529 $1,905
1973 $619 $2,939
1974 $805 $15,195
1975 $906 $15,793
1976 $729 $18,671
1977 $866 $21,747
1978 $983 $23,447
1979 $1,071 $33,501
1980 $1,774 $58,005
1981 $1,753 $48,793
1982 $1,629 $45,075
1983 $1,677 $38,720
1984 $1,814 $36,061
1985 $1,754 $31,827
1986 $1,859 $18,501
1987 $2,166 $21,030
1988 $2,406 $18,825
1989 $2,742 $20,090
1990 $2,989 $23,659
1991 $3,192 $23,932
1992 $3,646 $23,451
1993 $3,863 $22,397
1994 $3,879 $22,767
1995 $4,012 $26,443
1996 $4,046 $25,692
1997 $4,017 $25,522
1998 $4,128 $17,769
1999 $4,292 $19,752
2000 $4,730 $20,130
2001 $4,722 $18,288
2002 $4,862 $18,621
2003 $4,962 $20,678
2004 $5,156 $24,423
2005 $5,273 $29,386
2006 $5,527 $34,675
2007 $5,765 $36,217
2008 $5,713 $42,157
2009 $5,401 $30,946
2010 $5,451 $34,938
2011 $5,582 $46,383
2012 $5,710 $46,969
2013 $5,950 $44,003
2014 $6,128 $41,027
2015 $6,154 $30,625
2016 $6,142 $26,663
2017 $6,073 $28,024
2018 $6,031 $30,988
2019 $6,190 $30,427
2020 $5,227 $26,834
2021 $6,123 $31,007
2022 $7,068 $36,633
2023 $7,460 $32,891
2024 $8,430 $33,418

Belize vs. Brunei life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Brunei
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Brunei
1950 49.2 50.6
1951 49.9 51.5
1952 50.7 52.4
1953 51.4 53.3
1954 52.2 54.2
1955 52.7 55
1956 53.9 55.7
1957 54.8 56.5
1958 55.7 57.3
1959 56.6 58
1960 57.4 58.7
1961 52.9 59.4
1962 58.7 58.8
1963 59.3 60.6
1964 59.8 61.3
1965 60.4 61.7
1966 60.9 62.4
1967 61.4 62.9
1968 62 63.5
1969 62.5 64
1970 63 64.5
1971 63.5 65
1972 64 65.4
1973 64.5 66
1974 64.9 66.4
1975 65.4 67
1976 65.8 67.4
1977 66.1 67.8
1978 66.3 68.3
1979 66.7 68.6
1980 66.9 69
1981 67.1 69.3
1982 67.3 69.7
1983 67.6 70
1984 68 70.2
1985 68.3 70.5
1986 68.7 70.8
1987 69.1 71
1988 69.4 71.2
1989 69.5 71.4
1990 69.6 71.6
1991 69.6 71.9
1992 69.6 72.1
1993 69.6 72.3
1994 69.6 72.6
1995 69.5 72.8
1996 69.4 73.1
1997 69.2 73.3
1998 68.9 73.6
1999 69 73.8
2000 68.9 74
2001 68.9 74.2
2002 69.5 74.4
2003 69.8 74.5
2004 70.2 74.6
2005 70.3 74.7
2006 70.5 74.8
2007 70.7 74.8
2008 70.7 74.8
2009 70.8 74.8
2010 70.9 74.8
2011 71 74.8
2012 71.1 74.8
2013 71.3 74.9
2014 71.4 74.9
2015 71.6 74.9
2016 71.8 74.9
2017 72.1 74.9
2018 72.3 75
2019 72.6 75
2020 71.6 75.1
2021 70.9 74.9
2022 72.2 72.9
2023 73.6 75.3
2024 73.7 75.5
2025 73.9 75.7

Belize and Brunei population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Brunei
Year Population
Belize Brunei
1960 91,318 88,347
1961 93,632 92,517
1962 96,042 96,719
1963 98,704 101,159
1964 101,603 105,922
1965 104,675 110,838
1966 107,906 115,874
1967 111,272 121,017
1968 114,713 126,222
1969 118,040 131,446
1970 120,736 135,138
1971 122,805 137,921
1972 124,676 142,189
1973 126,445 147,369
1974 128,185 152,656
1975 130,387 158,070
1976 133,099 163,607
1977 135,887 169,277
1978 138,713 174,884
1979 141,678 180,422
1980 145,062 186,111
1981 148,786 191,977
1982 152,548 198,165
1983 156,297 204,741
1984 160,044 211,661
1985 163,796 218,919
1986 167,554 226,495
1987 171,338 233,860
1988 175,180 240,913
1989 179,107 248,064
1990 183,076 255,292
1991 187,040 262,596
1992 190,983 269,839
1993 194,902 276,971
1994 199,097 284,091
1995 204,146 291,195
1996 210,310 298,276
1997 217,446 305,341
1998 225,173 312,385
1999 233,059 319,411
2000 240,799 326,424
2001 248,379 333,345
2002 256,009 340,099
2003 263,780 346,637
2004 271,688 352,911
2005 279,731 358,916
2006 287,878 364,663
2007 296,100 370,873
2008 304,361 377,793
2009 312,614 384,952
2010 320,245 392,332
2011 327,298 399,389
2012 334,414 405,557
2013 341,627 411,202
2014 348,923 416,750
2015 356,333 422,212
2016 364,705 427,564
2017 373,202 432,772
2018 380,226 437,810
2019 385,829 442,680
2020 390,812 447,404
2021 395,346 451,721
2022 402,733 455,370
2023 411,106 458,949
2024 417,072 462,721

Fertility rates in Belize and Brunei

Fertility rate
Belize

Brunei
Year Fertility rate
Belize Brunei
1960 6.5 7.32
1961 6.48 7.19
1962 6.46 7.03
1963 6.44 6.89
1964 6.42 6.77
1965 6.4 6.65
1966 6.38 6.51
1967 6.36 6.37
1968 6.34 6.2
1969 6.32 6.01
1970 6.3 5.8
1971 6.29 5.62
1972 6.28 5.5
1973 6.29 5.36
1974 6.29 5.18
1975 6.28 4.99
1976 6.25 4.78
1977 6.2 4.58
1978 6.11 4.39
1979 5.99 4.22
1980 5.85 4.07
1981 5.68 3.94
1982 5.5 3.84
1983 5.31 3.75
1984 5.12 3.68
1985 5 3.61
1986 4.94 3.55
1987 4.88 3.49
1988 4.87 3.44
1989 4.86 3.36
1990 4.8 3.29
1991 4.6 3.21
1992 4.43 3.11
1993 4.21 3.01
1994 3.97 2.9
1995 3.88 2.79
1996 3.76 2.68
1997 3.74 2.6
1998 3.75 2.53
1999 3.73 2.46
2000 3.63 2.4
2001 3.53 2.34
2002 3.43 2.26
2003 3.34 2.19
2004 3.25 2.1
2005 3.17 2.02
2006 3.02 1.97
2007 2.89 1.93
2008 2.78 1.92
2009 2.66 1.92
2010 2.55 1.94
2011 2.53 1.96
2012 2.51 1.97
2013 2.5 1.98
2014 2.47 1.97
2015 2.43 1.95
2016 2.4 1.92
2017 2.37 1.88
2018 2.34 1.85
2019 2.14 1.82
2020 2.04 1.8
2021 1.84 1.78
2022 1.95 1.76
2023 2.01 1.75

Belize and Brunei demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Brunei
Year Median age, years
Belize Brunei
1960 17.9 18.8
1961 17.6 18.1
1962 17.3 17.5
1963 17 17.1
1964 16.6 17
1965 16.2 17
1966 15.9 17.2
1967 15.6 17.3
1968 15.4 17.5
1969 15.3 17.7
1970 15.4 17.8
1971 15.6 17.9
1972 15.8 18
1973 16 18.2
1974 16.2 18.3
1975 16.4 18.6
1976 16.6 18.8
1977 16.8 19.1
1978 16.9 19.4
1979 17.1 19.6
1980 17.2 20
1981 17.3 20.3
1982 17.4 20.6
1983 17.4 21
1984 17.5 21.3
1985 17.5 21.7
1986 17.5 22
1987 17.5 22.3
1988 17.6 22.6
1989 17.6 22.8
1990 17.6 23.1
1991 17.7 23.4
1992 17.8 23.6
1993 17.9 23.8
1994 18 24.1
1995 18.2 24.4
1996 18.5 24.7
1997 18.8 24.9
1998 19.1 25.2
1999 19.4 25.5
2000 19.6 25.8
2001 19.8 26.1
2002 20 26.4
2003 20.2 26.8
2004 20.4 27.1
2005 20.7 27.5
2006 20.9 27.9
2007 21.1 28.1
2008 21.4 28
2009 21.6 28
2010 21.9 28
2011 22.3 28.1
2012 22.7 28.4
2013 23.1 28.8
2014 23.4 29.1
2015 23.8 29.5
2016 24.2 29.8
2017 24.5 30.2
2018 24.9 30.6
2019 25.3 31
2020 25.7 31.4
2021 26.1 31.8
2022 26.5 32.3
2023 27 32.8
2024 27.4 33.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Brunei
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$16.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
30%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
4.43%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
2.97%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
8,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-10.3%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
5.3%
2023
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
38.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
61.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
67
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
$4.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$1M
2023
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
1,071,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
2.7%
2018
Banked people share
68%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belize Brunei
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
9,537 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$8.58
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
9.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
21.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-172.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,197 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Belize Brunei
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+0
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
79.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
72.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
60
2020
Higher education index
17
2025
53
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
0.49
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
154
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
97.6%
2021
English speaking
81.7%
2023
37.8%
2023
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Belize Brunei
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$666
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$51
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
75.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
1.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
9.4
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
13.7%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Brunei
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
4,397 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
51.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
1,467 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
1,849 mi
2014

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