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Belize vs Chad statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has a population of 417K (ranked 171/197), compared with 20.3M in Chad (ranked 65/197). Belize's land area is 8,807 sq mi versus 486,180 sq mi for Chad (ranked 148th vs. 21st).

By GDP, Belize ranks 167/197 ($3.52B) and Chad ranks 127/197 ($20.6B). By GDP per capita, Belize ranks 94/197 ($8,430), while Chad ranks 175/197 ($1,016).

Main facts and rankings

Belize Chad
Population
427523
21450865
Population rank 171/197 64/197
GDP
$3.52B
2024
$20.6B
2024
GDP rank 167/197 127/197
GDP per capita
$8,430
2024
$1,016
2024
GDP per capita rank 94/197 175/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,093
2024
$2,962
2024
Government debt
$2.14B
2024
$6.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.5%
2025
33.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$5,138
2024
$343
2024
Government debt per person rank 77/185 175/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,036
2025
$1,511
2025
Land area
8,807 sq mi
2025
486,180 sq mi
2025
Population density
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
41.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.01
2023
6.12
2023
Median age
27.4 years
2024
16.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
55.4 years
2025

Belize and Chad: Comparison Charts

Belize and Chad economies compared

GDP
Belize

Chad
Year GDP
Belize Chad
1960 $28,072,478 $313,582,728
1961 $29,965,000 $333,975,336
1962 $31,857,592 $357,635,713
1963 $33,750,114 $371,767,002
1964 $36,194,586 $392,247,518
1965 $40,110,040 $416,926,303
1966 $44,450,044 $432,794,922
1967 $47,431,256 $449,826,323
1968 $44,999,910 $453,980,096
1969 $47,399,905 $471,635,622
1970 $53,339,893 $469,266,737
1971 $59,074,687 $501,866,730
1972 $65,998,069 $585,427,547
1973 $78,214,768 $647,199,483
1974 $103,160,450 $652,532,795
1975 $118,194,026 $864,602,105
1976 $97,094,227 $866,044,962
1977 $117,650,000 $935,360,465
1978 $136,300,000 $1,113,920,124
1979 $151,800,000 $1,004,316,496
1980 $257,400,000 $1,033,002,404
1981 $260,750,000 $876,937,558
1982 $248,550,000 $834,369,860
1983 $262,150,000 $832,415,806
1984 $290,350,000 $919,103,735
1985 $287,300,000 $1,033,069,709
1986 $311,500,000 $1,067,828,246
1987 $371,100,000 $1,163,426,852
1988 $421,450,000 $1,482,597,298
1989 $491,100,000 $1,433,686,312
1990 $547,150,000 $1,738,605,558
1991 $597,100,000 $1,877,137,982
1992 $696,250,000 $1,881,847,670
1993 $752,850,000 $1,463,251,164
1994 $772,300,000 $1,179,837,963
1995 $819,050,000 $1,445,919,895
1996 $850,850,000 $1,607,345,356
1997 $873,400,000 $1,544,689,577
1998 $929,500,000 $1,744,794,531
1999 $1,000,250,000 $1,534,673,583
2000 $1,138,900,000 $1,388,506,772
2001 $1,172,800,000 $1,710,843,377
2002 $1,244,650,000 $1,997,005,709
2003 $1,308,900,000 $2,742,815,072
2004 $1,400,850,000 $4,422,855,661
2005 $1,474,950,000 $8,655,892,393
2006 $1,591,150,000 $9,709,626,596
2007 $1,707,100,000 $10,865,385,132
2008 $1,738,900,000 $13,385,593,990
2009 $1,688,500,000 $12,317,614,054
2010 $1,745,700,000 $14,058,506,664
2011 $1,827,050,000 $16,685,349,674
2012 $1,909,400,000 $17,892,228,570
2013 $2,032,750,000 $17,865,316,886
2014 $2,138,250,000 $18,144,336,904
2015 $2,193,050,000 $14,559,599,500
2016 $2,240,200,000 $13,026,289,836
2017 $2,266,300,000 $13,349,041,409
2018 $2,293,250,000 $15,327,000,249
2019 $2,388,300,000 $14,905,517,743
2020 $2,042,850,000 $14,932,897,821
2021 $2,420,550,000 $16,871,937,698
2022 $2,846,700,000 $17,828,508,290
2023 $3,066,850,000 $19,107,685,021
2024 $3,515,783,329 $20,625,711,665

Belize and Chad economies compared

GDP per capita
Belize

Chad
Year GDP per capita
Belize Chad
1960 $307 $102.8
1961 $320 $107.3
1962 $332 $112.6
1963 $342 $114.7
1964 $356 $118.6
1965 $383 $123.6
1966 $412 $125.8
1967 $426 $128.2
1968 $392 $126.9
1969 $402 $129.2
1970 $442 $125.9
1971 $481 $131.8
1972 $529 $150.4
1973 $619 $162.4
1974 $805 $160
1975 $906 $207.5
1976 $729 $203.7
1977 $866 $215.9
1978 $983 $252.5
1979 $1,071 $222.9
1980 $1,774 $228.8
1981 $1,753 $194
1982 $1,629 $176.1
1983 $1,677 $167.2
1984 $1,814 $182.2
1985 $1,754 $202.7
1986 $1,859 $203.4
1987 $2,166 $213.9
1988 $2,406 $263.5
1989 $2,742 $246.4
1990 $2,989 $290.6
1991 $3,192 $302
1992 $3,646 $290.6
1993 $3,863 $220.7
1994 $3,879 $173.9
1995 $4,012 $204
1996 $4,046 $216.9
1997 $4,017 $201.4
1998 $4,128 $219.8
1999 $4,292 $186.6
2000 $4,730 $163.1
2001 $4,722 $194.3
2002 $4,862 $219.1
2003 $4,962 $289.1
2004 $5,156 $446
2005 $5,273 $838
2006 $5,527 $907
2007 $5,765 $980
2008 $5,713 $1,166
2009 $5,401 $1,036
2010 $5,451 $1,142
2011 $5,582 $1,308
2012 $5,710 $1,354
2013 $5,950 $1,305
2014 $6,128 $1,279
2015 $6,154 $994
2016 $6,142 $862
2017 $6,073 $854
2018 $6,031 $949
2019 $6,190 $893
2020 $5,227 $867
2021 $6,123 $946
2022 $7,068 $966
2023 $7,460 $989
2024 $8,430 $1,016

Belize vs. Chad life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belize

Chad
Year Life expectancy, years
Belize Chad
1950 49.2 35.2
1951 49.9 35.5
1952 50.7 35.9
1953 51.4 36.3
1954 52.2 36.8
1955 52.7 37.3
1956 53.9 37.9
1957 54.8 38.3
1958 55.7 38.7
1959 56.6 39
1960 57.4 39.2
1961 52.9 39.4
1962 58.7 39.6
1963 59.3 39.9
1964 59.8 40.1
1965 60.4 40.1
1966 60.9 40.1
1967 61.4 40.4
1968 62 40.7
1969 62.5 41
1970 63 41.4
1971 63.5 40.9
1972 64 41.9
1973 64.5 42.4
1974 64.9 42.6
1975 65.4 42.7
1976 65.8 42.7
1977 66.1 42.9
1978 66.3 43
1979 66.7 43.2
1980 66.9 43.5
1981 67.1 43.5
1982 67.3 43.9
1983 67.6 44.4
1984 68 44.7
1985 68.3 45.3
1986 68.7 45.6
1987 69.1 43.1
1988 69.4 46.4
1989 69.5 46.4
1990 69.6 45.1
1991 69.6 46.6
1992 69.6 46.8
1993 69.6 47
1994 69.6 47.1
1995 69.5 47.5
1996 69.4 47.6
1997 69.2 47.8
1998 68.9 47.8
1999 69 47.9
2000 68.9 47.9
2001 68.9 48.3
2002 69.5 48.4
2003 69.8 48.6
2004 70.2 48.7
2005 70.3 48.9
2006 70.5 48.7
2007 70.7 49.2
2008 70.7 49.5
2009 70.8 49.8
2010 70.9 50.1
2011 71 50.4
2012 71.1 50.8
2013 71.3 51.1
2014 71.4 51.1
2015 71.6 51.3
2016 71.8 51.6
2017 72.1 51.9
2018 72.3 52.4
2019 72.6 53
2020 71.6 53.1
2021 70.9 53.1
2022 72.2 54.5
2023 73.6 55.1
2024 73.7 55.2
2025 73.9 55.4

Belize and Chad population clocks and comparison

Population
Belize

Chad
Year Population
Belize Chad
1960 91,318 3,049,838
1961 93,632 3,111,947
1962 96,042 3,175,598
1963 98,704 3,240,905
1964 101,603 3,307,479
1965 104,675 3,374,220
1966 107,906 3,440,903
1967 111,272 3,508,512
1968 114,713 3,578,231
1969 118,040 3,651,113
1970 120,736 3,727,828
1971 122,805 3,807,316
1972 124,676 3,893,252
1973 126,445 3,985,909
1974 128,185 4,078,356
1975 130,387 4,167,234
1976 133,099 4,251,297
1977 135,887 4,331,667
1978 138,713 4,411,366
1979 141,678 4,505,384
1980 145,062 4,515,453
1981 148,786 4,520,959
1982 152,548 4,738,483
1983 156,297 4,979,130
1984 160,044 5,045,145
1985 163,796 5,096,269
1986 167,554 5,251,069
1987 171,338 5,438,309
1988 175,180 5,625,602
1989 179,107 5,819,586
1990 183,076 5,982,833
1991 187,040 6,205,676
1992 190,983 6,474,656
1993 194,902 6,629,146
1994 199,097 6,783,450
1995 204,146 7,089,064
1996 210,310 7,410,108
1997 217,446 7,670,366
1998 225,173 7,938,840
1999 233,059 8,222,705
2000 240,799 8,512,093
2001 248,379 8,804,124
2002 256,009 9,116,192
2003 263,780 9,487,833
2004 271,688 9,920,036
2005 279,731 10,328,092
2006 287,878 10,706,424
2007 296,100 11,081,660
2008 304,361 11,476,296
2009 312,614 11,893,754
2010 320,245 12,312,575
2011 327,298 12,754,997
2012 334,414 13,210,998
2013 341,627 13,691,079
2014 348,923 14,188,678
2015 356,333 14,647,621
2016 364,705 15,114,655
2017 373,202 15,622,759
2018 380,226 16,156,531
2019 385,829 16,685,223
2020 390,812 17,224,679
2021 395,346 17,828,273
2022 402,733 18,455,316
2023 411,106 19,319,064
2024 417,072 20,299,123

Fertility rates in Belize and Chad

Fertility rate
Belize

Chad
Year Fertility rate
Belize Chad
1960 6.5 6.25
1961 6.48 6.27
1962 6.46 6.29
1963 6.44 6.3
1964 6.42 6.32
1965 6.4 6.34
1966 6.38 6.36
1967 6.36 6.39
1968 6.34 6.43
1969 6.32 6.48
1970 6.3 6.53
1971 6.29 6.58
1972 6.28 6.85
1973 6.29 6.87
1974 6.29 6.86
1975 6.28 6.88
1976 6.25 6.89
1977 6.2 6.9
1978 6.11 6.89
1979 5.99 6.91
1980 5.85 6.91
1981 5.68 6.94
1982 5.5 6.96
1983 5.31 6.98
1984 5.12 7.02
1985 5 7.04
1986 4.94 7.07
1987 4.88 7.11
1988 4.87 7.15
1989 4.86 7.19
1990 4.8 7.22
1991 4.6 7.26
1992 4.43 7.3
1993 4.21 7.34
1994 3.97 7.31
1995 3.88 7.29
1996 3.76 7.29
1997 3.74 7.27
1998 3.75 7.27
1999 3.73 7.26
2000 3.63 7.25
2001 3.53 7.23
2002 3.43 7.2
2003 3.34 7.18
2004 3.25 7.16
2005 3.17 7.13
2006 3.02 7.12
2007 2.89 7.09
2008 2.78 7.06
2009 2.66 7.02
2010 2.55 6.99
2011 2.53 6.95
2012 2.51 6.91
2013 2.5 6.84
2014 2.47 6.78
2015 2.43 6.71
2016 2.4 6.62
2017 2.37 6.54
2018 2.34 6.46
2019 2.14 6.41
2020 2.04 6.35
2021 1.84 6.26
2022 1.95 6.22
2023 2.01 6.12

Belize and Chad demographics compared

Median age
Belize

Chad
Year Median age, years
Belize Chad
1960 17.9 19.9
1961 17.6 19.8
1962 17.3 19.6
1963 17 19.5
1964 16.6 19.4
1965 16.2 19.2
1966 15.9 19.1
1967 15.6 19
1968 15.4 18.8
1969 15.3 18.7
1970 15.4 18.6
1971 15.6 18.5
1972 15.8 18.3
1973 16 18.2
1974 16.2 18
1975 16.4 17.9
1976 16.6 17.7
1977 16.8 17.5
1978 16.9 17.3
1979 17.1 17.1
1980 17.2 16.7
1981 17.3 16.2
1982 17.4 16.6
1983 17.4 17
1984 17.5 16.7
1985 17.5 16.3
1986 17.5 16.3
1987 17.5 16.4
1988 17.6 16.5
1989 17.6 16.5
1990 17.6 16.3
1991 17.7 16.3
1992 17.8 16.4
1993 17.9 16.2
1994 18 15.9
1995 18.2 16
1996 18.5 16.1
1997 18.8 15.9
1998 19.1 15.8
1999 19.4 15.7
2000 19.6 15.6
2001 19.8 15.5
2002 20 15.4
2003 20.2 15.5
2004 20.4 15.7
2005 20.7 15.7
2006 20.9 15.7
2007 21.1 15.6
2008 21.4 15.6
2009 21.6 15.6
2010 21.9 15.6
2011 22.3 15.6
2012 22.7 15.6
2013 23.1 15.7
2014 23.4 15.7
2015 23.8 15.7
2016 24.2 15.7
2017 24.5 15.8
2018 24.9 15.8
2019 25.3 15.9
2020 25.7 16
2021 26.1 16.1
2022 26.5 16.2
2023 27 16.5
2024 27.4 16.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belize Chad
GNI, Atlas method
$3.19B
2024
$19.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.1%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.62%
2024
3.2%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.82%
2023
2.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
45,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.65%
2025
-0.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
29.3%
2020
1.14%
2018
Services, % of GDP
62.4%
2023
31.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.3%
2023
29.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
64.2
2025
52.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30%
2018
29.5%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2018
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$498M
2024
$1.05B
2023
Personal remittances received
$154M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
487,000
2020
10,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.9%
1998
n/a
Banked people share
68%
2024
20.9%
2024

Energy

Belize Chad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
601 kg
2007
198.5 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17
2007
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.28 megatons
2023
2.57 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.68 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.8%
2022
70%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.02%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-177.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14.5 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
92.9%
2021
4.64%
2021
Hydroelectric share
33.4%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
12%
2023

Society

Belize Chad
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.25%
2024
Annual migration change
+490
2024
+204,040
2024
Urban population
46.8%
2024
24.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.64 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.8
2025
2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
21
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
27.9
2022
9.04
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.6
2019
32.4
2019
Visa free countries
102
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.9%
2022
27.3%
2022
English speaking
81.7%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
72.4%
2023
13.2%
2023

Health

Belize Chad
Government health expenditure per capita
$297.4
2022
$40.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.1
2022
$23.4
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
55.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.57%
2022
18.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.08
2018
0.09
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
18.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
748
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
101.1
2023
Obesity rate
43.3%
2022
7.01%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
14.1%
2024
7.3%
2024
Air quality index
54
2025
1
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.8%
2022
7.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Belize Chad
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
21,116 sq mi
2024
23,951 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
703 sq mi
2025
194,353 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,801 sq mi
2025
15,368 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,039 mi
2017
24,855 mi
2018

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